The Math of Occupy Wall Street

1. There are 200 students and 5 books . If 2 students get to keep all the books to themselves, what percentage of students can be educated?

2. There are 100 acres of land and 100 people fight for it. One of them wins the battle and takes control of  99 acres of the land. What percentage owns the majority land?

3. 100 people are sick and each needs one injection. In order to get well quicker, one of them tricks the doctor to give him 99 injections. What percentage has got all the injections?

4. A village of 1000 people is attacked by bandits. The 10 richest people in the village send the remaining 990 to the front lines to defend the village. What percentage of people are safe?

5. A company has 100 people and all the 100 are fired. 99 out of them can't pay their mortgage but one of them goes on vacation. What percentage of employees is not affected by the layoffs?

6. A senator is writing a bill in a closed room and 2000 people are waiting outside to give their inputs. Only two of the 2000 have the keys to the room. What percentage of people can influence the bill ?

7. It is Dec 21, 2012 and the world has come to an end. What percentage of dead people were found in underground survival bunkers thinking they could cheat death?

If you answered 1% to all the questions, you are brilliant and are now eligible to join the "Occupy Wall Street" movement !