Monday, November 16, 2009

Pop Quiz time!

Okay, here are four questions. Let's see how you do. Correct answers to be posted in a few days. (No cheating by looking them up on the internet...)

  1. A pencil and a pad of paper costs a total of $1.10. The pad of paper costs $1 more than the pencil. How much does the pencil cost?
  2. If it takes five do-hickies 5 minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 do-hickies to make 100 widgets?
  3. In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of it?
  4. Joe is checking out Jill. Jill is checking out Jack. Joe is married, Jack is not. Is a married person checking out an unmarried person? (a) Yes, (b) No, (c) Cannot be determined.
Check back in the comments in a few days and I'll have the answers for you. :)

1 comment:

WhiteRabbit said...

Okay, are you ready for the answers? Well, even if you're not, here they are...

1) $.05
2) 5 minutes
3) 47 days
4) a-Yes

If you have any questions on working these out, just post a comment and I'll work the problem for you. :D