NON ROUTINE PROBLEMS 1. Aunt Maria has a big farm, there are about 46 legs of animals.

It consists of cows and chickens. How many animals is Aunt Maria having if at least the number of both animals is 2? Solve: First Guess: Cows = 7 Check: Cows = 4 x 7 = 28 Total of legs = 44 These numbers do not work. Second Guess: Cows = 8 Check: Cows = 4 x 8 = 32 Total of legs = 46 These numbers do work. There are 32 legs of cows and 14 legs of chickens in the Aunt Marias farm. Chickens = 2 x 7 = 14 Chickens = 7 Chicken = 2 x 8 = 16 Chicken = 8

2. Four students in the class weighed themselves. Carter was 15 kilograms lighter than Adrian. Gary was twice as heavy as Carter and Jeremy was seven kilograms heavier than Gary. If Jeremy weighed 71 kilograms what was Adrians weight?

Key: Begin by working out Garys weight. Jeremy is seven kilograms heavier than Gary, so subtract the seven kilograms from Jeremys weight of 71 kilograms.71 kg 7 kg = 64 kg. Gary is twice as heavy as Carter. Now that we know Garys weight is 64 kilograms, we can calculate Carters weight. 64 2 = 32 kg. Carters weight is 32 kilograms. Adrians weight is Carters weight + 15 kilograms. 32 kg + 15 kg = 47 kg. Therefore, Adrian weighs 47 kilograms.