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	Two people are clapping their hands		2019-12-06
		From Yukti: Two people are clapping their hands, but with different frequencies. Ramya claps her hands 17 times per 3 minutes, and Kumar claps his hands 31 times per 5 minutes. They start clapping at the same time. How many times does each one clap before they clap together at the same time again? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Packing chocolates in boxes		2019-07-22
		From CHESKA: 1.levy can pack the chocolate bars either with 35 bars in a box,with 42 in a box, or with 49 in a box. what is the least number of chocolate bars that he has? 2. the blue light of a Christmas light blinks every 2 second. the red light blinks every 3 second and the yellow light blinks every 5 second. how many times will the three lights blink at the same tims in one hour? 3.a wooden straightedge can exactly measure an 825 cm rope, a675 cm rope, and 375 cm rope. what is the least possible length of the straightedge? how many times will it measure each rope? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Multiplies and factors		2018-02-24
		From Lil: Is a multiple the same as a factor? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four multiples of 10		2017-09-23
		From Laudacir: Four multiples of 10 are added together.the total is a 3 digit number with three consecutive digits. What could the four number be? Answered by Penny Nom.
	3 consecutive multiples of 11		2017-07-22
		From nisha: using the multiples formula shown at ypur site how can we solve finding 3 consecutive multiples of 11 whose sum is 363 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two boys on the same route		2016-12-06
		From Abbey: Starting from the same spot, one boy completed a route in 9 minutes and another boy completed it in 15 minutes. When will both boys be at the same starting point at the same time again? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An airplane schedule		2016-10-14
		From Stephanie: Starting at 8:00a.m., a passenger plane leaves from an airport every 6 minutes and a cargo plane leaves every 7 minutes. When is the next time these kinds of planes will leave at the same time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The difference between the ares of two rectangles		2016-06-09
		From Ingrid: I am trying to help my son with an area question. I have the answer, from the solutions, but I cannot figure out how to teach him. Question: Two rectangles have lengths 13cm and 19cm respectively. Their total area is 376cm squared. If both their widths are whole numbers, what is the difference in their areas? I know that this is solvable once I determine the widths of the rectangles , but how do I go about finding that? Thanks for your help Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	n^2 is a multiple of 100		2015-03-30
		From Rahul: I have to prove that n^2 is a multiple of 100 is necessary or Sufficient condition (or both) for n being multiple of 10 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Multiples		2012-05-28
		From Kenneth: If I understand correctly , a multiple is a product of two numbers. For example some of the multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, etc. I just multiplied 6 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Are the multiples of a fraction, for example, 2/3, determined in the same way? Are they 2/3, 4/3, 6/3, 8/3, 10/3, etc., or are they instead, 2/3, 4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15, etc.? Or do fractions have no multiples? Answered by Penny Nom.
	I started with Euler's identity and manipulated it		2011-11-14
		From anonymous: I started with Euler's identity and manipulated it e^i*pi=-1 e^-i*pi=(-1)^-1 e^-i*pi=-1 e^-i*i*pi=(-1)^i e^--pi=(-1)^i e^pi=(-1)^i type it in in a calculator and you get e^pi=23.1406926... and (-1)^i=0.0432139183... What did I do wrong? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Prove sin x = sin (pi - x)		2011-02-15
		From Janet: Prove sin x = sin (pi - x) Answered by Penny Nom.
	x/200+x/400+x/600+x/800		2010-10-08
		From Ashishthombre: step by step LCM of x/200+x/400+x/600+x/800 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three cars		2010-08-30
		From Anil: 3 cars are moving at speed of 4 kmph,5.5 kmph and 8 kmph in a circular track.The circular track has a distance of 11 km. What is the time taken for all the 3 cars to meet at the starting point ? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two problems		2010-05-27
		From debbie: Question from debbie, a parent: hi, i have a daughter and she asked me a maths question I cannot solve. I was just wondering if you can give me the answers plus the working out so I could explain to my daughter, 1. The leftmost digit of a six-digit number N is 1. If this digit is removed and then written as a rightmost digit, the number thus obtained is three times N .Find N. 2. Four friends are racing together down a flight of stairs. A goes 2 steps at a time, B 3 steps at a time. C 4 steps at a time and D 5 steps at a time. The only steps which all four tread on are the top one and the bottom one. How many stairs in the flight were stepped on exactly once? Answered by Penny Nom.
