For The Mathematically Inclined

For The Mathematically Inclined

Anil Saigal
01/05/2017

Problem 1:

Jared has a white and a red dice. If Jared tosses both the dice, what is the probability he will get a 4 on the white dice and an odd number on the red dice?

Problem 2:

Jared has a white and a red dice. If Jared tosses both the dice, what is the probability he will get an higher number on the white dice?

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Problems from 12/29/16

Problem 1:

The sum of three consecutive integers is 306. What is the largest integer?

Problem 2:

What is the the third vertex of a triangle, if two vertices are (-3,1), (0,-2) and the centroid is at origin?

Congratulations to Annie Shah, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles.

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