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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 15 May 2017

    A 13-year-old boy took less than a second to answer this math problem and won a scholarship. How would you do? http://nyti.ms/2qpqYnJ pic.twitter.com/uMDjqONlUW

    8:11 PM - 15 May 2017
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      2. Chris Heffernan‏ @cheffernan75 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        25

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      3. (I) ndependent‏ @vozderazao 15 May 2017
        Replying to @cheffernan75 @nytimes

        Yes, nice 'guess' 😏

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Tango Jane‏ @biglifejane 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Depends on if they were Republicans.

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      2. madam.i,m.adam. 🦉‽‏ @Adam_Hayes_1 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        25.. 1/4 of chicks get pecked from the right, 1/4 from the left, 1/4 from both sides and 1/4 not at all

        3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Brian‏ @Gillfunk718 15 May 2017
        Replying to @Adam_Hayes_1 @nytimes

        Wheres it say 1/4 pecked any which way? What if 98 pecked left and 2 pecked right...

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. madam.i,m.adam. 🦉‽‏ @Adam_Hayes_1 15 May 2017
        Replying to @Gillfunk718 @nytimes

        It says they pecked.lect or right at random.. and asks for *expected* number, not actual number.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Brian‏ @Gillfunk718 15 May 2017
        Replying to @Adam_Hayes_1 @nytimes

        I see. Just probability... been a while since I sat in a math class. Is that the right answer?

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      2. Kenneth Tech‏ @KennethTechBlog 15 May 2017
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        0

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      3. ישראל קאַפקע 📎‏ @IsraelKafka 15 May 2017
        Replying to @KennethTechBlog @nytimes

        Left OR right

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Kenneth Tech‏ @KennethTechBlog 15 May 2017
        Replying to @IsraelKafka @nytimes

        they are sitting in a circle

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. BlackGarden‏ @BlackGarden 15 May 2017
        Replying to @KennethTechBlog @IsraelKafka @nytimes

        If you, me & @IsraelKafka are sitting in circle & each bites the person to their left or right do you like your chances of not being bitten?

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      6. STL Gooner‏ @TadNugent 15 May 2017
        Replying to @BlackGarden @KennethTechBlog and

        .5 chance of right peck. .5 chance of left peck. 0.5x0.5x100=25

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      2. Meli Arrizabaleta‏ @arrizabaleta 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Can you tell us the right answer I need to sleep but now i can't 😱

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      3. STL Gooner‏ @TadNugent 15 May 2017
        Replying to @arrizabaleta @nytimes

        .5 chance of right peck. .5 chance of left peck. 0.5x0.5x100=25

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Meli Arrizabaleta‏ @arrizabaleta 15 May 2017
        Replying to @TadNugent @nytimes

        I guess I can go to sleep 😃👍

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. YARA‏ @Yara_Davenport 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        In my one second answer I said 50 😒😪

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      2. Mitch Kapor‏Verified account @mkapor 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Strangely enough, it was the fact the kid solved it in one second that I knew what the right answer had to be.

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Peter Kazanjy‏ @Kazanjy 15 May 2017
        Replying to @mkapor @nytimes

        How did that constrain the answer space, Mitch?

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      4. Mitch Kapor‏Verified account @mkapor 15 May 2017
        Replying to @Kazanjy @nytimes

        I'm working on my answer. Afraid it's going to be longer than 140 characters.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Peter Kazanjy‏ @Kazanjy 15 May 2017
        Replying to @mkapor @nytimes

        This is what tweet storms were made for Mitch!

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