Math You Promised You'd Never Use Again
The formula to calculate the area of a triangle is this.
What is base x height / 2
This system usually fails on the hottest day of the year and during peak season pricing.
What is the air-conditioning?
If you can’t find something in a drawer, doing this instead of staring at it usually works.
What is moving things around?
Take the word “listen” and rearrange the letters to get something some people should try being on conference calls.
What is “silent”?
You’re running a race and you pass the person in second place. This is what place you are in now.
What is “second place”?
If a cleaner finishes a 3-hour turnover in 2 hours and 15 minutes, what percentage of the expected time did they use?
What is 75%?
This seemingly simple device becomes a Rubik’s Cube to guests, even though every guest has one in their own living rooms.
What is the TV Remote?
Before calling the office at 10pm about a “power outage,” a guest should check this simple device.
What is the breaker?
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is short?
This is how many months have 28 days
What is 12 months?
a2 + b2 = c2
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
In rentals, this plumbing component is the most common source of sudden leaks. Often found right below a bowl.
What is a P-trap?
If an outlet isn’t working in a bathroom or kitchen, pressing this simple button often brings it back to life.
What is the GFCI reset button?
I start with “E” and end with “E” but usually only contain one letter.
What is an envelope?
You have a match and enter a dark room with a fireplace, a candle, and a lantern. This is what you light first.
What is the match?
A property increased in value from $500,000 to $575,000. This is what percentage it appreciated.
What is 15%?
This machine is responsible for 70% of guest morning happiness and 100% of guest morning complaints.
What is the coffee maker?
Before saying “the door is stuck,” try doing this ancient technique first.
What is pulling instead of pushing? (or vice versa)
A couple who has 5 sons went for a picnic. Each son has 7 sisters. Each sister has 3 babies. This is how many people went to the picnic.
What is 2?
This is where the airplane’s oldest passenger is sitting.
What is in their seat?
You have a loan at 10% annual interest, compounding monthly. The monthly interest rate is this.
What is 0.833%? (10% ÷ 12)
Scientifically, this is the #1 cause of guest complaints that “the WiFi isn’t working,” despite the internet being fully operational.
What is user error? (Will accept "wrong password)
Before a guest asks us “How do I do this?”, most people forget to ask this instead.
What is Google? (Will take ChatGPT nowadays)
A woman gives birth to two boys who are born at the exact same time, on the same day, in the same year — but they are not twins.
How is that possible?
What is “they’re triplets (or part of a larger set)”
You see a boat full of people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. This is how it is possible.
What is they're all married?