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The Olympia question may not be too complex, but contestants still couldn't crack it.
The Ascent to Olympia is the most academically inclined TV show, second to none. Four contestants compete to find the winner through challenging rounds, and mind-boggling questions. Additionally, the speed challenge adds difficulty for contestants, as even in simple questions, the time constraints can cause them to miss scoring opportunities.
In a 16th-year Olympia weekly competition, a question in the Warm-up round went like this: In a solar calendar, how many months have 30 days?
Before this question, the contestant took quite a while to ponder, while time was extremely limited. Finally, the answer she gave was 6.
However, the answer was surprisingly simple. Except for the solar month of February, which usually has 28 or 29 days, all other months have 30 days.
Here, it seems the female student got confused and thought the question was about months with a maximum of 30 days. If that's the case, the answer is only 4, which are April, June, September, and November.
In another week's competition of the 22nd year, a question about age appeared with the following content: When asked about his current age, Dung's uncle replied: 'When my nephew is the same age as me now, I will be 71.' Knowing that Dung is now 17 years old. Ask how old Dung's uncle is now?
To solve the above problem, we can follow these steps:
Assume x years from now, Dung's age will be equal to his uncle's current age, we have the equation:
17 + x = 71 - x
=>x = 27
Uncle Dung's current age must be 17 + 27, which is 44 years old.
No contestant was able to answer this Olympia problem either.
