October 24th, 2014
Today's Question - A roofer sent a young helper to buy some rope. The kid kept repeating the length but accidently transposed the feet for the inches. He came back with a rope only 30% of size he was sent for. What size did he get and what size was he sent for?
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Corner Answer - The roofer's assistant came back with a rope 2 feet 9 inches instead of the 9 feet 2 inches he was sent for. (There may be alternative answers.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 23rd, 2014
Today's Question - Alphabet Atlas - What state capital has no letters in common with its state?
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Corner Answer - The state capital that shares no letters with its state is Pierre, South Dakota.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 22nd, 2014
Today's Question - I know a young woman who is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 22 years her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the young lady now?
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Corner Answer - The young woman is 22 years old. (Dad = 44; Brother = 11).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 21st, 2014
Today's Question - Wall Street Math (Didn't these guys run a telecom?) - Sal has only one dollar but needs $1.25. He goes to a pawn shop and pawns the dollar for $.75. He then sells the pawn ticket for 50 cents giving him the buck and a quarter. Who lost on this transaction and why?
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Corner Answer - The loser would be the poor dolt who bought the pawn ticket for 50 cents. Even if the pawnbroker charged no fee (a highly unlikely event), he would have to pay 75 cents more to redeem the dollar. Thus the $1.00 would have cost him $1.25.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 17th, 2014
Today's Question - Get me to the church on time. Bob and Ann are headed for a friend's wedding. If Bob drives at his usual 60 mph, they'll get there 1 hour too early. If Ann drives (30 mph), they will be an hour late. How far away is the wedding? What speed should they drive to get there on time?
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Corner Answer - The 50 coins that would add up to a dollar are: "40 pennies; 8 nickels and 2 dimes."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 16th, 2014
Today's Question - Are you ready to run a hedge fund? What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?
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Corner Answer - to hedge fund manager test - the number is "5".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 15th, 2014
Today's Question - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 1 - Put the appropriate plus or minus signs between each number, in the correct places, so that the sum total will equal 1.
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Corner Answer - The way we learned it the series went like this: 0+1+2-3-4+5+6-7-8+9 = 1. There are probably more combos but that's the one we know. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 16, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 14th, 2014
Today's Question - Unscramble the following word: "HCPRAATEU".
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Corner Answer - The letters "HCPRAATEU" unscramble to become - parachute - something we can all use these days. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 15, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 9th, 2014
Today's Question - Jamie typed four letters and four envelopes. She folded and stuffed the letters into the envelopes without really looking. What are the odds that only three letters are in the correct envelopes? x + x = 2 hours y-5 y+5 x=y-1 y2-25=y(y-1) y=25 x=24 x = y2-25 y therefore, Early Warning No Comments Monday Wonder Woman on Special Mission
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Corner Answer - The ranking of English peerage is (top to bottom) Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, Knight, Commoner, English Setter, Irish Floor Broker.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 8th, 2014
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive??
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Corner Answer - This trip was 48 miles. Assume that Bob drove x miles at (y-5) mph and then x miles at (y+5) mph. The total time was: In the first hour, during which Bob drove less than x miles, Bob drove at (y-5) mph; so Bob drove (y-5) miles. Therefore, in the second hour Bob drove (y-5) + 8 - i.e., (y+3) miles. The total distance was (2y-2); Thus Combining YieldingDoesn't match Missing info Like question
October 7th, 2014
Today's Question - "Stringing me along" - Bob was planting some vines in the yard. To support them he erected two poles. One was 6 feet 6 inches high and the other 7 feet 7 inches high. He ran a string from the top of each pole to the base of the other. How high off the ground was the spot where the strings crossed?
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Corner Answer - Most folks came close with 42 and 4 teenies inches (half the height of the two poles). The correct answer is 42 inches. (The formula: multiply the heights of the poles and divide by the sum of the heights.) \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments October 8, 2014 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 6th, 2014
Today's Question - How is your father's only brother's wife's only brother-in-law related to you?
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Corner Answer - The person in question would be your father.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 3rd, 2014
Today's Question - Yes, we have no bananas. Bob brought his unheated van filled with bananas to a famous market in Alaska where bananas are rare. He knew he had to "sell or lose 'em". He started pricey at 10 for 4 bucks. Quickly he went to 17 for 5 dollars. He kept shifting until at days end, he was desperate at 39 bananas for 7 bucks. How many did he offer at the 6 dollar price?
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Corner Answer - At $6 Bob would have offered 26 bananas.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2014
Today's Question - Find a triangle in which each of the 3 sides and its height are 4 consecutive whole numbers (as in: 1, 2, 3, 4). Good Luck!
