Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mango Math Wednesday Word Problem...



Picture from Castles.org

A square castle is surrounded by a square moat whose width is 10 yards. A knight is attempting to cross the moat, but only has two 9 1/2 yard planks, and no way to fasten them together. How can the knight bridge the moat?


Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the answer!

Source: Mango Math

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