Today Puzzle #651
Puzzle No. 651– Friday 10 January
At tomorrow's TEDx Kingston Upon Thames event, there are 13 speeches with an average length of 15 minutes each. You have a new year's resolution to go on 10 minute jogs every Monday to Friday and listen to speeches during these runs. By what day and week of your runs will you have listened to all the TEDx speeches?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Bobby Seagull, school maths teacher, author and Cambridge University Doctorate student.
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4th week Friday
13 speeches x 15 minutes each = 195 minutes
5 days of running per week. So 19 full days and then on the 20th day, you will complete listening to the speeches.
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