Math 100. Exploring Mathematics. Spring 2008.

Boxes

A carpenter has three large boxes. Inside each box are two medium-sized boxes. Inside each medium-sized box are five small boxes. How many boxes are there altogether?


Pick the numbers

Given seven numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, pick five of them that when multiplied together give 2310. Find as many different solutions as you can.


Find the Area

Find the area of the figure shown below. Which of the problem strategies have you used? Find as many different solutions as you can.

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