Insults by the dozen
Just for fun, here's another example, the ever popular insult generator. Along the top we'll list 7 possible adjectives, and along the side we'll list 7 possible nouns. Put your cursor over the boxes to see the insults appear.
Now click go to choose your insult:
Insult-O-Matic
adjective: | -- | noun: |
-- |
Excuse me, sir/ma'am, you are a
???
How many possible insults are there?
(To make this problem interactive, turn on javascript!)
- I need a hint ... : you could pair each adjective with each nouns
- ...another hint ... :there are 7*7 combinations
I think I have the answer: 49
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