> Anyway, wouldn't the question would be unanswerable if some of the jelly jars could have peanut butter? No, the question is answerable but it's answerable wi

> Anyway, wouldn't the question would be unanswerable if some of the jelly jars could have peanut butter? No, the question is answerable but it's answerable with a range rather than a specific number. > We know the question is answerable How do we know that? Lots of real-world questions aren't answerable and even if the author meant this one to be, textbook authors are fallible. So I don't think that's a fair assumption. And yeah, I nitpicked exactly like that back when I was in grade school too. :-)