Question for:
In the HBO series The Gilded Age, the Van Rhijn's footman, Jack (Ben Ahlers), invents a clock. He goes into a partnership with Larry Russell (Harry Richardson) and together they sell the clock and its patent, netting each of them $300,000. Assuming a 2.51% yearly inflation rate, how much was Jack's $300,000 worth in today's dollars? to the nearest million (and within a million)? (Submit your answer with the number spelled out like this: forty million, fifty-five million; etc. There are three accepted answers.)
Clues
Possible QScores
100
97.07
83.02
15.24
Answer Breakdown
| Clues Used | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Submissions | 20 | 11 | 50 | 226 | 307 |
| % of Total | 6.51% | 3.58% | 16.29% | 73.62% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Correct | 11 | 9 | 42 | 207 | 269 |
| % of Correct | 4.09% | 3.35% | 15.61% | 76.95% | |
| % of Answers | 3.58% | 2.93% | 13.68% | 67.43% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Incorrect | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| % of Incorrect | 23.68% | 5.26% | 21.05% | 50% | |
| % of Answers | 2.93% | 0.65% | 2.61% | 6.19% | |
87.62%
12.38%
93.49%
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “100 million” | 3 |