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How Much Did Patrick Peterson Lose By Not Cashing His Check?
The Situation NFL cornerback Patrick Peterson received a $15,361,000 signing bonus as part of a five-year, $70 million contract extension. However, he didn’t immediately cash the check. When asked...
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How Fast Was The Fastest Motorcycle Speeding Ticket Ever?
The Situation A traffic enforcement plane looking for speeding vehicles noticed a motorcycle going exceptionally fast and wrote down the speed to issue the rider a ticket. The Challenge(s) How fast...
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What Should The Freeway Sign Show?
The Situation A freeway sign is missing the distances to the upcoming exits. The Challenge(s) What distances should the freeway sign display? Question(s) To Ask These questions may be useful in...
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How Many Times Will A Case of Paper Jam?
The Situation A company named Hammermill manufactures copy paper that it claims to be “99.99% jam free.” The Challenge(s) How many paper jams would you expect to have happen? How many paper jams...
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How Many Soda Combinations Are There On A Coke Freestyle?
The Situation “Coca-Cola Freestyle is a touch screen soda fountain introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in 2009… The machine allows users to select from mixtures of flavors of Coca-Cola branded...
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How Much Money Are The Coins Worth?
The Situation The Challenge(s) How much money are the coins worth? Question(s) To Ask These questions may be useful in helping students down the problem solving path: What is a guess that is too...
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What Does 2000 Calories Look Like?
The Situation The Challenge(s) How many calories is one _____________? How many ___________ could you eat if you only wanted to consume ________ calories? How many more _________ could you eat if...
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How Many Hot Dogs And Buns Should He Buy?
The Situation The Challenge(s) How many packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns should he purchase so that there are no extra hot dogs or hot dog buns? Question(s) To Ask These questions may be...
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How Can We Make Stronger Passwords?
The Situation The Challenge(s) How effective is each password requirement in making a password take longer to hack using brute force? What is the longest amount of time it would take a computer to...
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How Many Chip Bags Will There Be?
The Situation Frito-Lay produces packages of chips that contain a variety of flavors like the package below. The circles on the bags’ lower right corner normally displays the quantity of each type...
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