Burning Rope Problem

How can he measure 45 mins using only these two ropes.

Burning rope problem.

Lit the other end of rope 2. Let s first see the problem statement. Rope 2 would also burn to a point where only 30 mins are left for it to burn completely. Also the rope does not burn uniformly means one half of the rope may burn in let s say 10 mins while other half may take remaining 50 mins to burn.

Rope burning logic problem. We have two ropes and a lighter with us. A man has two ropes of varying thickness those two ropes are not identical they aren t the same density nor the same length nor the same width. So the total time can be calculated like below.

Last week abbas raza of 3 quarks daily posed a list of logic problems to the site s readers. By the time rope one burns it will be 30 mins. He can t cut the one rope in half because the. Each rope burns in 60 minutes.

He actually wants to measure 45 mins. But jumping rope alone won t be enough to help you lose weight. Interview questions by jobs. At this point burn the rope 2 at the remaining end and it will burn off completely in 15 mins.

For an average sized person jumping rope might even burn more than 10 calories a minute. After 30 minutes rope 1 is completely burnt and rope 2 still has 30 minutes worth of burning time in it. I d seen some of these problems before and i didn t have the time to work through the unfamiliar ones but my favorite was the very first question. Posted by jason kottke nov 22 2006.

Each rope will take exactly 1 hour to burn all the way through. If we ignite a rope at one end then it takes exactly one hour to completely burn. You have two ropes coated in an oil to help them burn. First rope second 30 mins second rope 15 mins 45 mins.

This will burn the remaining rope in 15 minutes totaling the burning time to 45 minutes. The warming sun the cooling rain the snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze the lightning bolt that frees the sky for you yet only eagles seem to. Jumping rope can be a part of a diet and. There are two ropes each rope takes 1 hour to burn.