Question

Edward and Jacob are competing for the same job cutting firewood. While interviewing,

Edward reported that he can cut five cords of firewood in eight hours. (A cord is the
official measurement for firewood. It is actually a measurement for volume.) Jacob,
trying to sound more impressive, says he can cut 162 cords in 100 hours. Who would you
hire as the better firewood cutter? Why? Explain completely.

Answer 1

I would hire Jacob.

Explanation:

Jacob is trying to sound more impressive knowing that Edward has more cords per hour. The writers of the question wouldn't say "trying to SOUND more impressive" if Jacob actually WAS more impressive. But maybe that's what they want you to think. If you take the 5 cords of Edward and divide it by the eight hours that it takes him to do you will notice he has an average of 0.625 cords per hour. And if you take a look at Jacob's average you immediately notice that he has an average of ABOVE 1. Jacob has an average of 1.62 cords per hour. Therefor Jacob is more efficient in this category of work. That's why I would hire Jacob.