Saturday 19 May 2012

DAY 397

Six trees stand equally spaced along the side of a straight road. The distance from the first tree to the fourth is 60 feet. What is the distance between the first and last trees?

Answer:


100 feet 

Tuesday 15 May 2012

DAY 396

Use the number 23 four different times to equal 24.

Answer:

23 x 23 = 529. This means that 529 divided by 23 = 23. To get a quotient of 24, you would have to add 23 to the dividend. 

So 23 x 23 = 529
529 + 23 = 552
552/23 = 24

Tuesday 1 May 2012

DAY 395

The same letter goes in all three blanks:

_ is 1,000 times _ _ .

Answer:


m ............ 1 meter (m) = 1,000 millimeters (mm)