Probability Scrabble

Can you guess how many other words are could make by using any of the eleven letters in the word PROBABILITY ? There is no way to know except by sitting down with paper and pencil and making a list. For each word, you can use each letter as many times as it appears in PROBABILITY. For example, you could spell BABY because there are two B's, but you can't spell ROOT, because there is only one O.

Today is a Perfect 10!

The 10th day of the 10th month of the 10 year of the millennium. 10 is no ordinary number! In ancient Greece, the Pythagoreans valued 10 as a symbol of knowledge and of the universe. We use base 10 for most of our daily lives. It just makes CENTS! Today is a symmetrical date using Roman Numerals (of the form X/X/X). In Binary 101010 = 42 What's special about 42? Read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life! :) 10 is triangular (Bowling= tetractys) 1+2+3+4=10. 

How did you use the number 10 today?

How many apples?

Alex bought a bag of apples on Saturday, and he ate a third of them. On Sunday he ate half of the remaining apples. He ate one more on Monday and one more on Tuesday, then ate half of the remaining apples on Wednesday. On Thursday he looked in the bag and saw that there was just one apple left. How many apples did the bag have to begin with? 


Make sure to show/explain your work. 


* Due on Friday 10/15/09
Note: Posts will only be posted after the due date because there is only one answer.

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Remember to show/explain your work or you will not receive points. If you get it correct WITH WORK you can earn up to 10 points. Good Luck!


1. The ratio of Kate's stickers to Jenna's stickers is 7:4.  Kate has 21 stickers.  How many stickers does Jenna have?
2. Chef Pillsbury's secret recipe requires 7 eggs for every 2 cups of flour.  How many eggs will he need if he uses 8 cups of flour?

3. The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its width is 6:5. Its length is 24 inches. What is its width?

4. The ratio of the length of Joey’s rope to Chad’s rope is 8:3. Joey’s rope is 56 cm long.  How long is Chad’s rope?

5. Pat the Painter mixed 3 pints of yellow paint with 4 pints of green paint to make a nifty new color. He used 27 pints of yellow paint. How many pints of green paint will he need?

Answers are due by Friday 10/15