Had some idle time this morning over breakfast...
Not much reading material at the breakfast table, so I took a look at the nutritional info panel on the Muesli box (home brand from a well-known German supermarket chain).
Now, maths was never my strongest subject at school, but I think I've spotted a small problem.
The box says:
"Contains
65% Cereals
34% Wholegrain Cereals
11.9% Sultanas
2.0% Cranberries
1.5% Blueberries
1.0% Rasberries"
According to my phone's calculator, that totals 115.4%...
Does that mean my 750g box actually contains 865.5g of Muesli?
Maths problem
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Maths problem
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Re: Maths problem
hmmm..... of the 65% cereals, 34% of those are whole grain serials or 34% of the total volume are whole grain cereals? No matter how you add it up it still doesn't come to 100%, so there are a few things missing on the list of ingredients.
Now, if there is a fibre count, does that include the box it comes in?
Now, if there is a fibre count, does that include the box it comes in?
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Re: Maths problem
T1,
You’re not going to post that old joke about doubling your fibre intake, are you?
You’re not going to post that old joke about doubling your fibre intake, are you?
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Re: Maths problem
Ray,
mate, sorry. A well known problem.
Some settling may occur. It's probably written in the fine print somewhere.
mate, sorry. A well known problem.
Some settling may occur. It's probably written in the fine print somewhere.
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Re: Maths problem
Nah, Jon,
I’ve checked the bottom of my phone screen ... no cereal, just a lot of broken light bulbs.
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Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields