Define the relation M @ N as M @ N = M2 + 2M/N. What is the value of 9 @ 4? Express your answer as a common fraction. Substituting 9 for M and 4 for N in the given relation, we get 9 @ 4 = 92 + 2 × 9...
Darcy has two part-time jobs during her summer vacation. She works part-time as a counselor at a local day camp, and she has another part-time job as a lifeguard at the community swimming pool. Darcy...
Kaleb has a bag containing red, black and white LEGO® bricks. If he has 12 more red bricks than white bricks and 15 fewer white bricks than black bricks, what is the positive difference between the...
When Lucas dumped the coins out of his piggy bank, he noticed that there were only nickels and dimes, and the number of nickels was twice the number of dimes. If there were 50 nickels, what was the...
In honor of Engineers Week, we’re posting a throwback to a sampling of previous years’ Future Engineers Problems of the Day. Join us next week for all new engineering-themed Problems of the Day for...
Summer Fun Camp enrollment costs 85 dollars each week per camper. Each camper may register for up to three of the optional workshops offered for an additional charge of $5.50 a week per workshop, or...
Archer has three sons named Baker, Carver and Decker. Archer’s age is five times the sum of Carver’s and Decker’s ages. The sum of Baker’s and Decker’s ages is half Archer’s age. If Baker’s age is...
Mrs. Marble refers to the three students named Ashley in her 3rd period gym class as Ashley G., Ashley E. and Ashley V. Mrs. Marble needs to divide the class to make 6 teams of 5 players for the dodge...
A particular online app store has three categories of apps available to download: $3 apps, $1 apps and free apps. There are no additional taxes or fees to download an app from this website. If Peyton...
The second round of the Major League Baseball play-offs is “best out of 5,” meaning that two teams will play each other until one team wins three games. How many different ways could this play-off...