September 2020
Problem of the Month

Presidential Golf



Between 2011 and 2016, Donald Trump tweeted at least 27 complaints, jokes, or scoldings about Barack Obama playing golf while president.

According to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama played 333 rounds of golf over the course of his eight years in office (from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017).

Meanwhile, CNN reports that as of May 25, 2020, Trump had played golf 266 times (since he was sworn in on January 20, 2017).

In an average thirty day period, which President played more golf?
Show your computations.

HINT: You must first determine the number of days in office for each President in the paragraphs above.

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