Triangle T has sides of lengths 6, 5 and 5. Triangle U has sides of lengths 8, 5 and 5. What is the ratio of their areas?
Weekly Problem 4 - 2008
In the figure given in the problem, calculate the length of an edge.
Weekly Problem 16 - 2008
A 30cm x 40cm page of a book includes a 2cm margin on each side... What percentage of the page is occupied by the margins?
Weekly Problem 10 - 2012
If you know how long Meg's shadow is, can you work out how long the shadow is when she stands on her brother's shoulders?
Weekly Problem 28 - 2006
What can you say about the rectangles that form this L-shape?
Weekly Problem 1 - 2006
The diagram shows two circles enclosed in a rectangle. What is the distance between the centres of the circles?
Can you interpret this algorithm to determine the day on which you were born?
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this teacup?
My average speed for a journey was 50 mph, my return average speed of 70 mph. Why wasn't my average speed for the round trip 60mph ?
