November 2015
Problem of the Month

A Mathematical Road Trip

Can you form 14 common math words by making 14 different trips from start to end?



You must always go from left to right, and all words must be math-related.
For example, MINTY and MINES would not count because they are not math words.

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

7. ____________________

8. ____________________

9. ____________________

10. ____________________

11. ____________________

12. ____________________

13. ____________________

14. ____________________

Solution to the Problem:

Here are the fourteen math words that I had originally put in the puzzle:

1. CODES

2. CONES

3. FIFTY

4. FINES

5. FOCUS

6. FORTY

7. LINES

8. LOCUS

9. MINUS

10. MODES

11. SIDES

12. SINES

13. SIXES

14. SIXTY

James Alarie was the first to find SORTS.

Charity Harmon was the first to find MONEY.

Britan Woody was the first to find MODUS (the Latin word for MODE)

Correctly solved by:

1. Elizabeth Cotter	Austin, Texas
2. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan
3. Marley Newton	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Tristan Hamblin	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Torri Walker	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming
6. Chase L. Smith	Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher