|
On Mon, 10 December 2001, "alan shore" wrote: > For example, if it takes one man 4 minutes to run one mile, how long will it >take two men? Maybe 2 minutes, maybe 4, maybe a bit less than 4 (-- maybe even a bit more). It depends on how the problem is truly defined. If each man runs a half mile concurrently, then 2 minutes. If they each run the full mile (and the slowest runs a mile in four minutes and we're timing to the point the last man crosses the finish line), then 4 minutes. If it's a half-mile relay, then maybe a bit less than 4 minutes. In short, if management judged this technique to be the same as something like running a mile, the results are "unpredictable". Now, if the run included such elements as "you must step on every 'X' you find on the pavement along the way, and if you reach the finish line and find you missed one, you must go back to the 'X' previous to the one you missed and begin again from there; further, the designated letter may change at any point along the way to a 'Y' or 'Z' or any other letter -- there might be clues that tell you when a change is in effect", then it might easily be worthwhile to have a second set of eyes during the run. Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.400Security.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.