REFRESHER NOTES FOR MATHEMATICS
1. PROBLEM
Stations A and B are 120 miles apart on a single-track railroad. How far had the fly flown?
ANS: 800
2. PROBLEM
A man walks one mile south, one mile west, then one mile north ending where he begins. From how many points on the
surface of the earth can such journey be made?
ANS: Infinite
3. PROBLEM
A brick has 8 bricks. Seven of the bricks weigh the same amount… How can he find the heaviest brick…
ANS: 3, 3, 2
4. PROBLEM
Maynard’s Grandfather Clock is driven by two weights, What is Maynard’s bedtime?
Ans: 9 pm or 3 am
5. PROBLEM
Dr. Fubisher LaRouche, the noted mathematician, was shopping at a hardware store… What was Dr. LaRouche buying?
Ans: 10 cent/number
6. PROBLEM
The numbers are divided into three groups as follows; 0, 3, 6, 8, 9,…. In which groups would 15, 16 and 17 be placed?
Ans: 15 and 16 in the 3rd group
17 in the 2nd group
7. PROBLEM
In a fast Major League baseball game, pitcher Hi N. Outside managed to get by with the minimum number of pitches
possible… How many pitches did he make?
Ans: 25 pitches
8. PROBLEM
State University won their first football game of the season 17 to 0. What were State’s quarter scores?
Ans: 0, 3, 6, 8
9. PROBLEM
A chemist has three large test tubes and a beaker with 54 c.c. How can he retain 50 c.c. in the beaker?
Ans: 50
10. PROBLEM
How many colors are necessary for the squares of a chessboard…
Ans: 8 colors
1. PROBLEM
Stations A and B are 120 miles apart on a single-track railroad. How far had the fly flown?
ANS: 800
2. PROBLEM
A man walks one mile south, one mile west, then one mile north ending where he begins. From how many points on the
surface of the earth can such journey be made?
ANS: Infinite
3. PROBLEM
A brick has 8 bricks. Seven of the bricks weigh the same amount… How can he find the heaviest brick…
ANS: 3, 3, 2
4. PROBLEM
Maynard’s Grandfather Clock is driven by two weights, What is Maynard’s bedtime?
Ans: 9 pm or 3 am
5. PROBLEM
Dr. Fubisher LaRouche, the noted mathematician, was shopping at a hardware store… What was Dr. LaRouche buying?
Ans: 10 cent/number
6. PROBLEM
The numbers are divided into three groups as follows; 0, 3, 6, 8, 9,…. In which groups would 15, 16 and 17 be placed?
Ans: 15 and 16 in the 3rd group
17 in the 2nd group
7. PROBLEM
In a fast Major League baseball game, pitcher Hi N. Outside managed to get by with the minimum number of pitches
possible… How many pitches did he make?
Ans: 25 pitches
8. PROBLEM
State University won their first football game of the season 17 to 0. What were State’s quarter scores?
Ans: 0, 3, 6, 8
9. PROBLEM
A chemist has three large test tubes and a beaker with 54 c.c. How can he retain 50 c.c. in the beaker?
Ans: 50
10. PROBLEM
How many colors are necessary for the squares of a chessboard…
Ans: 8 colors
