Puzzle of the Week
(November 04 - 14, 2008)

Let's go for a hike

A hiker walked for two days. On the second day the hiker walked 2 hours longer and at an average speed 1 mph faster than he walked on the first day. If during the two days he walked a total of 64 miles and spent a total of 18 hours walking, what was his average speed on the first day?
 

Solve this puzzle and win a $5 gift certificate prize!!!  If you are a bona fide student of COM-FSM Pohnpei Campus, you can email your answer to gmangonon@comfsm.fm, or submit your answer to any of Math/Science Division instructor, or at the Math/Sci Faculty Office.  Be ready to defend your answer.

You can also win gift items by solving these puzzles specifically designed for students in different Math course levels.  When submitting your answer, make sure you present your registration paper to prove that you are enrolled in any of these Math course levels.

For MS095 students:
The weight of a certain gas is  4 1/3 kg per cubic meter. How many cubic meters would be occupied by  117 kg of the gas?
 

For MS096 students:

 Write the equation of a line through the given points in the form Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are integers and A > 0.
    ( -6,  3), ( -7,  3)

For MS099 students:

Solve:
                  

0.6x2 - 0.3 =  0.186

For MS100 students:

 Find the zeroes of the functions algebraically