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Word Problems Stars indicate particularly interesting answers or
good places to begin browsing. Selected answers to common
questions: - What is the Number? [3/29/1995] You know that a
certain 5-digit number is a power of 7 and that its ones digit
also is 7. What is the number? - What is the Speed of the Truck?
[3/20/1995] A storm is 50 miles offshore and its path is
perpendicular to a straight shoreline. It is approaching the
shore at a rate of 4mph.... - What is the Value of K?
[01/24/2003] For positive integer walues on N, define N! to be
the sum of integers 1 to N inclusive. - What's His Street
Address? How Many Neighbors Does He Have? [09/29/2010] A student
struggles with a word problem that asks for specific sums of
counting numbers. Three different doctors weigh in with
increasingly sophisticated and comprehensive problem-solving
approaches: programming spreadsheet formulas; applying
combinatorics; and invoking quadratic Diophantine and Pell