Okay y'all. Now I know, deep in my heart of hearts, that presenting a brain teaser to this most august of groups is not unlike using a suicide knot on a rank old bronc ... nothing good will come of it. But still, it seemed a good idea at the time. So here goes ....

Assume that penguins live with a density of 1,000 penguins per square mile and can run at an average speed of 7 miles per hour on land and swim at 20 miles per hour. Also assume that a polar bear has a territory of 10 square miles, can run at 25 miles per hour and swim at 10 miles per hour, how many penguins will an average polar bear eat in any given month, remembering that a polar bear could, as a maximum, only eat one penguin per hour and 7% of the land is next to the sea?

Took me forever to get it!

Take care everyone. NASCAR here this weekend ... I'll be busy. Please drive carefully. JGP

 

All I know is that polar bear is going to starve, and all of the penquins are safe.

 

Yep - opposite poles

 

Hey Luft46, you build model airplanes (I do)? Reason I ask is luft 46 usually refers to what the Luftwaffe might have used in 1946 if the Allies hadn't won the war.

I know a guy in your area that build mostly German WWII stuff, especially 109s...

 

Good catch - PM sent