Posted by Annon on November 15, 1999 at 12:10:27:
Three roommates slept through their midterm statistics exam on Monday morning. Since they had
returned together by car from the same hometown late Sunday evening, they decided on a great little
falsehood. The three met with the instructor Monday afternoon and told him that an ill-timed flat tire
had delayed their arrival until noon.The instructor, while somewhat skeptical, agreed to give them a
makeup exam on Tuesday.
When they arrived the instructor issued them the same makeup exam and ushered each to a different
classroom. The first student sat down and noticed immediately the instructions indicated that the exam
would be divided into Parts I and II weighted 10% and 90% respectively. Thinking nothing of this
disparity, he proceeded to answer the questions in Part I. These he found rather easy and moved
confidently to Part II on the next page. Suddenly his eyes grew large and his face paled. Part II consisted
of one short and pointed question.......
"Which tire was it?"
