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Missing Page... |
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As Mr. Hackett picks up his
morning paper, one of the sheets slips out. Simply by seeing the two
numbers on the pages facing you, can you deduce how many pages are in
the whole paper? |
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Magic Triangle... |
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Mrs. Holderman, the math teacher,
has given Karen a special math problem. She is to arrange the numbers
from 1 to 6 in the triangle so that the sum of each straight line of
three circles gives the same result. How would you place the numbers? |
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Cannon Duel... |
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Two identical cannons are aimed
at each other, their shells fired simultaneously at exactly the same
speeds. Ignoring wind resistance for a moment, will they hit each other
or will they miss? |
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Crash Course... |
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The Tucker boys, Jack and Dave,
release identical steel balls down their respective tracks at exactly
the same time. Jack's track is straight, while Dave's is cycloidal in
shape. Will the balls hit their targets at the same time, or will one of
them hit the target first? If the latter, which ball? |
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Big Family... |
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Chad and Blossom (brother and
sister) come from a large family. Chad has many brothers as he has
sisters, but Blossom has only half as many sisters as she has brothers.
How many brothers and sisters total are in the family? |
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Seating Trouble... |
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At the wedding reception, the
five guests don't know how to arrange themselves at the dinner table.
They ask the bride's mother, who responds, "As I remember, Colin isn't
next to Kate, Emily isn't next to Fred or Kate. Kete isn't next to
Irene; neither is Emily, and Fred should sit on Irene's left." As you
look at them the opposite side of the table, can you correctly seat the
guests from left to right? |
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Bracelet Links... |
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Roland is making a bracelet... He
has four sections of chain to link together. It takes 15 minutes to cut
open a link and weld it back together, and thus he would like to cut as
few links as possible. How quickly can Roland complete the task? |
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Calendar Confusion... |
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Buzzy showed up for work on
Monday only to discover that his delivery truck was in the shop for
maintenance. He was told it would be ready two days after the day before
the day after tomorrow. On what day can Buzzy expect the truck to be
back on the road? |
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Last Updated: November 22, 2007 |
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