ABIATOR'S CONTRACT MATHS   B106

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B 106

(1) FENCE MAKING: $1, 608.00

(2) ONE HUNDRED: 
[a] (33/3 x 33) – 333 – (33 – 3) = 0
[b] (0.5 x 0.5) x (5 – 5) + (5/5) = 1
[c] (22/2) x 2 = 22

(3) AGE CONUNDRUM:  41 YEARS OLD (father is 82 years old)

(4) HOW MANY????:  12 BOYS  (18 GIRLS)

(5) PURCHASING POWER: Comb = $2.50    Pocket mirror = $12.50

(6) SQUARE MAGIC:   (View in class.)

(7) GRAPHIC CONSTRUCT:   (View in class) Gretchin = 5 goals; Cheryl = 10 goals

(8) KNIGHT'S QUEST:  One possible solution:
knight's quest solution

(9) GOLDEN SPHERES:  $192, 786.58

(10) PIE GRAPH:  N/A; sight solutions in class.

(11) Problem Galleria:
Problem 11.1:  3.45 cm
Problem 11.2:  $812.81 (or $812.80 if rounded off to nearest 5 cents)
Problem 11.3:  12 m3
Problem 11.4:  1, 177.5 ml
Problem 11.5:  122, 656.25 ml
Problem 11.6:  3 minutes 30 seconds
Problem 11.7:  4
Problem 11.8:  $35.00
Problem 11.9:  15 litres more (the tank holds 90 litres)
Problem 11.10:  47, 520 m (or 47.520 km)