PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?

How much will a 38° angle measure when looked at under a microscope that magnifies ten times?

You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer, how can you boil the egg for only two minutes?

How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?

A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?

How many sides does a circle have?

If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?