7mathematicsA nine-meter long piece of wood is cut so that one piece is 50% longer than the other. Exactly how long is the longer piece?Show AnswerShare
3mathematicsAn airplane departs at exactly 8:08:08 a.m. and arrives at its destination at exactly 3:03:03 p.m. What was the plane's exact travel time?Show AnswerShare
5mathematicsConversion problem: If in Switzerland one liter of gas costs 1 Swiss Franc, one dollar is worth about 1.30 Swiss Francs, and there are about 3.8 liters in a gallon, then what is the cost of one gallon of gas in Switzerland in dollar terms?Show AnswerShare
13mathematicsWhat is be the minimum number of baseball players from both teams who could come to bat in a 9-inning baseball game which ends with the score 1-0?Show AnswerShare
4mathematicsTo the nearest whole number, what is the area of a circle whose circumference is 100 cm.?Show AnswerShare
16mathematicsYou buy a car, and wish to pay the car seller $12,000, divided into 24 payments, so that each payment is $20 more than the previous payment. How much will you pay in the first payment?Show AnswerShare
6mathematicsFrom 7th grade math book: This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this?Show AnswerShare
16mathematicsLet's say you buy 100 shares of a certain stock at $20 per share. The stock goes up to $22 per share, and you buy 200 more shares. The price then drops down to $15 per share, and you buy 300 more shares. Finally, the price floats back up to the $20 price,Show AnswerShare
16mathematicsIf a bicyclist rides at 10 miles per hour for 10 minutes, and then speeds up to 20 miles per hour for the next 20 minutes, what is her average speed for this ride?Show AnswerShare
11mathematicsIf the temperature is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the temperature to the nearest degree, Centigrade?Show AnswerShare
17mathematicsOne bicyclist can ride around a circular track in four minutes, a second in five minutes, and a third in six minutes. If all three riders begin at the same time, how long will it be until they coincide the next time?Show AnswerShare
5mathematicsIn a group of 8 players on a trivia team, 6 ate food, 5 drank beer, and 1 had neither food nor beer. How many had food and drink?Show AnswerShare
9mathematicsIf a lion can consume 6 ounces of meat every 20 minutes, how many pounds can she consume in 2 1/2 hours?Show AnswerShare
14mathematicsThe numbers game: if I said, 24 = # of h. in a d., you would say "hours in a day." See if you can figure out this one: 9 = # of p. in the s.s.Show AnswerShare
