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Daddy Warbucks' cash 2006-02-22
From Grace:
Daddy Warbucks always carries a specific number of $100 and $500 bills for impulse purchases and $1 bills for tips. If he has 500 bills in his briefcase and they total $50,000, how many bills of each denomination does he carry?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Arithmitic sequence 2003-02-01
From A student:
I am having problems solving this arithmetic sequence... 1, 5, 10, ___, 50, 1.00, ___, 10.00, ... I believe the answers to be 25 and 5.00 but I can't figure why.
Answered by Claude Tardif.
An unbelievable story 2000-01-17
From Melissa:
good morning-i am taking a course "math for elementary teachers" and i have a take home problem that i really need help on. here is the question
-the million dollar problem
a recent item in the newspaper described a robbery in which the robber had held up a local bank for 1 million dollars in small bills, had the tellers put the money in a briefcase which he gave them, and fled the scene on foot. is this story believable? explain your answer!

Answered by Harley Weston.
Dollar Bills 1999-09-27
From NRQT:
Why are 1999 American dollar bills worth more than 1997 American dollars bills? This has to be put into a mathematical problem???
Answered by Penny Nom and Claude Tardif.
 
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