A Math Teacher who Writes (or a Writer who DOES MATH). Charles Bukowski said: "I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say" Seems like a perfectly fine rationale to me.
Showing posts with label ratios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ratios. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ratio Riddles
Ratio Riddles for 5, Please
- I am the ratio of the least 3-digit number to the greatest 3-digit number. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the number ‘100 less than 949’ to the number ‘100 more than 949’. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the only even prime number to the least odd prime number. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the difference between 19 and 34 and the sum of 19 and 34. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the 2nd power of 10 to the 3rd power of 10. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the greatest common factor of 4/6 to the least common multiple of 4/6. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the least factor of 36 to its greatest factor. Who am I?
- There are 3 numbers – 0.5, 1.5 and 4. I am the ratio of their sum to their product. Who am I?
- I am the ratio of the ‘right angle’ to the ‘sum total of all the angles’ in a right-angled triangle. What am I?
- I am the ratio of the number of sides of a square to the number of sides of a hexagon. Who am I?
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