Challenge problems, any body care to answer?
Friday, July 27th, 2007
Neon Drake asked:
1) using a 5 minute and a 8 minute hourglass timers, how can you measure one minute?
2) Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds, the baseball and soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds, and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.91 pounds. How much do each of the balls weigh?
3) A certain type of gutter comes in 6-ft, 8-ft, and 10-ft sections. How many different lengths can be formed using three sections?
1) using a 5 minute and a 8 minute hourglass timers, how can you measure one minute?
2) Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds, the baseball and soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds, and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.91 pounds. How much do each of the balls weigh?
3) A certain type of gutter comes in 6-ft, 8-ft, and 10-ft sections. How many different lengths can be formed using three sections?