FOR CHILDREN

PROBLEM # 1
A small sore has two full-time employees. If each employee is absent about 3% of the days the store is open, what is the probability that both employees will be absent on the same day!

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2
A cyclist drove one kilometer, with the wind in his back, in three minutes and drove the same way back, against the wind in four minutes.

The Question: If we assume that the cyclist always puts constant force on the pedals, how much time would it take him to drive one kilometer without wind?

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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON 04/05/07

FOR CHILDREN

PROBLEM # 1
If the side of a hexagon is 1 inch, what is its area?

SOLUTION
 2.60 sq. in.

FOR GROWNUPS

PROBLEM # 2
Which of the following describes the graph of the equation
(x + y)^2 = x^2 + y^2?
a) the empty set b) one point c) two lines d) a circle e) the entire plane.

SOLUTION 
2 lines.

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