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Daily Dilemma #3: Answer Key

  1. Let a = Prince Henry’s age when he became interested in ships. 2 (a + 12) = 50 so a = 13 years old

turns of wheel
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
height of sail
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32

So 24 turns of the wheel opens the sail 32 feet.
Every time the wheel t turns 3 times, the height of the sail increases 4 feet.

 

  2. 3 X 5 = 15 meals

  3. 129 ÷ 3 = 43 sailors on each ship

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