Is the San Jose Mercury News a left wing radical newspaper ?

With a hidden agenda ?     ;~]


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From: VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:55 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: word problem


Hi all,

Well, here we go again with a math word problem where my answer (and
a few others' answers do) does not jive with the answer provided by a local
newspaper - the San Jose Mercury News, in this case.

I appeal to the intelligence of this group to vindicate me or
show me where I went wrong.

Q: Person A can paint a room in 3 hours.  Person B can paint the
same size room in 4 hours.  How long will it take for A and B to
paint the room together?


I will forward my solution after a few of you have a crack at this
very simple problem!

regards,
 Jeff

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