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No, there isn't. Please quote what other information is provided.

JoeAltmaier 9y ago
The other information, is the reasonable assumption that there is a minimum age limit for getting a license, and an apprenticeship for larger vessels. As mentioned. Even if you don't know the numbers, you can sketch out that thought process for an answer. Not all algebra is done with constants. In fact my sister ran the data systems for a large trucking company. Her interview questions included "how many ping pong balls will fit in a semi-truck trailer?" She was looking for any kind of process to arrive at an answer. Most folks just flailed around, helpless because the question didn't include the answer in it (like so many test questions in school).
- mcphage 9y ago
  There still isn't an answer to the problem.
  - JoeAltmaier 9y ago
    Sure - in the form of bounds (older than...younger than). This is all about students being taught by rote, with right answers all neat and pat and solvable. Folks educated like that have a problem with questions like this one. Folks who can 'think outside the box' have no issue at all with uncertainty in the answer. Similarly, folks posting here who can or cannot see that this question is interesting and solvable (do a degree). No, not by 'an answer' but by a variety of approaches.
    - eesmith 9y ago
      How many 11 years olds could "sketch out that thought process [about an apprenticeship] for an answer"? I certainly couldn't have done that. One of the answers was "must be an adult", which still sets bounds. That sounds like a much more reasonable answer for an 11 year old, while it sounds like you think it's reasonable to require a tighter range. Why?
    - mcphage 9y ago
      > Folks who can 'think outside the box' have no issue at all with uncertainty in the answer. Folks who can "think outside the box" can conceive of a world where "there is no answer to this question" is a meaningful response.

The other information, is the reasonable assumption that there is a minimum age limit for getting a license, and an apprenticeship for larger vessels. As mentioned. Even if you don't know the numbers, you can sketch out that thought process for an answer. Not all algebra is done with constants. In fact my sister ran the data systems for a large trucking company. Her interview questions included "how many ping pong balls will fit in a semi-truck trailer?" She was looking for any kind of process to arrive at an answer. Most folks just flailed around, helpless because the question didn't include the answer in it (like so many test questions in school).

mcphage 9y ago
There still isn't an answer to the problem.
- JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  Sure - in the form of bounds (older than...younger than). This is all about students being taught by rote, with right answers all neat and pat and solvable. Folks educated like that have a problem with questions like this one. Folks who can 'think outside the box' have no issue at all with uncertainty in the answer. Similarly, folks posting here who can or cannot see that this question is interesting and solvable (do a degree). No, not by 'an answer' but by a variety of approaches.
  - eesmith 9y ago
    How many 11 years olds could "sketch out that thought process [about an apprenticeship] for an answer"? I certainly couldn't have done that. One of the answers was "must be an adult", which still sets bounds. That sounds like a much more reasonable answer for an 11 year old, while it sounds like you think it's reasonable to require a tighter range. Why?
  - mcphage 9y ago
    > Folks who can 'think outside the box' have no issue at all with uncertainty in the answer. Folks who can "think outside the box" can conceive of a world where "there is no answer to this question" is a meaningful response.