Given:
Ÿ There are 7 girls on a bus
Ÿ Each girl has 7 backpacks
Ÿ In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
Ÿ For every big cat, there are 7 little cats
Ÿ There is no bus driver
Question:
How many legs are there in the bus?
Ÿ The number of legs is the password to unlock the following
Excel sheet
Ÿ If you successfully unlock the
Excel sheet…
e-mail
Professor Zimmermann your answer and she will give you a “Fibonacci Point”
Ÿ If you do not have Microsoft
Excel…
e-mail
Professor Zimmermann your answer and she will let you know if you are
correct, If you are, she will give you a
“Fibonacci Point”
Ÿ If you have Excel and can’t
open the Excel sheet…
Your answer is incorrect. Try one of the following:
o
Read the problem again very slowly & carefully
o
Underline facts as you use them
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Draw a picture
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Be systematic, write legs on girls = ??
legs on
big cats = ??
legs on little cats = ??
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Run your ideas by a friend to see if they can help you find your mistake