	cos(x) = sin(x - 1)		2010-04-28
		From alex: In the equation cos x = sin x-1 for -pi/2 A: solve for x graphically B: solve algebraically and prove the solution is correct. Alex Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two bus routes		2010-02-03
		From kiyah: from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm the route 1 bus stops every 12 min at the gym's bus stop. the route 2 bus stops there every 15 min. if both buses are now at the stop and schedule is kept, how long will it be before both buses will be at the stop again? Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	Common multiples of 36 and 48		2009-09-15
		From Kamaldeep: Find the first 2 common multiples of 36 and 48. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Jogging and swimming		2009-09-11
		From Brandon: Trevor swims jogs 3 days and swims every 4 days. How often does he jog and swim on the same day Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Investing in multiple accounts		2009-06-26
		From Kenneth: Hello: If an investor has $1000.00 to invest in multiple accounts, and he wants a total return of 4%, is there one calculation that can be used to determine what these amounts could be even though there may be numerous amounts used as answers for most of the following examples? For example, Invest $1000.00 @ 2% and 5% for total return of 4%. Invest $1000.00 @ 2%, 3% and 5% for total return of 4%. Invest $1000.00 @ 2%, 3%, and 5% for total return of 4%. Invest $1000.00 @ 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% for total return of 4%. etc. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Common multiples of 2 and 5		2009-04-23
		From pat: what are the common multiples of 2 and 5, through 30, because i been working on it for hours Answered by Robert Dawson and Stephen La Rocque.
	2sinB=3tanA		2009-04-10
		From Xanathax: ABC is a right-angled triangle. 2sinB=3tanA. Calculate the measure of angle A. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangular open box		2009-03-21
		From tina: An open box is to be made from a rectangular piece of tin by cutting two inches squares out of the corners and folding up the sides. The volume of the box will be 100 cubic inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangular piece of tin. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Confusion in a multiple choice question		2008-11-14
		From BJ: My son got this math problem which he could mostly solve. Here it is: The highest location in a certain country is 4525 m above sea level. The lowest point in the same country is 192 m below sea level. a) Find the difference of the two elevations. His answer: a-(-b)= a+b or 4525-(-192)= 4525+192=4717 m. No problem. b) A city is 2221 m above sea level. Is this elevation closer to the highest point or the lowest point? His answer: highest point because: 4525-2221= 2304 m (closest to the highest point) and 2221-(-192)=2221+192= 2413 m. (farthest to the lowest point). OK so far. But then he was given 4 choices for this question with no other information: a) 4717 m; lowest b) 4333 m; lowest c) 4333 m; highest d) 4717 m; highest What does it mean? What's the connection with the rest of the problem? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A multiple choice exam		2008-09-13
		From Phalange: A multiple choice exam consists of 12 questions, each having 5 possible answers. To pass, you must answer at least 9 out of 12 questions correctly. What is the probability of passing if: a. You go into the exam without knowing a thing, and have to resort to pure guessing? b. You have studied enough so that on each question, 3 choices can be eliminated. But then you have to make a pure guess between the remaining 2 choices. c. You have studied enough so that you know for sure the correct answer on 2 questions. For the remaining 10 questions you have to resort to pure guessing. Answered by Harley Weston.
	sin(2x)/sin(3x)		2008-06-19
		From matt: how does sin2x break down (not with identities) and how would sin3x be created. My prob. is sin 2x/ sin 3x and I want to know how the double(or triple angle) would break down. I want to be able to cancel out sins. Thanks! Answered by Harley Weston.
	How do you reduce an equation with multiple variables?		2008-04-30
		From Jonathon: How do you reduce an equation with multiple variables? For example, if 3x + y = k(x-3), what would x be equal to? Answered by Penny Nom.
	LCM over 100		2007-12-09
		From Aris: A teacher has more than 100 sweets. She thinks that if she give 6, 8 or 9 sweets to her students she will have no remaining in the case. What is the smallest number of sweets in the bag? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	6 consecutive multiples of 6		2007-11-11
		From jeff: find 6 consecutive multiples of 6 whose sum is the least common multiple of 13 and 18 Answered by Penny Nom.
	13 year and 17 year locusts		2007-10-12
		From stefan: how many years pass between the years when both 13 year and 17 year locusts are out at the same time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Least Common Multiples		2007-09-20
		From Aiyanna: What is The Lcm Of 3,7,and 8 Because my Teacher gave me That and he didnt even know the answer.... I Worked and worked but I Couldnt Find It..... Answered by Penny Nom and Victoria West.
	Guessing multiple choice answers		2007-07-24
		From carla: You are taking a multiple choice quiz that consist in 3 questions, each question has 3 possible answers only one is correct. To complete the quiz you randomly guess the answer to each question . Find the probability of guessing exactly 2 answer correctly. b) at least to answer correctly . c)less than two answer correctly Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The lcm of polynomials		2007-05-31
		From devin: x^3-8 , x^3-4, x^2+4x+4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triple angle tangent formula		2007-03-15
		From sam: Hi I am trying to derive a triple angle formulae for tan. I know i need to use compound and double angle formulae but am finding it difficult to "clean" up my fraction to get the triple angle formulae can you show me a worked derivation?! thanks Answered by Penny Nom.
