A bit of a brain teaser here.
Consider the syllable count of each letter in the standard alphabet.
1) How many recitations of the alphabet would you complete before you reached 100 syllables?
2) What letter would represent your 100th syllable?
3) Same questions as 1 and 2, only now solve for 200 syllables.
For extra credit, show your work.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Nate's Shower Thoughts (9/30/08)
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The alphabet has twenty-eight syllables; one for each letter except W, which has 3. [(26 - 1) + 3 = 28]
You would complete 3.6153846~ recitations upon reaching the 100th syllable. (28 x 3 = 84; 16 syllables remain, 16/26 = 0.6153846~)
The 100th syllable would be P.
You would complete 7.153846~ recitations upon reaching the 200th syllable. (28 x 7 = 196; 4 syllables remain, 4/26 = 0.153846~)
The 200th syllable would be D.
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