Can you help a sista out with the extra credit puzzle? Please!

R

Dear R,

Easy as pie. Here’s the sheet you sent me with your question. The numbers are all filled in.

Let me know if you have anything really challenging for me, because I did that one while I was half asleep and half watching House M.D. on Hulu. That doctor cracks me up.

Hope this helps. We can all use some extra credit in life.

Peace out,

Hay Zeus

I need extra credit………for tomorrow
What 4 positive numbers can be added and multiplied to get the same answer. The number is less than 100 and zeros don’t count. They must all be different numbers.

A+B+C+D= AxBxCxD=
Thanks a lot

-Ms. Math Trouble

Dear Ms. Math Trouble,

That’s a very difficult question. Fortunately, I earned two Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Bethlehem. Luckily for you, one of them is in Advanced Theoretical Algebra. (The other one is in Cosmetology.)

To solve the problem, I had to first had to examine the facts that we know:

1) The four numbers are positive

2) None of the numbers is zero

3) None of the numbers is the same as any other

4) Fried chicken is delicious

5) The sum of the numbers is equal to their product

We first see that 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the only four whole numbers greater than zero whose product does not exceed 100. (1*2*3*4=24, 2*3*4*5=120)

Because these numbers do not fit the criteria (1+2+3+4=10, 1*2*3*4=24), then we have to come to the conclusion that the numbers are not whole numbers. At least not all of them.

Therefore, we know that at least some of the numbers are fractions (or decimals, if you prefer).

From that point everything is easy. Taking into account the deliciousness of fried chicken, it becomes apparent that the numbers are: 1, 2, 1.5, and 2.25.

(1+2+1.5+2.25=6.75)

(1*2*1.5*2.25=6.75)

If you think that’s impressive, you should see my cosmetology skills.

Thanks,

JC

-Amy

Dear Amy,

You didn’t give me a whole lot of information to work with, Amy. I mean, I know everything of course. But the other readers of the site might have been interested in more details: what is your current job, what is the new opportunity, have you ever been in a threesome, etc.

For all they know, your current job could be this one, in which case almost anything would be an improvement. Or you could be a Senator or a CEO, in which case you have one of the cushiest jobs in the world.

Well, except for Messiah. This job is a breeze. Once you get past that initial rough patch, anyway. I wouldn’t wanna do that again for anything.

But, to answer your question, Amy… IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS!!!

If you have a new job opportunity that pays more, then say good-bye to your old career and move on up like George and Weezy. Unless, of course, your current job might offer you more in the long run.

Or unless the new job is this one. That would just suck.

Hope I answered your question,

JC

-Lu Lu

Dear Lu Lu,

School, a full-time job, and family: three quaint essential areas of your life where you don’t want to put on the back burner. You need school because, you don’t want to grow up dumb and even dumber. You definitely need a job unless you’re going to sell off your body parts for cancer and other medical research. You also need family, because you need support and someone to watch you when you grow old and smelly.

Well, something has to give and make way for the other. One thing is a fact is that you can’t give up your full time job. Someone needs to drive that ice cream truck dispensing those yummy bomb pops and firm chocolate tacos. Do it for the kids Lu lu, for the kids!

So that leaves school and your family. Here’s a suggestion: Go to school for a semester and take-off the next semester to be with you family. Unless you live with in-laws, then go to school as much as possible. I can’t stand in-laws in the same house and most likely they can’t stand you. So do them and yourself a favor; stay away as long as possible. You accomplish what you want, and they accomplish what they want which is to rummage through your underwear drawer.

You can thank me later,

JC

I’m slowly working my way through school and still have to go for my masters. I just wanted to know from the big guy, is college really worth it?

-Asia

Dear Asia,

That depends on what you want to do. There are many great careers that do not require a four-year college degree, such as police officer, plumber, or CEO. There are even careers that don’t require a high school education, such as rodeo clown, crocodile wrangler, drug dealer, and politician. Even the job of Messiah has pretty low educational requirements, but there aren’t any openings right now.

If you already know what you want to do, then you should know whether college is worth it. If you don’t know what you want to do, then you shouldn’t even be thinking about getting a Master’s Degree. Too many young people these days go to college just because they’re told that they’re supposed to. They spend half their lives chasing degrees they don’t need and wracking up tens of thousands of dollars in debt, only to end up running a meth lab in their basement. Don’t fall into that trap.

If you know what you want to do with your life, then get the level of education that you need in order to do it. If you don’t know yet then you need to sit down, put down the Tommy Chong bong, and find some direction.

Good Luck,

Jesus

P.S. No, I’m not hiring. But I hear Buddha might have an opening somewhere.

-Work Over-load

Dear Work Over-load,

Join the club. I keep trying to get Tampa Railroad Hobo and 13th Apostle to answer more questions, but they’re a couple of lazy bastards.

When you find out the secret to getting people to help you, you tell me.

Jesus