May's Math Puzzlers
feature lots of funny names
Don't be fooled
by all the funny names Mr. Math Puzzler gives to things in
the May questions. The secret to success will be to follow
the numbers through winding paths.
You'll find that,
if you think logically, many of these questions can be answered
by common sense.
Why don't you
tell your friends about the fun of solving the Math Puzzlers.
Maybe you can get together with a group and each of you can
send in an answer sheet for the puzzlers.
There were two
winners in April's contest. That marked the second month in
a row that two of you got all six puzzlers correct. And the
winners in April were first-time winners.
Young Saint
Louis.com started the Math Puzzlers last September to
give you a way to participate in the website. Each month,
math teacher Wayne Hesse of Green Park Lutheran School comes
up with brain-teasing math questions.
Then, we include
a ready-made entry form that you can use to send in your answers.
If you get them all correct, we print the names of winners
the next month and offer an added bonus for up to three of
those getting all the answers right.
All winning entries
are put in a hat and up to three are selected to receive a
$10 Borders gift certificate.
Remember, you
can enter more than once. If you think a Puzzler could be
answered more than one way, you can print out two different
entry blanks. That way you can give one answer on one entry
and a second one on the other form.
Submit your answers
to the May contest by using the form below. In June, we'll
publish names of those who answered all questions correctly.
We'll also include explanations of the answers. (For April
winners and answers, click here.)
A reminder:
Although these Math Puzzlers are a little easier, they
are still quite challenging, especially for younger kids.
Remember, we don't mind if you get help from a parent or older
brother or sister. In fact, you might want to make this a
family activity.
Here's how to
enter:
- Print out
the following entry form.
- Fill out your
name, address and telephone number.
- Give your
answers to the six Math Puzzlers.
- Put your completed
entry into a stamped envelope.
- Mail your
entry to:
Math Puzzler Contest
Young Saint Louis.com
7733 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 350
Clayton, MO 63105
- All entries
must be postmarked by the 15th of the month
to be eligible for a book prize.
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Entry
for May, 2002, Math Puzzler Contest:
Name: _____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________
City:_______________,
State:______ ZIP_________
Contact phone
no.(____)____________________
The
Math Puzzlers
(May, 2002)
1. There are five
Koops in a Flan, seven Flans in a Blit and three Blits in
a Zorch. What is the number of Koops in a Zorch, divided by
the number of Flans in a Zorch?
Answer:_____________
2. Below are three
normal playing dice stuck together. If you know the opposite
sides of one die always total seven, what is the sum of the
numbers on the four faces that are stuck together?
Answer:_____________
3. The houses
on a street are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., up one side
of the street and then continued consecutively down the other
side until the last number is opposite house number 1. If
house number 12 is opposite house number 29, how many houses
are there totally on both sides of the street?
Answer:_____________
4. A jogger knows
three different routes from A Street to B Street. From B street
to G Street, the jogger knows six different routes. From G
Street to D Street, the jogger knows four different routes.
How many different routes from A Street to D Street can this
jogger take?
Answer:______________
5. Alpers increased
by 30% equals a Bon. Bons decreased by 20% equals a Cite.
Cites increased by 40% equals a Dran. What percentage of an
Alper is a Dran?
Answer:______________
6. What is the
missing number in the following series?
43 41 37 31 29 ? 19 17
Answer:______________
