Elementary POW, March 11-15, 1996
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Elementary Problem of the Week, March 11-15,1996
Roberta, Steve, Thelma and Vince each have two jobs. Listed alphabetically
the jobs are chef, nurse, police officer, professional wrestler, security
guard, teacher, telephone operator, and waiter.
Use the clues below to figure out each person's two jobs.
1. Roberta, the chef, and the police officer all went golfing together.
2. Vince never had any education past the ninth grade.
3. The nurse was assigned to desk duty when he sprained his ankle.
4. The chef's husband is the telephone operator.
5. Roberta is not the professional wrestler.
(Hint: Make a chart like the one below.)
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Roberta Steve Thelma Vince
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chef
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nurse
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police officer
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professional wrestler
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security guard
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teacher
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telephone operator
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waiter
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**************** Wow! I can't believe how many responses we had this week! And the explanations just keep getting better and better. Keep up the great work! -Ruth ******************** Jaclyn Cohen, Sydney Selzer, Thomas Grace, and Sam Langer Georgetown Day School Teacher: Paul Nass - 5th Grade Washington, DC. ******************* Mike, Matt, Amy 5th Grade in Mrs. Bach's Math class Joyce Kilmer School Mahwah, New Jersey ***************** Ryan Grace, Amanda Tuminelli, Christine McGowan, and Kim Fugok- grade 6 - Mrs. Brennan Drexel Hill School of the Holy Child Drexel Hill, PA **************** Laura's 3rd grade: Alex Fay, Max Baylin, Dan Ain, Raquel Bubar, Udit Garg, Maria Pia Gekas, Mia Henry, Tarik Pierce, Jessie Radowitz, Jamie Rosenthal, Alea Stein, Charlton Woodyard, Max Zinser Georgetown Day School Washington, DC **************** Zachary Sandler Paul Nass's 4th grade math class Georgetown Day School Washington, DC. **************** Simone Levien Paul Nass's class - 4th grade Georgetown Day School Washington, DC **************** Rudianne Subtach Mrs. Sturtevant - Grade 4 Bagnall School Groveland, MA ***************** Meghan L. Miss Seager - Grade 4 Bagnall School Groveland, MA **************** Katelyn E. Mrs. Crawford - Grade 5 Bagnall School Groveland, MA ****************** Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. Holly's whole 3 grade ***************** Chaz Rosenberg Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class Center School, Stow,MA ********************* Kevin Maloney Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class Center School, Stow,MA *************** Ted Powers Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class Center School, Stow,MA **************** Students: Craig Jatlow and Luis Mendoza School: Georgetown Day School Teacher: Paul Nass Location:Washingnton D.C. **************** St. Mary's School Ticonderoga, NY 3rd Graders: Andrew LaVallie, Zechariah Millington, Katrina Ross, Nicole Ezzo, Daniel Eisenberg, Danielle Ryan, Greg Pierce, Amanda Slattery, Jessica Sylvestri, Josh Frasier, Clay Crossman, Hannah Pendell, Margaret Hoops, Erin Curley, Alexandra LaPointe, Naomi Beuerlein, Elizabeth LaVallie, Daniel Bishop, Rory Carroll, Amanda Bishop, Nicole Huestis. ***************** Emily Hoops, Tara Vilardo, Matt Woods St. Mary's School Ticonderoga, NY ************** Matthew Donohue - Grade 4 St. Mary's School Ticonderoga, NY ************** Nora Grade 6 - Mrs. Caruso Bagnall School, Groveland, MA ************* Kerry and Katie, Steven and Art Grade 5 - Miss Flynn Bagnall School, Groveland, MA ************* Aneil Baron 3rd grade Paul Nass Georgetown Day School Washington D.C. ************* Peter Brannen Acton, MA ************ Eli Baldwin Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class Center School - Stow MA *************** ************************* Good Effort: Mostly Correct ************************* Mark Dylina Lincoln Elementary Grade 3 - Mrs. Nancy Kaye Burlingame, CA ***************** Grade Four - Mrs. Yantosh's class Ted, Barbara, John, Dan, Pat, Simon, Stephen, Lizzie, Vickie,Giuliana,Keri, and Jessica. Holy Child Drexel Hill, PA ***************** Andrew Migdail 4th Grade Georgetown Day School Washington D.C. Teacher: Paul Nass ***************** Collin Sherman Willis Paul Nass's 4th grade math class Georgetown day school Washington, DC *************** Jessie Auritt, Caley Read, Katy Barnett, Julie Sloane and Albert Gentile. 