	Least common multiple		2006-11-08
		From Melenie: I have a daughter in 5th grade she can't seem to grasp the concept of finding LCM's does anyone have a quick easy way for her to learn????? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Least common multiple		2006-09-25
		From A student: What is the LCM of 10,45 and 38? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many people are in the race?		2006-04-07
		From Marty: You're in a race with 1/5 of the racers ahead of you and 5/6 of them behind you. How many people are in the race? Answered by Penny Nom.
	cos(3X)		2006-03-29
		From Joshua: I'm having trouble proving that cos(3X)=cos3X -(cosX)(sin2 X) Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Least Common Multiple of two primes		2006-02-21
		From Kristine: Is the Least Common Multiple to two prime numbers always their product? Why or Why not? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	GCF, LCM, primes and the ladder method		2006-01-07
		From Linda: How would I teach both finding the GCF and LCM with prime factors...I recall the ladder method vaguely.??? Answered by Penny Nom.
	LCM		2005-12-12
		From Alex: what is the LCM of 210 and 54 and the LCM of 42 and 126 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Least common multiple		2005-10-22
		From Dayna: I'm stumped! I can't seem to come up with a least common multiple of 22 and 25. Is there one? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The lcm of 5, 3, 4, 7 and 2		2004-11-05
		From Christine: what is the lcm of 5,3,4,7,2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The lcm of 1 and -1		2004-11-03
		From Nayiyan: I would like to know what is the LCM of (-1) and (+1) is. Answered by Penny Nom.
	GCD and LCM		2004-10-31
		From Cartalina: how do you calculate the "positive difference between the GCF and LCM of two numbers"? Answered by Penny Nom.
	sin(3A)		2004-10-20
		From A student: Express sin3A in terms of sinA and cosA. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Parliament of the land of Achronia		2004-05-29
		From Christine: The Parliament of the land of Achronia consists of two houses. The parliament was elected in 2003 for a period of six years beginning on Thursday, the 1st of January 2004, when the two houses had their first sessions. According to the rules, the meetings of the first house must occur every twelve days for the duration of the term, and the meetings of the second house must occur every eighteen days. For example, the second meetings of the first and the second houses were held on the 13th and 19th of January respectively. A new law can be passed on any day when both houses meet, except on a Thursday. On how many days can the parliament members pass new laws during this six year term? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sin(3x), cos(3x) and tan(3x)		2004-01-28
		From Jon: What is the identity for cos3x, sin3x, and tan3x? In class, we learned double angel identities and were asked to find out the identity to these three trig functions. If you can help, please do. Also, i know that the cos4x- sin4x is the same as cos2x. Is cos8x-sin8x = cos2x also true? Thank you.s Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Multiples of all four of the numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5		2003-02-11
		From Stephanie: How many of the first 1000 positive integers are multiples of all four of the numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is 5 divided by 1/7 greater than 5 divided by 2/3?		2002-11-19
		From Elizabeth: Without performing the division, explain why 5 divided by 1/7 is a number greater than 5 divided by 2/3. Is the least common multiple of two prime numbers always their product? Why or why not? Answered by Diane Hanson and Penny Nom.
	sin 2x = cos 3x		2002-02-25
		From Allan: solve: sin 2x = cos 3x Primary question: how do you handle the cos 3x? Answered by Paul Betts and Chris Fisher.
	Manufactures golf balls		2001-11-06
		From Kevin: A company manufactures golf balls. Golf balls are each numbered consecutively 0 to 4, and then the numbering starts over with zero again. Every 12th golf ball is yellow. Every 8th golf ball is tested for defects. The company produces 120,000 golf balls in an eight-hour shift. A. How many yellow golf balls are tested for defects during the day? Explain your reasoning. B. How many of these yellow balls that are tested are imprinted with the numeral 2? Explain your reasoning. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Locusts		2001-10-08
		From A parent: JOHN CONJECTURED THAT BOTH 13-YR.&17-YR. LOCUSTS CAME OUT THE SAME YEAR. ASSUME IT IS CORRECT. HOW MANY YEARS PASS BETWEEN THE YRS. WHEN BOTH 13 YR. & 17YR. LOCUSTS ARE OUT AT THE SAME TIME? EXPLAIN. NEXT, SUPPOSE THERE WERE 12YR.,14 YR.,& 16YR. LO- CUSTS,& THEY ALL COME OUT THIS YR. HOW MANY YRS. WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY ALL COME OUT TOGETHER AGAIN? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	GCD and LCM		2001-09-24
		From David: Find the GCD adn LCM of the following numbers. Assume p 2 to the power p, 3 to power q, 5 to power r and 2 to power q, 3 to power r, 7 to power p Answered by Penny Nom.
