In the movie, Legally Blonde, Elle uses reasoning to prove to her fellow lawyers that their client did not kill her husband. Elle states, "Exercising gives you endorphins, endorphins make you happy, happy people just don't kill their husbands, they just don't." Elle demonstrates the law of syllogism, which allows her to state a conclusion from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other. Assuming that Elle's logic is sound, which of the following statements is NOT true? a) People who exercise don't kill their husbands. b) People who exercise are happy. c) People who do not kill their husbands are happy. d) People who kill their husbands are unhappy. answer
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Three brothers divide 17 candy bars. The oldest child gets 1/2, the middle child 1/3, and the youngest child 1/9. So that they do not have to cut any bars, Mom provides an extra one. The oldest child then takes 9 candy bars, the middle child 6, and the youngest 2, and they return the extra one. Which child received more than his fair share? answer Coffey, M. (Ed.). (2011). January "Calendar" Problems. MATHEMATICS TEACHER , 104 (5), 368-369.
a) How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "MATH"?
b) How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "JAZZ"? c) Why do I get two different answers for these two different four letter words? Bonus Question How many ways can I rearrange the letters in the word "MISSISSIPPI"? answer During the Superbowl XXXII, the Packers scored 3 touchdowns, 3 extra points, and 1 field goals. The Denver Broncos scored 4 touchdowns, 4 extra points, and 1 field goal. What's the score? By how many points did the Denver Broncos beat the Packers?
(Touchdown=6pts and Field goal = 3pts) Answer A dartboard has the numbers 3,6,9,12,15,19,21,25,27, and 30 on it. What is the fewest number of darts that could be thrown if two darts cannot land on the same number and if the sum of the scores must be 50? Answer Coffey, M. (Ed.). (2011). January "Calendar" Problems. MATHEMATICS TEACHER , 104 (5), 368-369.
In honor of the premere of American Idol, Mr. Kruczinski proudly presents a music themed math problem. A number of girls from a singing group. All but 3 of the girls are blones, all but 4 are brunettes, and all but 5 are redheads. How many girls are in the group? answer Coffey, M. (Ed.). (2011). January "Calendar" Problems. MATHEMATICS TEACHER , 104 (5), 368-369.
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Two six sided dice are rolled, find the probability that the sum is .... a) equal to or less than 8 b) less than 5 c) equal to 7 answer Since there has not been a math problem of the day in a while, let us start off with a simple one....
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