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Modus Pwnens
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I got Algebra and Discrete Mathematics, no Trigonometry, not recently anyway..
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DarthFerret
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My school did Trig and Algebra II together as well. I was under the same assumption as Spidey was. I thought the trig part was the funky sin waves and such on the map that used equations similar to what Spidey stated.
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rokapoke
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My school had Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Trig, Calc, and Calc II all as separate courses.
I assume we're talking high school...
I guess mine had the same thing, but I did take honors classes throughout it all so my progression was Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II/Trig, can't remember in 11th grade, and Calculus (I assume I and II - it was only offered to seniors in honors anyway).
I guess mine had the same thing, but I did take honors classes throughout it all so my progression was Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II/Trig, can't remember in 11th grade, and Calculus (I assume I and II - it was only offered to seniors in honors anyway).
turgy22
Nothing Special
Getting back on topic...
Form six 9-letter words by combining one block each from columns A and B in that order for each word. All blocks will be used.
_ _ _ _ _ _ A G E
_ _ _ _ _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _ _ L O N
_ _ _ _ _ _ G A L
_ _ _ _ _ _ O R Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ S T O
.A...B
ANT ALE
COA DAT
ENT GUL
MAN ICO
PAR IPA
SEM OUR
May 6th Answer:
Gumdrops cost 6¢, lollipops cost 10¢.
Form six 9-letter words by combining one block each from columns A and B in that order for each word. All blocks will be used.
_ _ _ _ _ _ A G E
_ _ _ _ _ _ A T E
_ _ _ _ _ _ L O N
_ _ _ _ _ _ G A L
_ _ _ _ _ _ O R Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ S T O
.A...B
ANT ALE
COA DAT
ENT GUL
MAN ICO
PAR IPA
SEM OUR
May 6th Answer:
Gumdrops cost 6¢, lollipops cost 10¢.
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DarthFerret
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May 7th Answer:turgy22;283831 said:
Ent our age
Coa gul ate
Sem ico lon
Par ale gal
Man dat ory
Ant ipa sto
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EricBess
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Modus Pownens - love the sig. I see the problem, though. It should be 'asleep' (a variable) instead of 'asleep()' (a subroutine). No wonder he can't fall asleep. Change that and he'll be sleeping like a baby, no more need to cuss 
turgy22
Nothing Special
May 8th
The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.
1) One word: "red" or "black" fruit (7 letters)
2) Two words:
a. mongrel (3 letters)
b. harangue (4 letters)
May 9th
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
May 7th Answers:
ENTOURAGE
COAGULATE
SEMICOLON
PARALEGAL
MANDATORY
ANTIPASTO
The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.
1) One word: "red" or "black" fruit (7 letters)
2) Two words:
a. mongrel (3 letters)
b. harangue (4 letters)
May 9th
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
May 7th Answers:
ENTOURAGE
COAGULATE
SEMICOLON
PARALEGAL
MANDATORY
ANTIPASTO
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DarthFerret
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May 8th Answers:turgy22;283857 said:
Currant, Cur Rant
May 9th Answers:
Letter: P
Puree
Setup
Apart
????? (which makes me think I got the letter wrong, but am locked into this mode of thinking and cannot get out of it.)
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EricBess
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May 9th
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
Answers:
Using S
Reuse
Suets
Rasta
Ensue
Personally, I've never heard of "rasta", but my wife assures me that it has something to do with smoking weed. I'm going to ignore the obvious questions that raises and just move on from that one.
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
Answers:
Using S
Reuse
Suets
Rasta
Ensue
Personally, I've never heard of "rasta", but my wife assures me that it has something to do with smoking weed. I'm going to ignore the obvious questions that raises and just move on from that one.
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EricBess
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May 9th
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
Answers:
Since when is a proper noun a "common English word"?
Knowing that, it's easy. I rejected that right off because of the proper noun.
Queer
Quest
Qatar (the proper noun)
Queen
And my wife still insists that "Rasta" is also a correct answer
Add the same letter (represented by the question mark) to the letters in each group below and then rearrange them to form a common English word for each group. What are the four words?
E U E R ?
U E T S ?
A T A R ?
E U N E ?
Answers:
Since when is a proper noun a "common English word"?
