Who is Eating What?

Last Problem

If a woman-and-a-half can eat a pie-and-a-half in a minute-and-a-half, how many women would it take to eat 60 pies in 30 minutes?

Answer:

The answer is “3” – double the women so that 3 women eat 3 pies in 1 1/2 minutes – so that means one woman can eat one pie in 1 1/2 minutes. So, in 30 minutes, one woman can eat 20 pies. 3 times 20 pies is 60 pies, so it takes 3 women.

Today’s problem:

A pig had to share a stable and feed bags with a horse and a cow. If the pig ate oats, then the horse ate what the cow ate. If the horse ate oats, then the pig ate what the cow did not eat. If the cow ate hay, then the pig ate what the horse ate. Who always ate from the same feed bag?

All Lined Up

Yesterday’s Problem:

A pad of writing paper and a pencil cost a total of $1.10. The paper cost $1.00 more than the pencil. What was the price of each?

Answer:

The paper was $1.05 and the pencil was $.05 – added together equals $1.10, and $1.05-$0.05 equals $1.00.

Today’s Problem:

Five cars are lined up bumper to bumper while traveling on Interstate 5. How many bumpers are touching each other?