A short man takes three steps to a tall man’s two steps. They both start out on the left foot.

How many steps do they have to take before they are both stepping out on the right foot together ?

Based on the assumption that each man starts by standing with both feet together and the first step is with the left foot (my interpretation, the tall man's 4th step would land hiim on his right foot and the short man would be landing his right foot at the same time, but on his 6th step. Mathematically, the solution is a simple multiplication problem: 3 steps to every 2 steps is equal to 3 X 2 = 6.

Posted by Jana on 2003-03-07 12:53:08