Friday, 2/16/07
Prepare sheet for Test 2/16/07.
Mental Floss.

1. 620 = 3000    Your challenge: Add only two lines to make the equation valid. You cannot:

Cross the equal sign to obtain a "not-equal" sign. Fold the paper in any way. Draw any curves. Place any decimal points. Place any middle dots (for multiplication). Use the "000" as a number. (Alert: math)
2. The following word pairs are anagrams which can be combined to form the name of an animal or insect.
• a) Evil, Owner
• b) Neat, Help
• c) Bow, Mat
3. Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, Surprised/Trashiness conceals Rise & Shine.
• a) Skyrocketing/Trolleyman
• b) Delaware/Bordering
• c) Thundershower/Intellectual
4. A firefighter stood on the middle rung of a ladder, spraying water on a burning house. He then climbed up 6 rungs before the heat of the flames caused him to come down 10 rungs. After some minutes he was able to climb 18 rungs to the very top of the ladder. How many rungs did the ladder have? (Alert: math)