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	A quilt square		2010-01-07
		From Kimi: A quilt square is stitched along each diagonal to make 4 right triangles. Each diagonal is 12 inches long. ( 1 foot) How many quilt squares can be cut from a piece of fabric that is 8 feet long and 2 feet wide?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A networking event		2010-01-07
		From Tricia: I have 70 people to go around to 10 tables with 7 at each table. only 6 from each table will rotate each time. There is 1 table monitor that always stays at same table. How do I make the rotation so everyone moves and gets to see all 70 people at the networking event? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The area of a sector		2010-01-07
		From angelkem: how do you get the area of the circle, the sector, the shaded sector, non shaded sector and its total area if the diameter is 20 cm and each area of the circle is 45 degrees? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cows, pigs and ducks		2010-01-06
		From Eileen: There are 239 cows and pigs in a farm. The total number of cows and ducks in the farm is 767. There are 5 times as many ducks as pigs. If the farmer can sell each duck for $7.50, how much can he collect from the sale of all his ducks? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Consecutive odd intergers		2010-01-06
		From keyanna: list five consecutive odd integers, starting with -3 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Dividing seashells among girls		2010-01-06
		From Eileen: A group of girls collected some seashells from the beach. They tried to divided these seashells equally among them. If each girl received 8 seashells, they would need 5 more seashells. If each girl received 7 seashells, they would have 3 seashells extra. How many seashells did they collect from the beach altogether? Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	A 4 by 4 array		2010-01-06
		From Patricia: Ray makes an array that has four rows of four counters. He wants to make two more arrays using the same number of counters. He wants more than one counter in each row. What two arrays can he make? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The area of a trapezoid		2010-01-06
		From maureen: the question asks for the area of a trapezoid with parallel sides 5m and 6m and height of 2.5m I have done it by dividing the trapezoid into 2 triangles and reach the same answer as my manual---11.25 sq. m My question...how would you illustrate this? I read this to mean to sets of parallel sides, which would mean it is a parallelogram and not a trapezoid. Any suggestions? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A trig identity		2010-01-05
		From Christine: I need help with this whole paper here is one problem csc^2x-cot^2x/1-sin^2x=sec^2x by the ^2 i mean squared pleease Answered by Penny Nom.
	A triangular pyramid		2010-01-05
		From ally: how many vertices, edges, faces in a triangular pyramid? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Cutting a square into four shapes		2010-01-05
		From Tracy: A square with a side of 4 ft needs to be cut into four shapes with the same area. can you find six different was to cut the square? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Dividing a number which is greater than 1 by a number that is less than 1		2010-01-05
		From Neda: when dividing a number which is greater than 1 by a number that is less than 1, will the quotient be greater than or less than the dividend? Explain. Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Holiday for 7 golfers		2010-01-05
		From Andy: I am having difficulty scheduling pairings for a forthcoming Golf holiday. There are 7 players and we will be playing 7 rounds - each round will be a 3 ball and a 4 ball. I am trying to work out a schedule that means everyone plays with each other roughly the same number of times (with a minimum of, say, 3 times if possible). Also, we are looking to ensure everyone plays in roughly the same number of 3 and 4 balls. Any suggestions would be much appreciated (we leave in 10 days time). Thank you. Answered by Victoria West.
	tan x= cos 100		2010-01-04
		From Ruby: Given that tan x= cos 100 and x=0-180. calculate the value of x. (All measurements in degrees) Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Using graphs		2010-01-04
		From Armstrong: Given that 50 litres of kerosine costs 6000 nira. Draw a graph and read off; A: The costs of 15 and 34 liters. B: The number of litres that can be bought for 2300 nira. Answered by Robert Dawson.

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