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Anil Saigal
07/20/2005
FOR CHILDREN FOR GROWNUPS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON 07/14/05 SOLUTION FOR GROWNUPS
PROBLEM # 1
How many whole numbers between 0 and 180 are divisible by both 4 and 6?
PROBLEM # 2
Tap 1 by itself can fill a sink in 3 hours. Tap 2 by itself can fill the same sink
in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill the sink if both the taps are open together?
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FOR CHILDREN
PROBLEM # 1
A
rectangular cafeteria has a perimeter of 800 feet and an area of 30,000
square feet. What is the length and width of the cafeteria.
300' x 100'.
PROBLEM # 2
A
fair coin is tosses ten times. What is the probability of getting
exactly six heads. Express the answer as a simplified fraction.
105/512.
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