PROBLEM # 1

How many squares are there in a 4 X 4 checker board?

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2
In triangle ABC on the right, AB=AC=5, BC=4 and BD is perpendicular to AC.
Find BD.

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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON 07/29/04

FOR CHILDREN

PROBLEM # 1

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

SOLUTION
6 eggs.

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2

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

SOLUTION
BAD<45.

Congratulations to Sandeep Bansal, Anupa Manjunatha, Chetan Rajadhyaksha, Mukund Seshadri and Ananth Sridhar, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one puzzle for kids and one for adults.

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