Friday, 2/18/05
Prepare separate sheet for Quiz 2/18.
Mental Floss
  1. Assuming that you are paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movie at the same time, or is it the same?
  2. A person goes into the post office to mail a letter. She purchases two stamps and then asks the next person in line to put the stamps on the envelope. Why didn't she put the stamps on herself?
  3. Bob says, "I'll bet you I can do two to three thousand push ups in 5 minutes."  Jon says, "Fine, let's see it." How does Bob do it?
  4. What a pair we are,

    5. Our sum is 100,
    Our product tells you more,
    For it is our sum times 24.

    What are the numbers?

  5. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
Correct Vocabulary Pretest.
Quiz 2/18