PROBLEM # 1

If 1.5 chickens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days, how many eggs do 3 chickens lay in 3 days?

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2
In triangle ABC on the right, segments AD, BD, and BC are congruent. Determine the measure of angle BAD.

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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON 07/15/04

FOR CHILDREN

PROBLEM # 1

Seema celebrated her 14th birthday on September 10, 2000. How old would she be if weekends (Saturday and Sunday) did not contribute to her age?

SOLUTION
10 years.

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2

Consider the integers from 1 to 10,000,000,000. What is the number of integers that include the digit 1.

SOLUTION
6,513,215,599.

Congratulations to Sandeep Bansal, Manu Ramesh and Mukund Seshadri, who were winners of the last set of puzzles.

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