6th grade -Teacher E. Murphey The School Rose Valley Moylan PA **************** Matthee Julian, Richard Symes, Daniel Kinch, Christopher Belkas Mrs. Sturtevant - Grade 4 Bagnall School Groveland, MA ***************** Katie Zahara, Cory S., Brian Parks, Mike Murphy Ms. Arria-Lucey - Grade 4 Bagnall School Groveland, MA ***************** Meghan R., Nick S. Miss Seager Bagnall School Groveland, MA **************** Joshua, Cathy T. Mrs. Crawford - Grade 5 Bagnall School Groveland, MA *************** Chris Wade, Lauren Clark Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class Center School, Stow,MA ************* Jonathan Anapol, Katie Stefanis, Sarah Batsford Mrs. Trudell - 3rd Grade Center School Stow, MA ************* Shauna Grade 6 - Mrs. Caruso Bagnall School, Groveland, MA ************* Coty L. Grade 5 - Priscilla Roehm Mandarin Oaks Jacksonville, FL *************
****************** Mike, Matt, Amy 5th Grade in Mrs. Bach's Math class at Joyce Kilmer School in Mahwah, New Jersey Answer: Roberta is the security guard and teacher. Steve is the nurse and the police officer. Thelma is the chef and the proffesional wrestler. Vince is the telephone operator and the waiter. We got these answers by reading the clues carefully. We thought Vince was stupid so he couldn't be certain jobs. Roberta couldn't be the chef or the police officer because she went golfing with them. Thelma or Roberta couldn't be the waiter because it says waiter not waitress. The nurse had to be a boy because it says "he" instead of her. ****************** Roberta: Teacher; Security Guard Steve: Nurse; Police Officer Thelma: Professional Wrestler; Chef Vince: Telephone Operator; Waiter We drew charts. Our class started by reading the hints and then filled in the no's and then the yes's. We realized that the waiter had to be a male; the chef had to be a female because the problem said, "her husband." The telephone operator had to be a male, because it said, "husband." The nurse had to be a male because it said, "he sprained his ankle." Vince couldn't be the chef, nurse, police officer, or teacher because he didn't have enough education. Roberta could not be the chef or the police officer because she went "golfing with them." Obviously, Roberta was not the professional wrestler. Sincerely, Laura's 3rd grade: Alex Fay, Max Baylin, Dan Ain, Raquel Bubar, Udit Garg, Maria Pia Gekas, Mia Henry, Tarik Pierce, Jessie Radowitz, Jamie Rosenthal, Alea Stein, Charlton Woodyard, Max Zinser Georgetown Day School Washington, DC ******************** From: GDSLab@aol.com Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 15:53:13 -0500 To: ruth@mathforum.org Subject: pow from Simone RobertaSteveThelmaVince chefnonoyes no nursenoyesno no police officernoyesno no professional wrestlernonoyesno security guardyesnonono teacheryesnono no telephone operatornononoyes waiternonono yes My name is Simone Levien And my math teacher is Paul Nass I go to Georgetown Day School and I am in 4th grade. I got my answers by reading the questions many times. Once someone got a job I knew that no one else could have that job. I hope you enjoy my answers **************** Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. Holly's whole 3 grade ------ Vince was the Telephone Operator and the Waiter Roberta was the Security Guard and the Teacher Steve was the Nurse and the Police Officer Thelma was the Chef and the Pro wrestler --------- We made a graph to figure out the answers. Some people had different answers, but we think this was the only right one. It was fun. ***************** Kevin Maloney - Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade - Center School - Stow MA Roberta Teacher,Security Guard Steve Nurse,Police Officer Thelma Chef,Professional Wrestler Vince Telephone Operator,Operator I know that Roberta is not the chef or the police officer because of clue #1. I know that Vince is not the nurse, police officer, or the teacher because of clue #2. I know that the nurse is a boy because of clue #3. I know that the telephone operator is a man because of Clue #4. I know that Roberta is not the professional wrestler because of clue #5. I know that Vince is the waiter