A teacher writes six words on a board:
CAT DOG HAS MAX DIM TAG
She gives three students Abner, Bentley, and Charlotte each a piece of paper with precisely one letter from one of the words, so that:
- Each student gets a different letter, and:
- All three students get a letter from the same word.
Then she asks, "Abner, do you know the word?"
Abner immediately replies "yes".
She then asks, "Bentley, do you know the word?"
Bentley thinks for a moment and replies "yes".
Then she asks Charlotte the same question.
Charlotte thinks for a short while and then replies "yes".
What is the word?
(In reply to
That which Bentley could have by Steven Lord)
I am not so sure. We are told Abner replies immediately. Bently is not necessarily expecting this. So in any case, Bently must first repeat Abner's thought process then take another mental step before he responds. So this could account for a slight delay. I realize this is all hypothetical, and as someone stated, probably not the line of thinking intended by the submitter.
But the discussion is invigorating, is it not?
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Posted by Kenny M
on 2022-04-10 20:31:01 |
re: That which Bentley could have
