Answer Key #14

Daily Dilemma #14: Answer Key

#1 shows the cake divided into an equal number of pieces. Each girl will get 4 pieces of cake.

$30.00 / day • 7 days = $210.00
$.22 / km • 230 km = $50.60 mileage
total cost = 210.00 + 50.60 = $260.60

Profit = 38.10 – (12.00 + 6.33 + 2.46 + 4.50) = 12.81
Each boy gets $12.81 ÷ 3 = $4.27

time	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05
no. of boys	1	5	9	13	17	21

time	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10
no. of boys	25	29	33	37	41

41 boy scouts left for the fair at 8:10.

Extra Credit rule: number of boys = 4 (number of minutes after 8) + 1

Extra Credit: area = 13 • 15 = 195 square feet of carpet

The border material requires the perimeter:
13 + 15 + 13 + 15 = 56 feet

*The magic numbers are the sum of the correct answers.