Dollar Dealing

Hector says to Larissa, “If you give me $2, we will have an equal amount of money.” Larissa responds, “That’s true, but on the other hand if you give me $2, I will have twice as much money as you.”

Exploding Shapes

Nuts in a Bowl

Scattered around the house are 100 nuts in 5 bowls.

• The 1st and 2nd bowls together contain 48 nuts.
• The 2nd and 3rd bowls together contain 34.
• The 3rd and 4th bowls together contain 30.
• The 4th and 5th bowls together contain 48.

Mom’s Errands

After Tom’s mother drops Tom off at school, she has to stop at the drug store, the supermarket, and the post office before heading home.

Two Heads are Better than One

Raquel and Esperanza were asked to count Dr. Dolittle’s ostrichs and pushimi-pullyus. Raquel counted 67 heads, while Esperana counted 134 legs.

Pushmi-Pullyu

Ostrich

Order in the Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the country. It consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

The Court begins each term on the first Monday in October. Suppose that on that first day, each Justice greets every other Justice by shaking hands exactly once.

How Deep is It?

A closed rectangular box whose dimensions are 8 feet by 5 feet by 3 feet has 5 feet of water in it.

Growing Worms

Around the Corner

The steel girders being used to construct a building are 27 feet long. One of the corridors the girders are to be carried down has a 90° turn at the end. The width of the hall before the turn is 8 feet.