wolfgang Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 How many black circles (r= 1.28 in.)can you draw on a new,completly empty(8.3 in.x 11..7 in.),white paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Without restrictions it could be infinity In theory =18 complete circles by the amont of area available In reality = 12 circles that do not overlap Is 8.3"x11.7" paper a standard size? Edited October 27, 2010 by rocky76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 In Spanish no less....UNO, after that it is not a clean sheet of paper. How many black circles (r= 1.28 in.)can you draw on a new,completly empty(8.3 in.x 11..7 in.),white paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Only one circle because then its not a new, completely empty sheet of white paper, it has a circle on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) When I looked back the last 3 people used my same answer. Edited October 27, 2010 by EZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 How many black circles (r= 1.28 in.)can you draw on a new,completly empty(8.3 in.x 11..7 in.),white paper? One or infinite seem the best answers, depending on the intent and interpretation of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 You can draw all the circles together in one shot...XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 wolfgang Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Only one circle because then its not a new, completely empty sheet of white paper, it has a circle on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 How many black circles (r= 1.28 in.)can you draw on a new,completly empty(8.3 in.x 11..7 in.),white paper? 0 because you can't "draw" a circle instantly. The moment you start drawing the paper isn't completely empty anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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