Moderators Mike and Carol Posted August 4, 2021 Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2021 If any of you read Fiberglass Forums you’ve probably noticed a post by a past owner, Raspy, about an Oliver Math Problem.  It’s been going on for quite a while.  Anyone have an answer? Oliver Math Quiz  Mike Texas Hill Country | 2016 Elite II #135 | 2020 Ram 2500 6.7L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanapilot Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Never mind... 149? 1 2020 Elite II Hull #628, Houghton Heat Pump, Victron MP2, SmartSolar, Orion, Cerbo, Lynx install in progress... TV - 2011 Toyota Tundra Crew Max Platinum 4WD, Magnuson Supercharger, OME suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMI Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 ____ would be my first guess.  never mind, answer given on second page of the linked thread. Please take the link down to have some more fun on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
routlaw Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 210 3 Ollies = 90 for 30 each 3 windows = 18 for 6 each 5 wheels = 25 for 5 each so 5 + 25 = 30 X 6 = 210 1 Legacy Elite II #70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedales Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) 114 Assuming the last trailer isn’t also missing the kitchen sink, toilet etc….  PS- I’m terrible at math…… (5+14x6=114) revised answer:  14x6=84 + 5 = 89 Edited August 4, 2021 by Airedales Poor math skills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Mike and Carol Posted August 4, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, ChrisMI said: ____ would be my first guess.  never mind, answer given on second page of the linked thread. Please take the link down to have some more fun on this thread. That answer has been on FG forums for a while and folks are still coming up with different answers! Texas Hill Country | 2016 Elite II #135 | 2020 Ram 2500 6.7L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongStride Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 210 Mike and Yasuko 2021 Legacy Elite Hull #820Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongStride Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Oops, 174 (missing window on door). 1 Mike and Yasuko 2021 Legacy Elite Hull #820Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted August 4, 2021 Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, LongStride said: missing window on door). Good catch, though I don't know if it's irrelevant to the math. I don't think anyone has noticed, before. 1 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good.         Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted August 4, 2021 Moderator+ Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, routlaw said: 210 3 Ollies = 90 for 30 each 3 windows = 18 for 6 each 5 wheels = 25 for 5 each so 5 + 25 = 30 X 6 = 210 No, You have to consider the trailer in the final row as being an equation inside parentheses. 2 Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4              Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overland Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I see two potential answers, depending on how you want to interpret it. First, at face value, trailer = 30, tire = 5, window = 6, so the answer would be 5 + 30 x 6 = 185.  Probably not the right answer.  Second, since the top and bottom row trailers are drawn differently, you'd consider the window and tire values separate from the base trailer.  So to get the base trailer value, subtract 4 tires (20) and one window (6) from 30 = 4.  That gives a value for the bottom trailer of 14, since there's only two tires and no window ( 4 + 10 + 0 ).  The final answer would be 5 + 14 x 6 = 89.  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
routlaw Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, ScubaRx said: No, You have to consider the trailer in the final row as being an equation inside parentheses. Why, I don't see any parentheses. Granted I'm not a mathematician. This is an assumption I don't understand. 1 Legacy Elite II #70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overland Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, routlaw said: Why, I don't see any parentheses. Granted I'm not a mathematician. This is an assumption I don't understand. Doesn't matter if you do or not - (4 x 6) + (10 x 6) =Â 14 x 6, if I understand what Steve is saying. Â The 'trick', I think, is that the bottom trailer is drawn slightly differently, telling you to break out the components from the start. Â So the bottom trailer isn't the same 30 points as the top ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
routlaw Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 If that's the case then as someone else said the answer would 174 then. 1 Legacy Elite II #70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overland Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, routlaw said: If that's the case then as someone else said the answer would 174 then. As my jr. high math teacher would say, show your work or it doesn't count.  😜 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank C Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The answer is 89 because of the subtle little details of the Ollie in the last equation and also because of standard math rules.  From the first equation, a complete Ollie Elite II is equal to 30.  From the second equation a single wheel equals 5.  And from the third equation a window equals 6.  The Ollie in the last equation is missing the window on the door (so subtract 6 for that) and only has 2 wheels showing, not 4 (look really closely).  So that means the Ollie in the last equation is 30-6-10=14.  Then you have to follow the established math rules for how you sequence the equation.  The memory trick is PEMDAS.  Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.  Meaning you do any operations in parentheses first, then any exponents, then multiplication, then division, then addition and subtraction.  So the final equation (doing multiplication first per the PEMDAS rules) is the de-featured Ollie trailer of 14 x 6 for the window which equals 84, then add the 5 for the single wheel in the equation which gives 89.   2   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Mike and Carol Posted August 4, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2021 The Oliver in the equation is missing one of the windows.  That must be a factor in the final answer.  Mathematicians unite!  Mike Texas Hill Country | 2016 Elite II #135 | 2020 Ram 2500 6.7L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
routlaw Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Darn, I missed the missing wheels on the last row but did account for the missing window. Astute powers of observation @FrankC Â 1 1 Legacy Elite II #70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted August 5, 2021 Moderator+ Share Posted August 5, 2021 20 hours ago, Mike and Carol said: The Oliver in the equation is missing one of the windows.  That must be a factor in the final answer.  Mathematicians unite!  Mike AND....two tires and their shadow.  1 Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4              Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators bugeyedriver Posted August 6, 2021 Moderators Share Posted August 6, 2021 15.257 X square root of 13 divided by 12 + .75  1 1 Pete & "Bosker".   TV -  '18 F150 Super-cab Fx4; RV  - "The Wonder Egg";  '08 Elite, Hull Number 014.  Travel blog of 1st 10 years' wanderings - http://www.peteandthewonderegg.blogspot.com     Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted August 6, 2021 Moderator+ Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, bugeyedriver said: 15.257 X square root of 13 divided by 12 + .75  5.334157984146174 1 1 Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4              Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mazone Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) See next...I bloopered Edited August 17, 2021 by DMazone Blooper Dave & Terri Mazone 2022 LII Hull #1019 TV: 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD diesel, Crew Cab (4WD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mazone Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Scratch that...185 (You must muliply first.) Dave & Terri Mazone 2022 LII Hull #1019 TV: 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD diesel, Crew Cab (4WD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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