Puzzle of the Week
(October 13 - 17, 2008)

Straight line sum

5 + 5 + 5 = 550
 Correct the equation above by inserting one straight line.

Solve this puzzle and win a $5 gift certificate prize!!!  If you are a bona fide student of COM-FSM Pohnpei Campus, you can email your answer to gmangonon@comfsm.fm, or submit your answer to any of Math/Science Division instructor, or at the Math/Sci Faculty Office.  Be ready to defend your answer.

You can also win gift items by solving these puzzles specifically designed for students in different Math course levels.  When submitting your answer, make sure you present your registration paper to prove that you are enrolled in any of these Math course levels.

For MS095 students:
If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is  39. Find the smaller integer.

For MS096 students:

 The value, v, in hundreds of dollars, of Juan's computer is approximated by  
where t is the number of years since he first bought the computer. Find the value of the computer  6 years after it was purchased.
Rewrite using radical notation and evaluate:
                  

For MS100 students:

Solve the inequality: