Captain Hook’s parrot is 4 times as tall as Peter Pan’s parrot. A parrot owned by another Pi-rate on the Jolly Roger is 5/8 the height of Hook’s bird. The total height of all these birds is 225cm. If d represents the height of Peter’s parrot, find d. ANSWER From the March Issue of the Mathematics Teacher
Coffey, M. (Ed.). (2011). March "Calendar" Problems. MATHEMATICS TEACHER , 104 (7), 520-521.
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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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