®®The Guest:
The
following problem was submitted by Florida International
University sophomore, David Rooney. Dave is in his
second year of college and hopes to qualify this spring for FIU's men's
soccer team. The team finished second in the 1996 NCAA Division I National
Championships. Mister Goodmath sends Dave a great big thanks!!
The Challenge:
Florida International University is 36 miles from Dave's house. He makes four round trips from home to school each week. If his truck has a 12 gallon gas tank, what is the minimum mileage per each gallon of gas that his truck can get if he only has money to fill the tank once a week?
The Solution:
Should
you decide to ponder the problem and accept the challenge, communicate
your solution to Mister Goodmath at "rooneym@mistergoodmath.org".
Be sure when you e-mail Mister Goodmath that you include the following
information. What was your solution (how did you get your answer)? What
is your first and last name? What is your teacher's name.Great solutions
will be featured on T.V. during WAVE morning announcements.
The Hint:
"Round trips" is very important and remember, this
is a multi-step problem.
