(This is from CTK exchange)

A column of soldiers is 25 miles long and they march 25 miles a day. One morning a messenger started at the rear of the column with a message for the guy up front. The messenger began to march and gave the message to the guy up front and then returned to his position by the end of the day. Assume that the messenger marched at the same rate of speed the whole time. How many miles did the messenger march?

Aight-this math-i dont get it-heres what i think-the messenger walked the 25 miles to the dude in the front, and then to the back. If the soldiers walk 25 miles a day so simple logic tells me 25+25+25=75 miles-i think-i dunno about all this square root mumbo jumbo-lets keep it simple till we build the rocket to the moon.

Posted by Fusanno on 2002-07-07 18:23:20