Problem of the Week: 11-29-18: Find their Birthdays [Algebra]

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Sorry guys, the woman was born in 1983 not 1973. I'm still living in 2008. The solution above is correct,

Problem of the Week: 11-21-18 Thanksgiving Banquet

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Edit: At 2:25, the inequality is between five hundred and *SIX HUNDRED* not 16 :)

Problem of the Week 11-15-18: Harry Potter Currency [Arithmetic]

Tomorrow marks 17 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released in theaters.

Obviously we needed to do a Harry Potter themed Problem of the Week. 

 Does Hogwarts teach math? 

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Problem of the Week: 11-08-18: Prove Pasch’s Postulate as a Theorem [Geometry]

Happy 175th birthday Moritz Pasch! The German mathematician was born on November 8, 1843. Pasch specialized in the foundations of geometry. He is best remembered for Pasch's axiom, which he discovered in 1882. 


Although axioms do not require proofs, in this week's problem we celebrate Pasch's birthday by- you guessed it- proving Pasch's axiom. Why? Because proofs are FUN.     

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Problem of the Week: 11-01-18: Election Exit Polls [Probability]

Midterm elections are just around the corner. Don't forget to go out and VOTE! In the meantime, give this election-edition problem a try!

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