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Comment author: James_Miller 02 November 2014 12:46:09AM 39 points [-]

I want to get the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking.

My 9-year-old son on Halloween.

Comment author: ike 02 November 2014 12:56:37AM 6 points [-]

Can't optimize for two quantities at once. If he could get the maximum amount of candy but not the absolute minimum of walking, what does he choose?

Comment author: FullMeta_Rationalist 02 November 2014 02:32:22AM 13 points [-]

max( Candy / e^Walking )

fudged with a constant of proportionality (pun intended).