because I already found out Steve's 2 jobs and a boy is a waiter and a girl is a waitress. ****************** Ted Powers - Mrs. Pensa's 3rd Grade - Center School - Stow MA I found out the answer because I knew Roberta was not the chef, police officer, or the professional wrestler from the first and last clues. The second clue means Vince couldn't be the nurse,police officer,security guard,or teacher. The third clue meant that Steve would have to be the nurse. In the bottom, a waiter is a boy and a waitress is a girl. So either Steve or Vince is the waiter. The chef's husband is a telephone operator means that the chef is a girl and a boy is the telephone operator. There's more but I don't have time and I've forgotten some of them. So I figured the people were the following: Chef - Thelma Nurse - Steve Police Officer - Steve Professional Wrestler - Thelma Security Guard - Roberta Teacher - Roberta Telephone Operator - Vince Waiter - Vince ********************** Students: Craig Jatlow and Luis Mendoza School: Georgetown Day School Teacher: Paul Nass Location:Washingnton D.C. Roberta= teacher and security guard Steve= nurse police officer Thelma=chef professional wrestler Vince=telephone operator and waiter 1. Roberta is the security guard an the teacher. She played golf with the chef and the police officer--she can't be either of those. She can't be a waiter, she would be a waitress. The clue says she is not the professional wrestler. The telephone operator is a man. So Roberta is the security guard and the teacher by elimination. 2. Steve is the nurse and the police officer. The chef is a girl. Roberta is the security guard and the teacher. The nurse also had desk duty. After finding everyone's job, we saw that the only jobs left for Steve were these. 3. Thelma is the chef and the professional wrestler. The chef is a girl and Roberta already has her 2 jobs. The nurse and the police officer are men. She can't be a waiter only a waitress. The telephone operator is a man. 4. Vince can't be a police officer, teacher or a nurse because he did not have an education past the ninth grade.Roberta is the security guard and the teacher. Thelma from elimination is the professional wrestler. The chef is a girl. Vince is the telephone operator and the waiter. ************************ Nora Grade 6 - Mrs. Caruso Bagnall School, Groveland, MA Vince didn't have an education past 9th grade so he would have a lower paying job as a waiter. The tele op is male and doesn't require a lot of education so that's Vince, too. Steve had to be the nurse because that's a man and the police officer because the chef and Roberta played golf together. Thelma has to be the wrestler because it isn't Roberta and Thelma is also the chef because she played golf with Roberta. The only two jobs left for Roberta are the Security guard and teacher. ***************** >Conclusions from the clues: >1. Roberta is not the chef and not the police officer. 2.Vince is not the >teacher, not the nurse and not the police officer. 3. The nurse is also the >police officer. And he is either Steve or Vince. Therefore Steve is the nurse >and the police officer. 4. The chef is a woman. Since Roberta is not the chef, >Thelma is. 5. The telephone operator is a man. It must be Vince since Steve is >the nurse and police officer. >6. Since the waiter must be male, Vince is also the waiter. 7. Roberta is not >a professional wrestler so Thelma is. 8.Roberta has the remaining two jobs: >teacher and security guard. > >So: Steve is the police officer and nurse. Thelma is the chef and professional >wrestler. Vince is the telephone operator and waiter. Roberta is the teacher >and security guard. > >Aneil Baron >3rd grade >Paul Nass >Georgetown Day School >Washington D.C. ***************** Eli Baldwin - Mrs. Pensa's 3rd grade class at Center School - Stow MA RobertaSteveThelmaVince Chefnonoyesno Nursenoyesnono Police Officernoyesnono Professional Wrestler nonoyesno Security Guardyesnonono Teacheryesnonono Telephone Operatornononoyes Waiternononoyes >From #1 I knew that Roberta was not the chef or the police officer. Vince couldn't be a nurse or a police officer, or a teacher from #2. FFrom #3 The nurse was a man - Steve's the only man left From #4 the chef is a woman and her husband is the operator. From #5 Roberta is not the wrestler. I used this information and crossed out people in the grid above until I got the answers shown. *****************
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