Math problem, monies to solver $$$

[Mischman]

Ask if you can phone a friend and call MythBusters

[TyFuji]

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This was a test of your emergency bullsht system. If this had been an actual sale, you would have passed with flying colors b/c nobody but hard up HR nerds and math geeks give a [censored] about how many ping pong balls would fit in a [censored] 747.

Or maybe Sklansky. If you answered the question without drooling all over yuorself or pulling out a HP pocket calculator 9000 you win LDO.

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Excuse me, I speak for the math geeks and we really don't give a [censored] either.

[21times20]

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You realize that they ask these questions not to see IF you can get the right answer, but how you go about getting it.



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How would the interviewer know this? He asked no follow up questions.

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the person being interviewed is supposed to ask the questions, i.e. what are the dimensions of a 747? he is not expected to randomly know the volume of a 747's interior

[citanul]

wow, no, the person is not expected to "ask the dimensions of a 747."

the script goes like this:

1: ok, so let's do a few thought problems, ready?
2: shoot
1: how many ping pong balls would fit interior to a 747?
2: well, i'd estimate the size of a ping pong ball like this
then i'd estimate the volume of a 747 (cabin) like this
then i'd either make some adjustments or not
then i'd divide
then i'd get this number
1: great, next question ...

if you just squint for a second and plunk out a number, you're not showing the thought process, and the thought process is what they are looking for. they aren't looking for you to figure out what the important information is and then ask them for it, they're looking for common sense, reasoning, estimation, intelligence. further, if you just throw out a number, you're just not getting the job. nor is the guy who asks for the dimensions of a 747.

lol strategy in b4l

[The Man Mulcahey]

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Um details on this one?

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[x] didn't receive adequate appreciation.

[Piece of Cake]

What if i step on the ping pong balls before putting them in the 747.

[ZeTurd]

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16,200,000

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_p...s_fit_in_a_747

ship monies

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Wrong imo.

The empty weight of a Boeing 747 varies between 162,400 and 186,000 kilos. For the purposes of this question, we have to calculate the average weight of an unladen swal... I mean, uh, empty Boeing 747. The average weight, taking into account the 6 different boeing 747 models, is (162,400 + 174,000 + 178,100 + 178,756 + 164,382 + 185,972) / 6 = 173,935. Next step is to figure out the weight capacity of the average boeing 747: (333,390 + 377,842 + 377,842 + 396,890 + 412,775 + 439,985) / 6 = 389,787. Note that this is the maximum take off weight, but for the purposes of this question, we have to assume that the crazy mofo that wants to load a boeing with ping pong balls actually wants to fly the little [censored] somewhere.

So, the maximum weight capacity on average is 389,787 - 173,935 = 215,852.

The international rules of ping pong specify that the game is played with a light 2.7 gram ball. So we'll use that figure in our calculations. Obviously the volume of the ball in relation to its weight plays a role here, but we're gonna be cheap bastards and squeeze the [censored] out of those little bastards so we can load up our plane with as many of them as possible.

So, we have 215,852 kilos of free space and a ball weighs 2,7 grams. One kilo equals 1000 grams. 1000 / 2,7 = 370,73. 215,285 * 370,73 = 79,735,105 which is the correct answer to the question.

Pretty easy imo.

[Chump Change]

All I can think about while reading this thread is a woman shooting a ping pong ball out of her vagina.

Apparently i'm more deviant than the average BBV4ler, I just fake being a respectable gentleman.

[21times20]

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then i'd estimate the volume of a 747 (cabin) like this

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please tell me a hypothetical "this" that will make me feel stupid about my obvious lack of 747 common knowledge, no matter what process i see myself using to estimate the size of a 747, the fact that i would be starting out with some random guess, be it height/length/width or passenger capacity or whatever, i can't see how im coming up with a remotely accurate estimate without more information

[larsjones]

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just gotta ask, what job were you interviewing for?

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OP was applying to be carnie that guesses the weight of various people. He will obviously not be getting this job, LDO.