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Corner Answer - The sides of the triangle would be 13, 14, 15 and the height 12. Thus: 12, 13, 14, 15. Other series work for the sides but none fits the height - but of course you knew that.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 30th, 2014
Today's Question - Synchronize watches - Matt and Butch decided to end the school year by stealing the rivals mascot. Matt's watch runs 1 minute fast each hour. Butch's watch runs 2 minutes slow per hour. They missed the Cashin’s Comments September 30, 2014 Page 3 of 3 mascot when they followed Butch's watch. How long ago had they synchronized watches if the watches were an hour apart when they discovered the error?
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Corner Answer - Robert was 14. Bob was 41. Some of you noticed another age reversal that would work arithmetically but might be problematic biologically - that was Bob 32 and Robert 23. Of course there is the adoption option.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2014
Today's Question - Dick has adopted a school in the inner city. Each month he provides a certain amount of money to be divided among the students who make the honor roll. One of the students computed that if there were 5 less honor students next month, the remainder would each get $2 more. Instead there were 4 more students resulting in a $1 cut. How many students were on the honor roll and how much does Dick distribute each month?
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Corner Answer - The series was an alternating of Roman numerals and English names of numbers as in: I, One, V, Five. So the missing letter was T for Thousand.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 24th, 2014
Today's Question - I'll see ya when I get back! Bobby is off on yet another business trip. He left on the day after the day before yesterday and will return on the eve of the day after tomorrow. How many days will he be gone?
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Corner Answer - The Brawling Bradys - (Our compliments to those who got the answer by quadratic equation and those who got it by the lateral logic reduction process. The rest of us mortals got it the old grammar school way.) However you got it, obviously the answer was they each brought 3 kids to the marriage, they jointly had 6 more. (The age groupings hardly make it seem a fair fight, however.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 22nd, 2014
Today's Question - Get that dog some Prozac! Cliff has a young dog that is full of energy. Cliff takes him for a long walk in the woods. Cliff walks at a steady 5 miles per hour. When they are 10 miles from home, Cliff takes the leash off and both head for home. The dog runs at a steady 12 mph. When he hits home, he races back to Cliff then back home. The dog keeps racing back and forth till Cliff reaches home. How far did the dog run from the time he was unleashed?
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Corner Answer - the progression: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0 is in order - alphabetical order Eight, Five, Four, Nine, One, etc. to Zero.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 19th, 2014
Today's Question - What state capital was named after a foreign prince in order to attract immigrants from his country to the state?
September 17th, 2014
Today's Question - An ancient Roman Puzzle - "Start with five hundred, end with five hundred just five in the middle will be. Between them shall be a first of numbers and of letters to give ye the name of a great king." Who is it?
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Corner Answer - The seven letter word was "Nowhere" which became "Now Here."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 15th, 2014
Today’s Question - Which of the 50 states is furthest East? Furthest West? Furthest North? Furthest South? (It's not as easy as you think.)
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Corner Answer - Hoss Nelson had 60 horses (lowest common denominator).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 12th, 2014
Today's Question Fill in these blanks:
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Corner \xe2\x80\xa2 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, ___ / 8 (alternating series 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 0, 2, 4, 6) \xe2\x80\xa2 -2, 4, -12, 48, -240, ___ / 1440 (multiply by -2, -3, -4, -5, etc.) \xe2\x80\xa2 3, 7, 15, ___, 63, 127 / 31 (double previous and add one) Answer -Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2014
Today's Question - I'm sure they're connected - What number comes next, please: 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29, __
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29 - would be 42 as the difference is a prime number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2014
Today's Question - I can complete that - What 3 letter word can be placed behind each of these letters to make a new 4 letter word - "B, C, F, G, H, M, T ,P, W". (It must be the same 3-letter word throughout.)
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Corner Answer - The 3-letter word that fits behind each of the letters to make a 4-letter word is: "All".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2014
Today’s Question - John walked along the beach highway from Avalon to Stone Harbor. The distance was 5 miles and he walked at a steady two miles per hour. During his walk, 40 buses passed him from behind and fifty passed him coming from Stone Harbor. What was the average speed of the buses?
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Corner Answer - The average bus speed would be 18 mph. If you assume the busses ran at regular intervals, the deciding factor is the speed of the walker (2 mph), which allows him to meet 10 more busses than pass him. The solution \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 10, 2014 Page 3 of 3 can be found by algebra or common sense. The common sense might take up 12 pages, so here is the algebra: 50 (X-2) = 40 (X+2) which results in 18 as the value of "x" and thus the average speed of the bus.Doesn't match Missing info Like question