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Math Practical Problems

for Human Beings

Math Practical Problems

we meet in real life

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1. Heartbeats

The typical healthy resting heart rate in adults is 60–80 beats per minute.

If you live 100 years, how many times will your heart beat?

How many times heavier than a baby is an adult?

2. A baby

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20

Can you find two New Yorkers with the same number of hairs?

3. Two New Yorkers

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Yes

Bob shaves himself 4 minunes per day. If he lives 70 years, what is total amount of time spent shaving?

4. Clean Shave

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50 days

On an island, all parents continue to have children until they have a boy. What is the proportion of boys to girls on the island?

5. Boys and Girls

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1 : 1

6. Handshakes

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45

Ten men met at a conference. Each man shook hands with each of the other men exactly once. How many handshakes took place?

7. A Dancer

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13

Henry has 100 roses. He gives them to his dancing partners in such a way that each girl gets at least one flower and no two girls get the same number of flowers. What is the largest number of girls with whom he could dance?

Henry has 100 roses. He gives them to his dancing partners in such a way that each girl gets at least one flower and no two girls get the same number of flowers. What is the largest number of girls with whom he could dance?

8. Age

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33 years

A lady, attempting to avoid revealing her real age to her husband, says: I'm twenty-two years old if you do not count weekends and one summer month of every year. Guess her real age.

A lady, attempting to avoid revealing her real age to her husband, says: I'm twenty-two years old if you do not count weekends and one summer month of every year. Guess her real age.

Anna (A), Bill (B), Cindy (C), and Daniel (D) work on a project. Together, A, B, and C can complete it in 100 days. Together, B, C, and D can complete it in 101 days.Together, C, D, and A can complete it in 102 days.Together, D, A, and B can complete it in 103 days. Who is the best performer?

9. The Best Performer

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Cindy

Three mentors and four apprentices produce as many devices in five days as two mentors and four apprentices do in six days. Who is the best performer?

10. Mentors and Students

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Mentors

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