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	Reverse pecentage		2005-03-01
		From Nathan: Question for you. If I have spent $10.00, what is the mathamatical equation to figure out what the G.S.T (7%) was? Also if I were to spend $80.00 on a hotel, and I would like to know how much G.S.T (7%) and how much provincial tax (6%) I spent how would I go about this. Answered by Penny Nom.
	6 poules pondent 6 oeufs en 6 jours		2005-03-01
		From Nathalie: SACHANT QUE 6 POULES PONDENT 6 OEUFS EN 6 JOURS, COMBIEN 12 POULES PONDENT D'OEUFS EN 12 JOURS? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The area of a quadrilateral		2005-02-27
		From Jonathan: I want to know how to find the area of a quadrilateral. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A triangle question		2005-02-26
		From John: H=10' 7and3/4",angleX=30 degrees solve for the adjacent side Answered by Penny Nom.
	A countably infinite collection of countably infinite sets		2005-02-26
		From Feroz: Suppose a set can be divided into a countably infinite number of countably infinite sets.Then can the original set be considered as a countably infinite set? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 3-digit product		2005-02-25
		From A student: I have an odd 3- digit product. My factors are a 1 digit number and either a 2 or 3 digit number. My factors are odd, but neither is 1. Find my factors and my product. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a sphere		2005-02-25
		From Stephanie: find the volume of a sphere that has a diameter of 12 cm. please show me how to work this problem Answered by Penny Nom.
	Trading fish for bread		2005-02-25
		From Mike: Byron lives where people trade goods they produce for other things they need. He has some fish and wants to trade them for bananas. He finds the following: 5 fish = 2 loaves of bread 6 oranges = 2 melons 1 loaf of bread = 1 banana and 3 oranges 4 loaves of bread = 14 oranges How many bananas can Byron get with 5 fish? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cubic feet and feet		2005-02-25
		From Nancy: How do you convert cubic feet into feet? The problem is to convert 90 cubic feet into feet. Answered by Penny Nom.
	l'aire d'un carré		2005-02-24
		From Un eleve: calculer l'aire d'un carré parfait sachant que les diagonales mesurent 8 mètres Je ne sais pas comment lui expliquer. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The capacity of a dryer		2005-02-23
		From Darlene: I am trying to figure out the capacity of my dryer. I need to know the size in order to buy a new one. The drum within measures 27" in diameter and 18" deep. I know that I am looking for an answer in cubic feet but am not sure how to determine this. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An irregular pentagon		2005-02-23
		From Tony: Please help me with confirming the area in square footage of the irregular pentagon My Name is Tony and I am working on understanding the square footage as calculated in the drawing. I also believe this is a secondary level question. I saw the example http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.03/dana2.html and would appreciate how you worked through the problem, but couldn't find the calculations so that I could adapt them to my sizes. Answered by Penny Nom.
	13 puissances 2005		2005-02-22
		From Un eleve: je voulais vous demander combien fait 132005 (13 puissances 2005) svp Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle...		2005-02-22
		From Victoria: Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle which is a whole number of degrees. What is the greatest number of sides the polygon could have? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Grams per liter		2005-02-20
		From A student: A litre and a half of water has 0.045 grams of herbicide added for spraying roses. How many grams of herbicide per litre is this? Answered by Penny Nom.

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