Re: Holiday Head-Knocker

[Guest guest]

Assuming that each golden ring, lord a-leaping, etc. counts as a separate

gift, you'd receive 364 gifts.

If five golden rings constitutes a single gift, you'd receive 78 gifts.

For the math, the easiest solution is to create a spreadsheet with the

numbers 1-12 in the first row and all cells below them containing the

formula =if([Cell above]-1>0,[Cell above]-1,0.

The sum of all cells will be 364. The count of non-zero cells will be 78.

McClinch

Arlington, VA

> OK Supertrainers, it's time for my annual " Holiday Head Knocker. "

>

> Here is one our math department used this year:

>

> If you received ALL the gifts during the Twelve Days of Christmas, how many

>

> gifts would you have?

>

> (No Googling...Do the math!)

>

> I'll send another special Lisle Invite Shirt to the first forum member to

> provide the correct answer (with the math)!

>

> Best wishes to all!

>

> Ken Jakalski

> Lisle HS

> Lisle, IL USA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'd have to say 79. A partridge in a pear tree is really two gifts in one. LOL!

Olson

Tacoma, Wa US

Holiday Head-Knocker

OK Supertrainers, it's time for my annual " Holiday Head Knocker. "

Here is one our math department used this year:

If you received ALL the gifts during the Twelve Days of Christmas, how many

gifts would you have?

(No Googling...Do the math!)

I'll send another special Lisle Invite Shirt to the first forum member to

provide the correct answer (with the math)!

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[Guest guest]

> If you received ALL the gifts during the Twelve Days of Christmas,

> how many

> gifts would you have?

>

> (No Googling...Do the math

K

All that I was going to get -- geez Ken!!

FORMULA. Let X = # OF GIFTS. 12 EQUALS NUMBER OF DAYS. 12 x's 12/12

+ X ='S # of gifts . Where s my t shirt??;-}}

Best wishes for the remainder and next.

J

Jerry Telle

lakewood CO USA

ps did you see my previous sprinting comments?