Math 210 - Fall 2010, Creative Homework Solutions

Homework 2

The last problem on this homework set was to describe a real life situation which would produce the payoff matrix of the rock paper scissors game. Here are some excerpts from the solutions which were submitted, in no special order:

1. ``Imagine having a drink with a friend of yours when an individual of the opposite sex sits down across from you. Naturally, the first thing that crosses your mind is ``Are they cute?!". You want to discuss this person's level of attractivenes with your friend, but you don't want to look like a fool. What should you say...."

2. ``Two players are best friends, and the activities they like to do together are studying, playing soccer and dancing."

3. ``Two countries are at war and each chooses between building a battle cruiser, a destroyer or a submarine."

4. ``Two companies are trying to price the same product."

5. ``An attacking army chooses whether to launch an air based, naval based or ground based attack against a defending army."

6. ``Two students have to decide whether to come to their study session underprepared, prepared or overprepared."

7. ``How should students in Van Pelt negotiate stealing a space, asking for a space or pretending a space is free."

8. ``Two students have to decide which of three marathons to run to make the best time."

9. ``An interviewer and and interviewee have several options about when to show up for an interview."

10. ``A student is waiting for a bus, and has different feelings about when the bus arrives."

11. ``Haggling at a flew market can be seen as a rock paper scissors game.."

12. ``Tom and Jerry are two men who are both interested in dating a lovely lady named Jennifer..."

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