As final exams neared, two students, very confident of their A averages

in Chemistry class, decided to spend a weekend enjoying the social life

of a nearby college. Although their Chemistry final was the first thing

Monday morning they were reasonably certain they could pull it off. After

a very late Sunday evening they overslept and did not arrive back on

campus until Monday afternoon. In the hopes of avoiding failing the exam

the two decided to tell their professor that they had a flat tire on the

way back to campus. Sympathetic to the situation, the professor allowed

them to make up the exam. After being seated in different rooms the two

opened their exam books and began working.

The first question, for 25 points, was a simple question on fusion. When

they turned the page to answer the next question, however, both students

shared the same look of despair though they were seated in different

rooms.

75 point question: Which tire was flat?


Never attempt to trick your professor...^^