More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School (Wayside School 2.60)
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b: Dana’s hair is shorter than John’s.
c: If Joe shaved his head and put all the pieces of hair in a pile, and if John shaved his head and put all the pieces in a different pile, and if Dana shaved her head and put all the pieces in a pile, Joe’s pile would weigh the most.
d: If Joe shaved his head and put all the pieces of hair in a pile, and if John shaved his head and put all the pieces in a different pile, and if Dana shaved her head and put all the pieces in a pile, John’s pile would weigh the least.
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e: If Joe shaved his head and put all the pieces of hair in a pile, and if John shaved his head and put all the pieces in a different pile, and if Dana shaved her head and put all the pieces in a pile, Dana’s pile would weigh the most.
PROBLEM 47
Using the same facts as in the last problem, which of those five conclusions must be false? (There may be more than one.)
PROBLEM 48
Facts:
1. Deedee cannot eat just one baloneo. Aftershe eats one, she has to eat another. (And after she eats that one, she then has to eat another one, and after she eats that one, she has to eat another, and so on.)
2. Ron likes to play kickball after eating lunch.
3. Deedee is the only person in the school who will eat a baloneo.
4. If Louis, the Yard Teacher, has to mop something up during lunch, then nobody will get to play kickball.
5. If Miss Mush makes baloneos, then Deedee will eat one.
6. If anybody throws up during lunch, then Louis will have to mop it up right away.
7. A baloneo is similar to an Oreo cookie, except instead of the white part, there is a round hunk of baloney.
8. If Deedee eats five baloneos, then she will throw up.
9. Today at school, after they finished eating lunch, Ron played kickball and Deedee played four-square.
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Based on those nine facts, which of the following conclusions must be true? (There may be more than one.)
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a: Miss Mush did not make a big batch of baloneos for lunch.
b: Deedee threw up.
c: Baloneos taste great.
d: Deedee throws up a lot.
e: Deedee was absent.
f: Ron was absent.
PROBLEM 49
Facts: