Answer to September 15, 2003 Problem
by Bill Graham

Fractions and Marriage Problem

In Winchester, three-fifths of the women are married to two-thirds of the men. What fraction of the town's adults are married? (By law, of course, no one is married to more than one person).

 

Solution to the Problem:

The answer is twelve-nineteenths.

Correctly solved by:

1. Walt Arrison Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Akash Patel Columbus, Georgia
3. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California
4. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
5. Keith Mealy Cincinnati, Ohio
6. John Funk Ventura, California
7. James Alarie University of Michigan -- Flint
Flint, Michigan
8. V. Karlsson, P. Sundberg, A. Börjesson Tullängen, Sweden
9. G. Beavers ----------
10. Chris McCormick Winchester, Virginia
11. Erik Stenbäcka Tullängsskolan, Sweden
12. Jeffrey Gaither Winchester, Virginia
13. Palmer Trawick Columbus, Georgia
14. Celeste Doerwaldt Winchester, Virginia
15. Ashley Neumann Winchester, Virginia
16. Cady Columbus, Georgia
17. Alison Campbell Columbus, Georgia
18. Andrew Marvets Columbus, Georgia
19. Nate Wilson Winchester, Virginia
20. Le My An Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
21. Patrick Mize Columbus, Georgia
22. Hank Warner Columbus, Georgia
23. Blair Bowers Columbus, Georgia
24. Martha Johnston Columbus, Georgia
25. Kelly Morrow Columbus, Georgia
26. Haylee Riddle Columbus, Georgia
27. Kaylyn Miller Columbus, Georgia
28. Christen Bartley Columbus, Georgia
29. Charles Berry Columbus, Georgia
30. Misty Carlisle Winchester, Virginia