Knowing that, it's easy. I rejected that right off because of the proper noun.
Queer
Quest
Qatar (the proper noun)
Queen
And my wife still insists that "Rasta" is also a correct answer
turgy22
Nothing Special
May 10th
Four 8-letter titles and one 7-letter one are hidden in this grid. Each title is divided into four parts and concealed sequentially from left to right in consecutive columns - but never in the same row. What are the titles and what two things do they all have in common?
AM LA AL IA
MU AD AM MA
MA AM CM S
OK SI EU OT
SP MM HO AN
May 11th
Supply the missing number.
3 + 4 + 7 --> 5
9 + 2 + 4 --> 6
1 + 4 + 5 --> 1
9 + 6 + 7 --> ?
May 8th Answer:
currant
May 9th Answers:
quest, queen, Qatar, queer
Four 8-letter titles and one 7-letter one are hidden in this grid. Each title is divided into four parts and concealed sequentially from left to right in consecutive columns - but never in the same row. What are the titles and what two things do they all have in common?
AM LA AL IA
MU AD AM MA
MA AM CM S
OK SI EU OT
SP MM HO AN
May 11th
Supply the missing number.
3 + 4 + 7 --> 5
9 + 2 + 4 --> 6
1 + 4 + 5 --> 1
9 + 6 + 7 --> ?
May 8th Answer:
currant
May 9th Answers:
quest, queen, Qatar, queer
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rokapoke
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May 10th
Four 8-letter titles and one 7-letter one are hidden in this grid. Each title is divided into four parts and concealed sequentially from left to right in consecutive columns - but never in the same row. What are the titles and what two things do they all have in common?
AM LA AL IA
MU AD AM MA
MA AM CM S
OK SI EU OT
SP MM HO AN
Answer:
MA MM AM IA = Mamma Mia
AM AD EU S = Amadeus
MU SI CM AN = Music Man
OK LA HO MA = Oklahoma
SP AM AL OT = Spamalot
Common thread: They're all Broadway musicals.
Four 8-letter titles and one 7-letter one are hidden in this grid. Each title is divided into four parts and concealed sequentially from left to right in consecutive columns - but never in the same row. What are the titles and what two things do they all have in common?
AM LA AL IA
MU AD AM MA
MA AM CM S
OK SI EU OT
SP MM HO AN
Answer:
MA MM AM IA = Mamma Mia
AM AD EU S = Amadeus
MU SI CM AN = Music Man
OK LA HO MA = Oklahoma
SP AM AL OT = Spamalot
Common thread: They're all Broadway musicals.
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rokapoke
Guest
May 11th
Supply the missing number.
3 + 4 + 7 --> 5
9 + 2 + 4 --> 6
1 + 4 + 5 --> 1
9 + 6 + 7 --> ?
Answer:
4. Add the numbers to get a two-digit number. Add the digits to get the final result. 9 + 6 + 7 = 22. 2 + 2 = 4.
Supply the missing number.
3 + 4 + 7 --> 5
9 + 2 + 4 --> 6
1 + 4 + 5 --> 1
9 + 6 + 7 --> ?
Answer:
4. Add the numbers to get a two-digit number. Add the digits to get the final result. 9 + 6 + 7 = 22. 2 + 2 = 4.
turgy22
Nothing Special
You have three drinking glasses labeled A, B, and C with a total of 72 mL of water in the three of them in different amounts per glass.
You pour half of the contents of B into A.
Then you pour 1/5 of the new contents of A into C.
Now all three glasses have 24 mL in them.
How many mL did each glass contain before you started pouring?
May 10th Answers:
Amadeus, Music Man, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma, Spamalot. They're all titles of Broadway shows and they all contain the consecutive letters MA.
May 11th Answer:
4
To get the number on the right, perform the addition on the left and add the digits of this sum.
You pour half of the contents of B into A.
Then you pour 1/5 of the new contents of A into C.
Now all three glasses have 24 mL in them.
How many mL did each glass contain before you started pouring?
May 10th Answers:
Amadeus, Music Man, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma, Spamalot. They're all titles of Broadway shows and they all contain the consecutive letters MA.
May 11th Answer:
4
To get the number on the right, perform the addition on the left and add the digits of this sum.
