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Music Math
Question 1 – Music Math
What is the minimum number of six-packs one would need to buy in order to put “99 bottles of beer on the wall”?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21
Spoiler
Nikki does a little ciphering.
First she tries to divided 99 by 6 and only gets as far as carrying the three.
She rambles for a moment and then says 6 times 6 is thirty six. 8, 9. It would be 19 then.
Thirty six plus thirty one. Six plus three is nine –19.
She makes 19 her final answer.
That was one where you're just praying someone in the audience is merciful enough to shout something. Absolutely painful to watch. This is the capital-N Nightmare in its purest form: terrified of making a stupid mistake and getting the first one wrong, then making a stupid mistake and getting the first one wrong.
With the new format, it's kind of amazing and awesome how willing the writers have been to expose just how incredibly and cliche-istically weak Americans are at basic math.
In this town, don't we love it now, everbody's waiting for the next surprise!
hanzz wrote:With the new format, it's kind of amazing and awesome how willing the writers have been to expose just how incredibly and cliche-istically weak Americans are at basic math.
SOME Americans. And since they only allow Americans on the show, maybe you should say some people. I think most people on this board would consider this question a gift of free money.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Nikki Junda New Orleans, LA
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 – Music Math
What is the minimum number of six-packs one would need to buy in order to put “99 bottles of beer on the wall”?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21
Spoiler
Nikki does a little ciphering.
First she tries to divided 99 by 6 and only gets as far as carrying the three.
She rambles for a moment and then says 6 times 6 is thirty six. 8, 9. It would be 19 then.
Thirty six plus thirty one. Six plus three is nine –19.
She makes 19 her final answer.
Spoiler
B. 17
Nikki leaves with $1K
Doing math under pressure can be tough for some, and Nikki is one of them, it seems. I couldn't understand her reasoning after stating 6x6=36.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
Question 1 – Music Math
What is the minimum number of six-packs one would need to buy in order to put “99 bottles of beer on the wall”?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21
Spoiler
Nikki does a little ciphering.
First she tries to divided 99 by 6 and only gets as far as carrying the three.
She rambles for a moment and then says 6 times 6 is thirty six. 8, 9. It would be 19 then.
Thirty six plus thirty one. Six plus three is nine –19.
She makes 19 her final answer.
Spoiler
B. 17
Nikki leaves with $1K
6 times 15 = 90, not enough.
6 times 17 = 102, plenty. B, final answer.
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