Problem of the Week 3/11/2013
An equilateral triangle has the same perimeter as a rectangle whose length is nine less than five times its width. …
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Problem of the Week 3/4/2013
At a certain time, Janice notices that her digital watch reads a minutes after two o’clock. Fifteen minutes later, it …
Problem of the Week 2/25/2013
The hexadecimal number system is a base-16 number system. This means that the system is based on grouping by 16, …
Problem of the Week 2/18/2013
1) Can you write 1/72 as the difference of two unit fractions (fractions with 1 in the numerator)? 2) Can you …
Problem of the Week 2/11/2013
Rosa had 21 more marbles than cards. She gave away 13 cards and had 48 marbles and cards left all …
Problem of the Week 2/4/2013
Prima has a dentist appointment today at 11:00. Usually, she drives 45 miles per hour and it takes her 40 …
Problem of the Week 1/28/2013
The hospital staff consists of 16 doctors and nurses. 1) There are more nurses than doctors. 2) There are more …
Problem of the Week 1/21/2013
In the 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, we meet an alien who has been left stranded on earth when his …
Problem of the Week 1/14/2013
Your mom is a sporting person, so when it’s close to your bedtime, she will have a contest with you …
Problem of the Week 1/7/2013
Are the following statements sometimes, always, or never true? Max gets a pay raise of 30%. Jim gets a pay …
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