You have three drinking glasses labeled A, B, and C with a total of 72 mL of water in the three of them in different amounts per glass.
You pour half of the contents of B into A.
Then you pour 1/5 of the new contents of A into C.
Now all three glasses have 24 mL in them.
How many mL did each glass contain before you started pouring?
Answers:
B had to have had 48 mL since I poured half into A and was left with 24 mL.
4/5(24 + A) = 24, so A = 6 and C = 18.
You pour half of the contents of B into A.
Then you pour 1/5 of the new contents of A into C.
Now all three glasses have 24 mL in them.
How many mL did each glass contain before you started pouring?
Answers:
B had to have had 48 mL since I poured half into A and was left with 24 mL.
4/5(24 + A) = 24, so A = 6 and C = 18.
turgy22
Nothing Special
For each numbered pair, fill in the blanks with THE SAME two letters to make the top word read forward and the bottom word read backward. Then write the two letters added to each numbered pair (in the order given) into the blank at the bottom to complete the quip.
1) A _ _ P T
Y _ _ B
2) M O _ _ H
P I _ _ A C
3) E N _ _ Y
Z _ _ E H
4) G L _ _ H
E R A W _ _ S
5) P _ _ C H
P _ _ W
6) A P _ _ E
N _ _ E P
7) T _ _ M P
A H A _ _ O R B
8) U N _ _ L
Y _ _ C
9) A _ _ E R
E T I _ _ I
If at first you don't succeed, _________________________!
May 12th Answer:
The glasses (A, B, C) originally had (6, 48, 18) mL respectively.
1) A _ _ P T
Y _ _ B
2) M O _ _ H
P I _ _ A C
3) E N _ _ Y
Z _ _ E H
4) G L _ _ H
E R A W _ _ S
5) P _ _ C H
P _ _ W
6) A P _ _ E
N _ _ E P
7) T _ _ M P
A H A _ _ O R B
8) U N _ _ L
Y _ _ C
9) A _ _ E R
E T I _ _ I
If at first you don't succeed, _________________________!
May 12th Answer:
The glasses (A, B, C) originally had (6, 48, 18) mL respectively.
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rokapoke
Guest
May 13
For each numbered pair, fill in the blanks with THE SAME two letters to make the top word read forward and the bottom word read backward. Then write the two letters added to each numbered pair (in the order given) into the blank at the bottom to complete the quip.
1) A _ _ P T
Y _ _ B
2) M O _ _ H
P I _ _ A C
3) E N _ _ Y
Z _ _ E H
4) G L _ _ H
E R A W _ _ S
5) P _ _ C H
P _ _ W
6) A P _ _ E
N _ _ E P
7) T _ _ M P
A H A _ _ O R B
8) U N _ _ L
Y _ _ C
9) A _ _ E R
E T I _ _ I
If at first you don't succeed, _________________________!
Answer:
1. DO -- adopt, body
2. NT -- month, catnip
3. TR -- entry, hertz
4. YP -- glyph, spyware
5. AR -- parch, wrap
6. AC -- apace, pecan
7. HU -- thump, brouhaha
8. TI -- until, city
9. NG -- anger, ignite
If at first you don't succeed, DON'T TRY PARACHUTING!
For each numbered pair, fill in the blanks with THE SAME two letters to make the top word read forward and the bottom word read backward. Then write the two letters added to each numbered pair (in the order given) into the blank at the bottom to complete the quip.
1) A _ _ P T
Y _ _ B
2) M O _ _ H
P I _ _ A C
3) E N _ _ Y
Z _ _ E H
4) G L _ _ H
E R A W _ _ S
5) P _ _ C H
P _ _ W
6) A P _ _ E
N _ _ E P
7) T _ _ M P
A H A _ _ O R B
8) U N _ _ L
Y _ _ C
9) A _ _ E R
E T I _ _ I
If at first you don't succeed, _________________________!
Answer:
1. DO -- adopt, body
2. NT -- month, catnip
3. TR -- entry, hertz
4. YP -- glyph, spyware
5. AR -- parch, wrap
6. AC -- apace, pecan
7. HU -- thump, brouhaha
8. TI -- until, city
9. NG -- anger, ignite
If at first you don't succeed, DON'T TRY PARACHUTING!