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05-06-2007, 06:43 AM
As I told in my first post in introductions, in this thread, I will be posting some 'Questions' for MBA aspirants to attempt and to respond. After some responses / days, I will post my thoughts on the answer. Beyond just giving the answer, I intend to provide the explanation. I may also add different variants to the question and the possible solutions. Hope this will be useful to the MBA aspirants.
Here is my first question.
I want to grow the maximum possible number of rose plants in the available space in the backyard which is of a rectangular shape and of size 8 meters X 10 meters. The horticulture expert advised me to ensure that the minimum distance between any two plants be one meter for maximum yield of roses.
How many rose plants should I buy?
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05-06-2007, 06:56 AM
I guess the answer will be 9X11= 99 rose plants... | | | | | | | |
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05-06-2007, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ajay_mohanty  I guess the answer will be 9X11= 99 rose plants... | Can I not plant more?
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05-06-2007, 07:41 AM
I think keeping the 1m minimum distance constraint in mind we can plant only
9X11 = 99 Plants...
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05-06-2007, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by murthymsr As I told in my first post in introductions, in this thread, I will be posting some 'Questions' for MBA aspirants to attempt and to respond. After some responses / days, I will post my thoughts on the answer. Beyond just giving the answer, I intend to provide the explanation. I may also add different variants to the question and the possible solutions. Hope this will be useful to the MBA aspirants.
Here is my first question.
I want to grow the maximum possible number of rose plants in the available space in the backyard which is of a rectangular shape and of size 8 meters X 10 meters. The horticulture expert advised me to ensure that the minimum distance between any two plants be one meter for maximum yield of roses.
How many rose plants should I buy? | Any other views? 11X9 roses
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05-06-2007, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Hans_Reiser Any other views? 11X9 roses
But not sure, as roses come with thorns | One can surely plant more!
Just think it over, else wait for a day.
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05-06-2007, 09:51 AM
planting the rose plants along the square grids gives 9x11 plants.
If rather, we plant them in rhombus grids, i guess we can plant more than that... | | | | | | | |
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05-06-2007, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by aravindva planting the rose plants along the square grids gives 9x11 plants.
If rather, we plant them in rhombus grids, i guess we can plant more than that... | instead plant them in hexagon.................the viability of 1 mt is being satisfied by the arrangemet. the number of roses are coming out to be 132 . what is the answer.......
atleast give the options.....................
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05-06-2007, 10:16 AM
i thnk answer is 9*11=99 roses. | | | | | | | |
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05-06-2007, 10:36 AM
Mods, ain't this similar to the QQAD thread?
I guess this can be merged with that.
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