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18 golfers playing four rounds |
2015-09-09 |
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From Paul:
I have 18 golfers playing four rounds. I want two 3 balls and
three 4 balls each day. I don't want anyone to play in a 3 ball
more than once and I don't want anyone to play with the same
person twice. I realise everybody can't play with everybody, I
just want the best you can do.
Answered by Victoria West. |
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Scheduling for a bridge club |
2015-09-09 |
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From margot:
Can you help me with scheduling our bridge club?
8 rounds are played with four teams together.
There are 16 teams in total, so our schedule should look like eight 4x4 boxes.
(Each round the four teams play each other over the course of the evening)
Answered by Victoria West. |
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Division and units |
2015-09-08 |
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From Kenneth:
Hello:
Would there be a reason to divide a number without units by another number with units?
Here is an example:
35 divided by $5.00 or 35/$5.00
The answer cannot have units ($) because $5 X 7 does not equal 35 but instead $35.00.
$35.00 divided by 5 or ($35.00/5) and $35 divided by $5.00 or ($35.00/$5.00) make more sense.
I thank you for your reply.
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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An increase in savings |
2015-09-06 |
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From A student:
A man spends 80% of his income. His income increases by 40% and his expenditure also increases by 25%. Find the percentage increase in his savings?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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HCF and LCM |
2015-09-05 |
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From Ally:
the HCF of the two numbers is 3, and the LCM is 15.
what could the two numbers be?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A schedule for eight teams and four stations |
2015-09-04 |
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From Joel:
We are having a youth activity where we have eight teams and four stations. At each station there will be two teams competing against each other. We need each team to go through all four stations, but without ever competing against the same team, and, of course, without ever doing the same station twice.
If this possible? Thank you!
Answered by Victoria West. |
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A tangent line to a circle |
2015-09-03 |
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From Jamie:
Use the Greek method to find an equation of the tangent line to the circle
x^2+y^2-4x+6y+4=0 at the points (3,2square root 2-3.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The weight of a pumpkin |
2015-09-01 |
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From Lisa:
A pumpkins weighs 10 pounds plus half of 10 pounds plus half it's own weight, what does the pumpkin weigh?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The diameter and circumference of a circle |
2015-09-01 |
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From Tracey:
Hello,
I own a custom workroom, I am figuring out fabric quantities or an estimate. When
at the job site, I forgot to measure the diameter of the semi circle shape that I have to
make a cushion for!!!
If the circumference of the semi circle is 165" what would the diameter be, maybe half
this measurement????
I appreciate any help...I basically need the width from left to right to see if I can fit
the cushion on one width of fabric that is 52" wide!
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Three chickens weighed in pairs |
2015-09-01 |
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From Shelly:
My son brought home a problem of 3 chickens of different weights listing their weights in different groupings of 2. We are to determine the weight of all three together. I think it's a ratio problem, but I am too far removed to formulate a plan to teach him how to solve it.
Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom. |
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Subtraction base 5 |
2015-08-29 |
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From nakita:
can u explain the quinary subtraction ...
(3000) -(2342) all the numbers are in quinary number system
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Working backwards |
2015-08-27 |
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From Heather:
Tom took a collection of tiles from a box. Sue took 13 and Bob
took half of those remaining. Tom had 11 left. How many did they start with?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A schedule for an 8 person team |
2015-08-27 |
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From Julie:
We have 8 people on our team, but only 4 can play every week. We have 32 weeks, total. How can we divide this so everyone plays evenly ?
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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A procedure for finding a square root |
2015-08-27 |
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From Tracey:
Is there a method/process to determine the square root of a large number?
For example, Tiananmen Square's area is 396 900m sq., what is the side length?
Thank you,
Tracey
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Factor x^2 + y^2 |
2015-08-26 |
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From Jerome:
Factor: x^2+y^2
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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