	A four digit number		2001-02-17
		From Dean: Need to find a 4 digit number that can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and will always have a remainder of 1 in the answer. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two number theory questions		2001-01-30
		From Richie: i have two questions and they are: the product of three consecutive prime numbers is 7429. Find the product of the smallest and largest of these three integers. the least common multiple of two relatively prime positive integers, a and b, is 144. if a (a>or=2) is as small as possible, compute the value of b. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Is n^2 - 2 a multiple of n - 4?		2001-01-10
		From John: Find all positive integers n so that n2 - 2 is a multiple of n - 4. Answered by Sukanta Pati.
	Why does division start from the left?		2000-05-24
		From Salil Dave: Addition, subtraction and multiplications start with right most digit and proceed left, but division starts from left-most digits and goes right ... why? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Factoring, primes, GCF and LCM		2000-02-27
		From Ruth Kroek: My son is in grade seven, he has to do a Factoring Booklet the areas covered are: Prime #'s Composite #'s Rainbow Factoring Finding Multiples (consecutive multiples) Finding GCF of 2-3 numbers uning Rainbow factoring Finding LCM of 2 numbers using consecutive multiples prime factor trees prime factor ladders finding GCF of 2 numbers using Prime number Method Although his text 'Math Power' gives some information, we are at a loss .. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triple angle formula		2000-02-23
		From Sara: Can one derive a triple angle formula for sine and cosine? If so, how? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Least Common Multiple		2000-02-16
		From Kathy Heath: The way I understand it is for 2,3,9 the least common multiple is 18. Am I right? If so, I guess the least common multiple for 3,4,7 is 105. Please let me know if I'm right so I can tell my daughter. Answered by Denis Hanson.
	Climbing stairs		1999-12-22
		From Harman Chaudhry: Paul, Michelle and Michael all climb up 54 steps. Paul climbs the steps one at a time i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc. Michelle Climbs the stairs 2 at a time i.e. 2, 4, 6, etc. Michael climbs the stairs 3 at a time i.e. 3, 6, 9, etc. How many steps are used by exactly two people? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Jose and Arthur		1999-09-26
		From Joel Hammer: Jose can run around the track in 40 seconds. Arthur runs with Jose but in the opposite direction. They meet every 15 second. How long will it take Arthur to make one trip around the track? Answered by Denis Hanson.
	A Multiple Choice Test		1999-08-31
		From Cintra Ramnarine: I have ten questions. There are two multiple choice answers to each question. What are the chances of answering all questions correctly. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Sin 4A		1999-06-22
		From Ryan Cochrane: If sinA = 4/5, and A is a first quadrant angle, find sin4A Answered by Harley Weston.
	Where three sequences meet.		1999-03-06
		From Ali: My name is Ali and I am in the 5th grade. I have a math question: What is the least positive integer meeting each of the following conditions: Dividing by 7 gives a remainder of 4 Dividing by 8 gives a remainder of 5 Dividing by 9 gives a remainder of 6 Help! Answered by Denis Hanson.
	The Board Problem		1999-02-15
		From Avery: Mr. Avery has 3-foot boards and 4-foot boards. If he puts the 3-foot boards in a line, they have the same length as the 4-foot boards put in a line. Altogether he has between 16 and 25 boards. How many 3-foot boards does he have? Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Greatest Common Factor.		1998-01-09
		From Percy Stribling: how do you figure out what the greater common factor is? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two Questions		1997-08-28
		From Faye Tan: I am a trainee teacher. I would appreciate it very much if you could help me solve the following two problems which I think are meant for students at middle grade. 1. If a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many hens are needed to lay a dozen eggs in one day? 2. There are fewer than 200 passengers on a train. If they get off in pairs, one passenger will be without a partner. If they get off in groups of 3 or 4, there will still be one passenger left by himself. However, if they get off in groups of 5, no one will be left by themselves. How many passengers are there on the train? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many digits are there in 2^2520?		1996-10-07
		From Rita Leung: A)The number 64 is a sq., a cube, and a sixth power because 64=8*8, 4*4*4, 2*2*2*2*2*2. Find the smallest integer greater than 1 that is a sq., a cube, a 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th power. I have found that the answer is 2 to the power 2520th. B) How many digits are in the correct answer to part A? The answer is uncertain. It is either 758 or 759. Can you give me any ideas? Answered by Penny Nom.

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