Can you think of a "Who's With Horace?" problem? Try to and put it in the comment section - we will try to solve it in class!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Who's With Horace?
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Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed doing "Whose's With Horace." those types of problems are tons of fun.I really hope we do it later on in the year too.
Sincerely,
Eric C HR: 235
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteThis is a question for you Mrs. MacConnell. How did you think of the 'Who`s With Horace?' problem?
From,
Emily R. HR:235
Dear Emily,
ReplyDeleteWhose's With Horace is a classic math problem. The names can be changed to anyone to make it more fun. If you want to try the problem let me know and I will give it to you to try.
From,
Mrs. MacConnell
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI saw that Eric made problems for homework and that looked like fun so I decided to make my own:
There are 4 kids named Joe, Frank, Kevin, and Nick. Each of them got something to eat(Including pizza, chicken nuggets, a taco and a burger) and drink (Including chocolate milk, gatorade, lemonade and milk) for lunch. Can you tell which person got which item to eat and drink?
Clues:
Joe, the person who had chocolate milk, and Nick did not have a burger.
Frank LOVES tacos (Gimme one)
Joe's best friend had chicken
The person who had Pizza had gatorade for a drink
Kevin didn't have chocolate milk or lemonade!
Here are the answers:
Joe: Pizza and gatorade
Frank: Taco and chocolate milk
Kevin: Burger and milk
Nick: Chicken nuggets and lemonade
I hope you like my question
From,
Nate P. HR:136
Dear Nate,
ReplyDeleteFantastic Job!!! We will be writing some in class this week. Maybe you can build on this great problem when we write in class?!
Keep up the great work!
From,
Mrs. MacConnell
Dear class,
ReplyDeleteSince everyone started making logic problems I have decided to make one myself. Here it goes.
Anna, Kathryn, Shania, and Olivia are all in a dance recital. The classes are hip hop, ballet, jazz, and tap. The different types of dance uniforms are sparkly, stripes, neon, and spirals. Find out who had which dance and dance uniform. ( nobody had the same dance/dance uniform.)
Here are the clues:
Kathryn loves ballet.
Both Anna and Shania's uniform name start with SP.
Shania and the person who took hip hop both hate jazz and sparkles.
Ballet uniforms are never neon.
Neon uniforms are normally either for tap or hip hop.
From,
Anna M.
Anna,
ReplyDeleteGreat Problem!! I also loved your proper comment skills! Let's see who can solve it....
From,
Mrs. MacConnell
Dear Mrs. MacConnell,
ReplyDeleteHi, it's Isabel from your PM math class. I decided that I wanted to make two "Who's with Horace" type of math problems, so here it is:
Lauren, Tara, and Billy are all on the same soccer team. When they choose they're numbers, they're choices are 12, 19, and 20. Find out what number each person has.
Lauren's number is not 12.
Tara's number is even.
Billy is number 20.
That one is pretty easy, but here is another one.
Reilly, David, Kate, Joe, and Sarah go to an ice cream shop. They have to wait in line to buy each it. Figure out what order the line is.
David is not the first one in line.
Sarah is next to Joe and Kate.
Reilly is the last one in line.
David is next to Reilly in line.
Kate is in the front.
They're both pretty easy, but I think they all make sense.
From,
Isabel R.
Isabel,
ReplyDeleteTwo great problems! Nice job! Let's see how the class does solving them. Did you see Anna's problem and Nate's?
From,
Mrs. MacConnell
Anna,
ReplyDeleteI tried to solve your problem, it was pretty hard but this is what I got :)
Olivia does Hip Hop and wears a Neon uniform
Katherene does Ballet and has a stripes uniform
Shania does tap and has a spiral uniform
And Anna does jazz and wears a sparkley uniform :D
-Isabel Russo PM math class
Dear Isabel,
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!!! You solved my logic problem.
From,
Anna M. Hr#235 PM Math
Hi everyone! I've read all your Logic problems and tried to solve them. They are all fun and challenging! I've even made one up myself:
ReplyDeleteFour friends; Laura, Kate, Amber, And Cecile each like songs from the following music artists/bands:
~Hey Monday :D
~Owl City :D
~Taylor Swift :)
~Green Day :)
(Owl City and Taylor Swift are artists and Green Day and Hey Monday are bands.)
~ Kate thinks Owl City's songs are okay but Taylor Swift is by far the best ARTIST.
~ Laura sat next to the person who likes Hey Monday and the person who likes Green Day on the bus.
~ Cecile likes an artist.
~ Amber does'nt like Hey Monday.
~ Laura disagrees with Kate's opinion.
Hope you guys liked it and enjoyed solving it.
sincerely:
Cindy $.^_^
The problem can't be solved . This is true because Taylor Swift is an artist and Kate likes her. The problem is that if Laura sat next to the person who likes Green Day and Hey Monday and Kate likes Taylor Swift than the only person left is Owl City. That eliminates all the artist. After that at about the end it states that Cecile likes an artist but, the artist are already taken by Kate and Laura. That is why this is impossible.
ReplyDeleteConnor A
I have my answer for Cindy's problem. Laura likes Owl City, Kate likes Taylor Swift, Amber likes Green Day, and Cecile likes Hey Monday.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Linda T
Ive seen some great logic problems and I wanted to make my own.
ReplyDeleteDan,Jack,Bob,and Justin were debating wich NFC East team was the best.(teams:Giants,Cowboys,Eagles,and Redskins)
Bob likes the Eagles.
