Trick Questions

6. A rope ladder is hanging over the side of a ship.  The ladder is 12
feet long, and the rungs are one foot apart.  The lowest rung is
resting on the top of the ocean.  The tide rises at the rate of four
inches per hour.  How long will it take before the first four rungs
of the ladder are under water?


7. Which would be worth more - a trunk full of nickels or a half a
trunk full of dimes?


8. A child  playing on the beach had 6-1/6 sand piles in one  place and
3-1/3 in another.  If he put them together, how many sand piles would
he have?


9. It takes 4-1/2 hours for a jet to fly coast to coast.  One  plane
leaves Los Angeles for New York at 4:40 P.M., while another  plane
leave New York for Los Angeles at 6:00 P.M.  Which  plane will be
closer to New York when they pass each other?


10. In the Hope family there are seven sisters and each sister has one
brother.  Including Mr. & Mrs. Hope, how many are in the family?

 

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