cdma Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 More Math: 1. If 29 frogs catch 29 flies in 29 minutes, how many frogs are required to catch 87 flies in 87 minutes? 2. A woman has 43 pairs of stockings in her drawer: 21 blue, 8 black, and 14 striped. There was a brownout and she cannot see into the drawer. How many stockings must she take out to make certain that she has a pair of each? 3. A census-taker calls at a house. He asks the woman living there the ages of her three daughters. The woman says, " If you multiply their ages the total is 72. If you add together their ages the sum is the same as the number on my front door which you can see." The census-taker says,"That is not enough information for me to calculate their ages." The woman replies."Well, my eldest daughter has a cat with a wooden leg." The census-taker says," Thanks. Now I know their ages." What is the number on the woman's front door. What are the ages of the three daughters? Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 More Math:1. If 29 frogs catch 29 flies in 29 minutes, how many frogs are required to catch 87 flies in 87 minutes?2. A woman has 43 pairs of stockings in her drawer: 21 blue, 8 black, and 14 striped. There was a brownout and she cannot see into the drawer. How many stockings must she take out to make certain that she has a pair of each?3. A census-taker calls at a house. He asks the woman living there the ages of her three daughters. The woman says, " If you multiply their ages the total is 72. If you add together their ages the sum is the same as the number on my front door which you can see." The census-taker says,"That is not enough information for me to calculate their ages." The woman replies."Well, my eldest daughter has a cat with a wooden leg." The census-taker says," Thanks. Now I know their ages." What is the number on the woman's front door. What are the ages of the three daughters?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>1. 29 frogs2. 36 pairs - assuming the stockings are rolled or stored in pairs.3. 15. 2,4,9. - did I get it right? Quote Link to comment
floppydrive Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 #3 has several solutions pala. Pwedeng:3,4,6 totaling 133,3,8 totaling 142,6,6 totaling 142,4,9 totaling 15 Since the eldest has a cat, that probably means that she doesn't have a twin, so 2,6,6 is out. I can't get the significance of the wooden leg. Does it have anything to do with 9 lives, less one since it lost a leg? Quote Link to comment
cdma Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 1. 29 frogs2. 36 pairs - assuming the stockings are rolled or stored in pairs.3. 15. 2,4,9. - did I get it right?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not bad... Not bad at all. You got #1 and #2. There is really only one solution to # 3. I believe you are almost there. Note: There are 12 possible combinations to work with. Quote Link to comment
Bert tawa Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 mga parekoy cno may alam sa inyo nung book ni Jakows Trachtenberg na "Speed Math"?ang galing daw nung book na yun! Quote Link to comment
azeee Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Math for Fun: The great grand son of Einstein offered this proof that 1 = 2. He says: Assume a = b 1. multiply the equation by b ab = bb 2. subtract aa from equation ab - aa = bb - aa 3. factor difference of squares ab - aa = (b-a)(b+a) 4. factor left handside a(b-a) = (b-a)(b+a) 5. divide by common factor (b-a) a = b+a 6. substitute a for b (following assumption that a = a = a + a 7. simplify a = 2a 8. divide by common factor( a ) 1 = 2 "That was neat, but you did an illegal operation," said the great grand daughter of Da Vinci. What was theillegal operation? anong sagot dito? thanks Quote Link to comment
The_Blade Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Math for Fun:The great grand son of Einstein offered this proof that 1 = 2.He says: Assume a = b 1. multiply the equation by b ab = bb 2. subtract aa from equation ab - aa = bb - aa 3. factor difference of squares ab - aa = (b-a)(b+a) 4. factor left handside a(b-a) = (b-a)(b+a) 5. divide by common factor (b-a) a = b+a 6. substitute a for b (following assumption that a = a = a + a 7. simplify a = 2a 8. divide by common factor( a ) 1 = 2"That was neat, but you did an illegal operation," said the great grand daughter of Da Vinci.What was theillegal operation? anong sagot dito? thanks<{POST_SNAPBACK}> patulan ko ba toh? cge na nga.. 5. divide the the common factor (b-a) if a=b ( assumption no. 1) then b-a=0, therefore you cant divide any number by ZERO. Quote Link to comment
cdma Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Excellent edzabu ! Here is another one. CHESS MOVES The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves for both players in chess is 318,979,564,000. How many different moves can be made in the first ten moves of each player? Quote Link to comment
The_Blade Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Excellent edzabu !Here is another one. CHESS MOVESThe number of possible ways of playing the first four moves for both players in chess is 318,979,564,000. How many different moves can be made in the first ten moves of each player?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> next question na.... Quote Link to comment
slayersburns Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 back in college dayz.... algebra : take 5 trigo : take 2 geometry : take 1 calculus : take 4 (binayaran ko pa) well itz all done now...eheheh luv math! Quote Link to comment
st Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 back in college dayz.... algebra : take 5.........meok lang trigo : take 2.....ok lang geometry : take 1...oklang calculus : take 4 (binayaran ko pa) ....exempted me well itz all done now...eheheh luv math!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment
st Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 So far ilove numbers so much.......ang naexempt kona subject chemistry, calculus and accounting....yong math calculuslang Quote Link to comment
coldfussion Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 i took up computer engr kaya dami kong math before...kala ng iba ala kaming ganong math...doon sila nakamali...try nyo mag aral sa MAPUA at makikita nyo sinasabi ko... Quote Link to comment
makeurday64 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Differential & Integral Calculus! Quote Link to comment
shodandille Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 buysit na algebra 2 class yan! lagi akong inaantok! pumasa nga ko pero puro naman cramming before a big test to try and understand in ONE night everything i should've been learning for 2 weeks! ahh.. puro stress non. but im a geometry addict Quote Link to comment
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