DAY 418

AN EASY MATH TEASER
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2004
Jonathan Gersch

Quick! Think of three consecutive integers whose product equals their sum. Now think of two other such triplets.

Answers:

1, 2, 3        sum/product= 6
-1, 0, 1       sum/product = 0
-3, -2, -1    sum/product = -6

DAY 417

Fill in the blanks with five different numbers so that the following makes sense when read aloud:

We had been on a losing streak _____ much _____ long. But today we finally _____ a game. To celebrate we _____  _____.

Answer:  

We had been on a losing streak 4 much 2 long. But today we finally 1 a game. To celebrate we 8 (Pi).

Credit: GAMES Magazine - April, 2006
R. H. Wei
EASY AS PIE

DAY 416

What do the following numbers have in common?

200
600
1001
1050
1100
1500

Answer:

Each number, in Roman Numerals, is a familiar abbreviation:

200 - CC  (cubic centimeter)
600 - DC
1001 - MI  (Michigan)
1050 - ML  (milliliter)
1100 - MC  (emcee)
1500 - MD