Mathematics Problem Of the Week
Spring 2005
POW 6: Right handed dice
You may know that
opposite faces of a dice add up to 7, but did you know that there are two
different types of dice? Here are two dice, a right-handed one and a
left-handed one:
Mathematics Problem Of the Week
Spring 2005
POW 6: Right handed dice
You may know that
opposite faces of a dice add up to 7, but did you know that there are two
different types of dice? Here are two dice, a right-handed one and a
left-handed one:
Decide whether
the dice below are right-handed or left-handed:
Now try these -
they are more difficult.
Don’t forget to justify your answers!
Solutions should be
submitted to Dr. Maegan Bos’ mailbox in the Math office or sent via e-mail to mbos@stlawu.edu
Presentation counts! The
prize-winning entry will be selected from all correct submissions, based on the
clarity, creativity and elegance of the solution.
Look for the SLU POW on
the Web at http://it.stlawu.edu/~math/activities/