Walter Bowman's Fun Math Questions

21.  Two men play seven games of chess.  Each man wins the same number of games and there are no draws.  How is this possible?

22.  A rooster sits on the peak of a roof.  If he lays an egg, which side of the roof will it roll off?

23.  A clerk in a butcher shop is 6 feet tall. What does he weigh?

24.  A nine foot wooden ladder is attached to the side of a boat tied to a dock.  The bottom rung is even with the water line.  Each rung is 1 foot apart. The tide begins to rise one foot an hour.  How long will it take to cover the bottom 3 rungs?

25.  If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take them every half hour, how long will they last?

26.  You are blindfolded in front of a pile of 15 red socks and 15 black socks mixed together.  Selecting one sock at a time, what is the minimum number of socks you must select to ensure a matching pair?

27.  What was the president's name in 1952?

28.  How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?

29.  How many cubic feet of dirt are in a hole 3 feet long, 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep?

30.  If it takes 3 men 3 days to dig 3 holes, how long would it take 2 men to dig 1/2 a hole?

      
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