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Stitchawl · 04-28-2014, 08:31 AM

No, no.... In this case 'X' represents a rather large number. I'm too number-numb to be able to use it an any underhanded way. And Orlok, you can't really 'work' this one out. Unless you know the average weight of one ant, the population of ants across the globe, and the number of people alive today, rounded off the nearest 3 or 4.

This number is so large that actually the weight of all the ants together just about equals the combined weight of all the humans on the planet... give or take a few.

X= If we divided up all the ants equally, how many would each human get?

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04-28-2014, 08:31 AM	#13658
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	No, no.... In this case 'X' represents a rather large number. I'm too number-numb to be able to use it an any underhanded way. And Orlok, you can't really 'work' this one out. Unless you know the average weight of one ant, the population of ants across the globe, and the number of people alive today, rounded off the nearest 3 or 4. This number is so large that actually the weight of all the ants together just about equals the combined weight of all the humans on the planet... give or take a few. X= If we divided up all the ants equally, how many would each human get? Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 04-28-2014 at 08:33 AM.