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From Winter Court of Honor December 2005
Jim is one-fourth Jack’s age. In five years he will be two-fifths Jack’s age. Two years ago, he was one-sixth jack’s age. How old are both of them now?
From Spring Court of Honor April 2004
The day before yesterday Suzie was nine years old. Next year she will be twelve. Explain how this is possible, or tell me it is impossible.
From Winter Court of Honor December 2003
If you drop a steel ball weighing 5 pounds, it will fall more rapidly through water at 20 degrees Fahrenheit or water at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or will it make no difference.
The answer: Since water at 20 degree Fahrenheit is frozen as ice, the ball will travel faster through the 60 degree water.
From Fall Court of Honor August 2003
A lady had four pieces of gold chain, each having three links. She wished to link them together into a circular solid chain. The charge by the jeweler is one dollar for each cut and weld ($1.00 together). What is the cheapest the job could cost?
The Answer: $3.00 - How? Have the jeweler cut each ring of one of the sections of three and weld them as connectors to the other three pieces into a circular chain.
There were no winners to this months puzzle.
From Spring Court of Honor April 2003
Robert walks into Home Depot and inquires about a price. The ever so friendly and helpful clerk (so much nicer than the person at that other Home Improvement Place) says, "7 will cost you $.50, 34 will cost you $1.00 an 1002 will cost you $2.00." What is Robert trying to buy?
The answer: The answer to last Court of Honor's puzzle is Robert was shopping for house/mailbox numbers. They cost 50 cents each so the number 7 would be $.50, while the number 34, made of two numbers, would be twice as much, etc.
Winner: Wow, we had four people respond with answers to the puzzle from last newsletter. Laraine T., Zack T., Fenil P. and Angela B. all submitted answers. The honors go to Angi B. who correctly guessed that Robert was shopping for house/mailbox numbers.
From December Court of Honor 2002
With Martin Luther King's Birthday just a month away, and since he was a great African American, here is a puzzle involving some other Africans...
In a certain African village there live 800 women. Three percent of them are wearing one earring. Of the other 97 percent, half are wearing two earrings and half are wearing no earrings. How many earrings all together are being worn by the women??
The answer:
The answer to last Court of Honor's puzzle is 800.
From Fall Court of Honor 2002
A tramp was walking down a railroad track when he saw a fast express train speeding toward him. Of course he jumped off the track. However, before he jumped, he ran ten feet toward the train. Why.
The answer:
The reason the tramp ran toward the train was that when he realized the train was headed toward him, he was on a train trestle (bridge) and had to run to the end of the bridge to get out of the train's way.
From Spring Court of Honor 2002
Two automobiles are approaching each other at a constant velocity of 60 mph (30 mph each). When the autos are two miles apart a very fast fly leaves the front bumper of one of the cars and travels toward the other at a speed of 120 mph. Upon reaching the second car, the fly immediately reverses direction and flies back at 120 mph. This continues until the autos collide. How far did the fly travel?
Send your written solution to Mr. Braun at JimBraun@mail.clayton.edu.
From Court of Honor Newsletter Winter 2001
Since algebra is not our thing…tonight’s puzzle should be considerably easier.
Farmer Higgs owns three pink pigs, four brown pigs, and one black pig. How many of Higg’s pigs can say that it is the same color as another pig on Higg’s farm?
The answer: To last Court Of Honor ‘s puzzle is zero, pigs can't talk.
From Court of Honor Newsletter Fall 2001
Consider two numbers (x and y). Their difference (x-y), their product (xy) and their quotient (x/y) are all equal. What is the sum (x+y)?
The answer:
Apparently no one likes to do algebra as we had only one answer submitted for the last puzzle. Jeremy Filson submitted a wrong answer, but he was the only one to try. Good try Jeremy! The correct answers are x = -1/2 and y = -1. If you need help solving for these values, see me. In the mean time, let’s study that math!!
From Court of Honor Newsletter Winter 2000
A traveler comes to a fork in the road and does not know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always lies and the other always tells the truth. The traveler does not know which is which. He many ask one man only one question to find his way. What is his question and how does he find the correct direction to travel?
