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Yoder, Eric.

65 short mysteries you solve with math! / Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder.

1st ed.

Washington, DC : Science, Naturally!, ©2010.

176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Second book in our wildly successful One Minute Mysteries series, One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! each just one minute long, have a fun and interesting twist--you have to tap into your mathematical wisdom to solve them! All mysteries (solutions included) challenge your knowledge of math in everyday life. Easy to use anywhere, anytime! Great for kids, grown-ups, educators, and anyone who loves good mysteries, good math, or both!

Presents sixty-five mysteries to solve using one's knowledge of math.

One minute mysteries

Yoder, Eric. One minute mysteries.

One minute mysteries.

Word problems (Mathematics) -- Juvenile literature.

Yoder, Natalie, 1993-

Sixty-five short mysteries you solve with math!

Includes index.

Math at home -- Heavy toll -- Roll of the dice -- Pancake mix-up -- In hot water -- Flooring them -- Compounding his interest -- Setting the date -- Corralling the problem -- It's a gas -- Cover up -- Cereal numbers -- Toss-up -- Seeing the light -- All wound up -- Getting the point -- Math outside -- Tall tale -- Raking their brains -- A measured response -- Lawn ranger -- Don't fence me in -- Slow boat -- Stepping up to the challenge -- Getting a lift -- Shoe on the other foot -- The hole truth -- In the deep end -- A ton of trouble -- Go take a hike -- Chute in the works -- How much wood? -- Math at play -- Jumping through hoops -- Ace of clubs -- A slice of life -- A perfect 10 -- Cutting corners -- Net result -- Capture the difference -- Way to go -- Hit parade -- Miniature math -- Calling long distance -- Luck of the draw -- Head over heels -- Batter up -- Doing swimmingly -- Math every day -- Rows and columns -- Sweet solution -- Driving them crazy -- Cold-blooded calculations -- Ups and downs -- Yuck around the clock -- Mixing it up -- String theory -- Product placement -- Coupon rate -- Turning up the volume -- Down to the last drop -- A fan of keeping cool -- Overdue blues -- Paper chase -- Bonus section : five more minutes of mysterious math! -- Ice cream, anyone? -- Puttin' on the hits -- And they call this a fair? -- Cold as ice -- A switch in time -- Discover one minute mysteries : 65 short mysteries you solve with science! -- Pumpkin patch -- Stuck with the mud -- Freeze fall -- Left in the dark -- Occupational hazards.

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