Friday, 9/11/09
Prepare sheet
for Test #2
Mental Floss
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A house painter paints numbers
on all the new houses in a neighborhood from 1-100. How many times does
he have to paint the digit 9? (Not a trick.)
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It takes three days to go from
A to B, but it takes four days to go from B to A. Why?
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Explain the following true boast:
"In my bedroom, the nearest lamp that I usually keep turned on is
12 feet away from my bed. Alone in the room, without using wires, strings,
or any other aids or contraptions, I can turn out the light on that lamp
and get into bed before the room is dark."
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In a certain city, 5% of all
persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at
random from the city's phone directory, how many of the people selected
will have unlisted phone numbers?
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How many animals of each species
did Moses take aboard the ark with him? (Note: It asks how many animals,
not how many pairs.)
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Using the words DROVES and NEWS
write seven words using each letter once.
Test
#2
Doodle Theme: Weird Planet