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Re: SQL Fun Challenge #2

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:44:38 -0800
Message-ID: <1078425843.828400@yasure>


Brian Peasland wrote:

> No partial credit in your class??? I guess this is where the student
> argues with the teacher over the "finer" points in his answer compared
> to the finer points in the problem definition.

I was just trying to encourage others to solve the problem with SQL.

>
> And my solution is not "a single SQL statement to produce the data set
> required to deduce the answer", but rather I go that step further where
> I actually produce the answer in this single SQL statement! No further
> deduction is required since the SQL statement uses intelligence to
> eliminate the wrong answers from the equation.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian

You still get full credit. And a passing grade. ;-)

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