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Math homework help! I am extremely lost…?

I have two problems that I CANNOT figure out. Here they are…

1. On Monday, January 4, 2010, one Euro was worth .4408 and one Yuan (China) was worth {content}.1465. What was the value of one Yuan in Euros on Monday, January 4, 2010?

2. You are considering buying 15 silver coins that look alike, but you have been told that one of the coins is a lightweight… Continue reading

2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - July 9, 2010 at 3:28 am

Categories: Trivia   Tags: balance scale, conversions, january 4, piles, silver coins, yuan china

you are given 3 piles of ten peso coins. 1 pile is made up of counterfeit coins,heavier than the genuine ones.?

you are given 3 piles of ten peso coins. 1 pile is made up of counterfeit coins,heavier than the genuine ones. explain how you can pick out the pile of counterfeit coins in one step procedure using an equal arm balance.… Continue reading

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - July 4, 2010 at 5:51 pm

Categories: Trivia   Tags: counterfeit coins, peso coins, piles

Scientific method question..please help me..you can simply answer the question..?

1) your friend does her own washing and develops skin rashes every time. she suspects the detergent as the cause of rashes. however, she gives up her suspicion when a neighbor using the same brand does not develop rashes.

a. is your friend being scientific in giving up her suspicion about the detergent as the possible cause of the rashes? explain your answer..

b.plan a way to test… Continue reading

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - June 23, 2010 at 5:52 pm

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100 piles of coins and one Counterfiet?

There are 100 piles of coins in a warehouse, each coin is supposed to have a mass of one gram. However, one of the piles is counterfeit. It’s coins have a mass of 3/4 of a gram. How can you find the counterfeit pile by using an electric scale one and only once?… Continue reading

2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - November 21, 2009 at 8:31 am

Categories: Trivia   Tags: Coins, piles

You have fifteen piles of coins, each pile containing twenty coins. The coins appear to be identical in…?

every respect; however, they are not. Fourteen of the piles contain coins that weigh 2 grams each, but one pile is counterfeit, and those coins weight 2.1 grams each. You have at your disposal a single pan scale, such as is used to weigh produce, and your problem is to determine which of the piles contains the counterfeit coins, using the scale once and only once. You may not add… Continue reading

5 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - November 8, 2009 at 8:27 am

Categories: Trivia   Tags: counterfeit coins, piles