Thursday, December 17, 2015

513: Compound Area

Can you come up with other, better, divisions?






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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

512: Factory Ratios 3

We started with this:
In a factory, the ratio of men to women is 2:3. The ratio of right-handed men to left-handed men is 7:3. The ratio of right-handed women to left-handed women is 11:1. What fraction of the factory workforce is right-handed?
And then we extended with: What is the fewest number of employees possible in this building?

If the ugly-sweater party was held in that factory with the minimum number of workers possible and the  ratio of red to green ugly sweaters was 7:13, how likely is it that a left-handed man wore a red ugly sweater?

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511: Factory Ratios 2

We started with this:
In a factory, the ratio of men to women is 2:3.
The ratio of right-handed men to left-handed men is 7:3
The ratio of right-handed women to left-handed women is 11:1
What fraction of the factory workforce is right-handed?
But let's extend things a bit.

What is the fewest number of employees possible in this building?

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510: Factory Ratios 1

In a factory, the ratio of men to women is 2:3.
The ratio of right-handed men to left-handed men is 7:3
The ratio of right-handed women to left-handed women is 11:1

What fraction of the factory workforce is right-handed?


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