Jack does not like the Cowboys.
Dan likes the red team.
Justin disagrees with Jack.
I known its easy but I just wanted to make a quick one.See everyone in shool.
from, Zack B.
to answer Cindy's question:
ReplyDeleteKate likes Taylor Swift
Laura likes Owl City
Amber likes Green Day
Cecile likes Hey Monday
-paige
Laura-Hey Monday
ReplyDeleteKate-Taylor Swift
Amber-Green Day
Cecile-Owl City
Stanley L. PM Math
Mrs. Maconell,
ReplyDeleteThese are the answers i got for cindy's problem:
Kate likes Hey Monday
Laura likes Owl City
Amber likes Green Day
Cecile likes Taylor Swift
James L: PM math
Hello everybody!Cindy's problem and everybody elses inspired me to make my own problem:
ReplyDeleteThere are 4 friends- Andy,Gabby,Alex and Kayla. They all like to read different genres of books.
The genres are:
*Romance
*Horror
*Nonfiction
*Realistic Fiction
Clues:
~Alex enjoys books like Romeo and Juliet.
~Kayla enjoys books about self discovery
~Gabby can't stand the way that people dislike books about ghosts, death and zombies.
Laura likes Owl City. Kate likes Hey Monday. Amber likes Green Day. Cecile likes Taylor Swift.
ReplyDelete-Valerie Yip P.M Math
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteThese are the answers I got:
Laura- Owl City
Kate- Hey Monday
Amber- Green Day
Cecile- Taylor Swift
Your Friend,
Danielle L. HR236
Hi,Cindy.The problem you made was challenging, but here's what I finally got.
ReplyDeleteLaura likes Owl City,
Kate likes Taylor Swift,
Amber likes Green Day,
and Cecile likes Hey Monday.
-Karan M.:D
The answer to Cindy's problem is that Laura like Owl City, Kate likes Hey Monday, Amber likes Green Day, and Cecile likes Taylor Swift. I also thought that I would make up my own problem. Here it is!!!!
ReplyDeleteAshanti found the top five bands in Whateveryoucallit Land. They were called Ironicca, Hawks, Terrasmith, Pathways, and LOL. Here are some clues to help you figure out in which order the bands are in.
1. Terrasmith came before Hawks but immediately after Ironicca.
2. LOL is in 4th.
3. Pathways was better than LOL.
In which order are these bands in???
Jessica K. PM class
I think Cecile has the artist Owl City, Amber has Green Day, Kate has Hey Monday, and Laura has Owl City.
ReplyDelete-Audrey hua -PM math class
I have the answers!!
ReplyDeleteKatie likes Hey Monday,
Laura likes Owl City,
Amber likes Green Day,
and Cecile likes Taylor Swift.
-Allison C. PM math class :)
I tried Cindy's problem, and this is what I got.
ReplyDeleteKate=Taylor Swift
Laura=Owl City
Cecile=Hey Monday(I wasn't so sure about this one)
Amber=Green Day
Clark W PM Math class
Hi! I really like these "Who's with Horace" problems. They really make me think. I got my own.
ReplyDelete4 friends, Bob, Jake, Mike, Chester are going to watch a different movie. (Spongebob,Pigeons, a historic moment,Happy feet, or Megamind.)
Bob hates cartoons.
Mike only will watch movies that have animals in them.
Chester is an alien GEEK.
Hope you guys enjoy it:)
D.R. AM math
Dear Class,
ReplyDeleteHere are my answers to the logic problem:
- Laura likes Owl City
- Kate likes Taylor Swift
- Amber likes Green Day
- Cecile likes Hey Monday
Sincerely,
Anna M. PM math HR# 235
Dear Mrs. MacConnell,
ReplyDeleteI have the answer to Cindy's problem.
Laura: Owl City
Kate: Taylor Swift
Amber: Green Day
Cecile: Hey Monday
Hamzah Shaikh(236)
kate likes taylor swift
ReplyDeleteLaura likes Owl City
Amber likes Green Day
Cecile likes Hey Monday
~Chris H PM Math=awesome~
Homework guesses:
ReplyDeleteKate likes Taylor Swift. :)
Laura likes Hey Monday. :)
Celice likes Owl City. :)
Lastly, Amber likes Green Day! :)
From,
Isabel Russo-PM math class-Hr:232
Dear Cindy,
ReplyDeleteYour problem mentioned that Laura sat next to the person who likes Hey Monday and the person who likes Green Day on the bus. It also said that Kate liked Taylor Swift. I figured out that Laura liked Owl City. Both Laura and Cecile like Owl City.
Beth C.Hr #134 PM Math
IM BACK with another problem.Here it is.
ReplyDeleteMike,Jake,Luke,and Sam all have favorite holidays(holidays:Christmas,Halloween,Thanksgiving,and Veterans Day)
Mike loves turkey
Luke did a project with the kids who like Halloween and Christmas
Sam likes getting presents
Jake enjoys scaring people
Hope you guys like it
Zack B;)
Dan I do not think taht there are enough clues in your question to be able to solve it. Also you gave the name of five movies when there are only four kids. I fyou read this message and change the problem solving i will be eager to solve.
ReplyDeleteConnor A. :)
Zack,
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!I am so glad you posted another problem!
:) Mrs. MacConnell
hey guys here is my answer.
ReplyDeletekate=taylor swift.
laura=owl city.
amber=greenday
cicile=hey monday
kane,d AM class