More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School (Wayside School 2.60)

Problem 43: 65 ft.

Problem 44: b.

Problem 45: d.

Problem 46: d.

Problem 47: a and b are false.

Explanation for problems 46 and 47: You don’t know whose hair weighs more, Joe’s or Dana’s. Joe has more hair, but Dana’s hair is longer. However, since John has the least amount of hair, and it’s also the shortest, his hair has to weigh the least.

Problem 48: a. (Miss Mush could not have made a big batch of baloneos. If she did, Deedee would have eaten them until she threw up, Louis would have had to mop it up, and Ron wouldn’t have bee

n able to play kickball.)

Problem 49: f. (You don’t know for sure that Jenny sneezed. All you know is that Jason sneezed, and if one person sneezes, there’s always at least three others who do.)

Problem 50: Deedee.

Problem 51: Girl.

Problem 52: Myron.

Explanation for problems 50–52: The fastest runner in the class is shorter than Joe. Since Myron is taller than Joe, and Dameon is taller than Myron, Dameon can’t be the fastest runner in the class. Therefore Deedee, the fastest girl, must be faster than him. Dameon is also not the second fastest, because he likes to read, and the second fastest doesn’t like to read. Since no other boy is faster than Dameon, the second fastest must be another girl.

Problem 53 Relay Race: Leslie, Paul, Maurecia, and Todd were on one team. Sue, Benjamin, Joy, and Deedee were on the other.

Problem 54 Sack Race: The teams finished in the following order:

First: Sharie and Eric Bacon; Second: Terrence and Eric Fry; Third: Jenny and Rondi; Fourth: Allison and Eric Ovens.

Problem 55 Stairway Races:

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Race To Top

1st. Dameon

2nd. Allison

3rd. Ron

4th. Kathy

5th. Deedee

g

Race To Bottom

1st. Deedee

2nd. Ron

3rd. Dameon

4th. Allison