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Signs at 1/3 mile intervals |
2020-05-03 |
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Heather pose la question : The butterfly garden in St. Thomas gardens is a three mile loop at every 1/3 there is a sign along the loop to mark each 3rd of a mile along the loop if Melanie is standing next to the 7th sign at what mile is she? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Distance traveled |
2019-07-03 |
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J pose la question : If a fly flies at 15 feet per a second between two walls closing in upon themselves. Wall A is moving to the right at 3 feet a second and wall B is moving to the left at 15 feet a minute, how far will the fly fly before the walls touch? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A cyclist a jogger and a fly |
2012-06-04 |
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Emd pose la question : A cyclist & a jogger are 20 miles apart.
Cyclist goes 20 mph & jogger 7mph towards each other.
A fly starts on nose of cyclist & flies at 20 mph from cyclist to jogger &
back & forth until they meet.
How far has the fly travelled? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A dead fly is stuck to a belt that passes over two pulleys |
2009-03-21 |
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Jules pose la question : A dead fly is stuck to a belt that passes over two pulleys 6 inches and 8
inches in radius. Assuming no slippage,how fast is the fly moving when
the large pulley (8 inches) makes 21 revolutions per second ? How many
revolutions per second does the small pulley make ?
How long will it take the dead fly to travel 1 mile ? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Rotational energy needs |
2007-08-29 |
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will pose la question : how much energy in KW do i need to start and subsequently rotate a 4 ton fly wheel of 1 metre radius at 12 rpm? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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More on quadrilateral shape names |
2007-05-26 |
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Don pose la question : If North Americans call a quadrilateral with no parallel sides a trapezium, is a kite merely a special type of trapezium? Can a rhombus be a kite? Walter Whiteley and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How far does the fly fly? |
2001-08-07 |
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Harold pose la question :
6 MPH 4 MPH
Rachel ---------------------- Eli
10 Miles apart
The fly is on Rachels handlebars. The fly is scared so it flys back and forth at 20 MP H. How far has the fly flown when Rachel and Eli meet? f Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A Kite |
1998-10-07 |
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Paul Scott pose la question : What is the mathematical term for the kite shape? Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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