Click here to see Dr. Moody's latest puzzle!

Dr. Moody’s favorite relative, Oleg, is flying to his house next month.  He’s coming from San Francisco to Glenside, PA.  It’s a five hour flight and he lives 3060 miles away.  Dr. Moody wants to know how fast the plane can travel.

Answer: 612 mph

3060/5=612

Dr. Moody wanted to walk across Glenside and part of Montgomery County with his friends from the Copper Beech Elementary School.  He can walk exactly one mile in 12 minutes.  How long would it take Dr. Moody to walk 18 and ½ miles?

Student Answer: 222 minutes

12 x 18 = 216

(12 minutes times 18 miles)

216 + 6  = 222 minutes

 I used 6 minutes because it is half of 12 minutes and Moody wanted to walk half a mile, too.

Happy Birthday, Oleg.  Yes, Dr. Moody’s nephew is one year older and the good doctor is befuddled by the choices he must make between wrapping papers and ribbons.  He has three different colors of ribbon and two different colors of wrapping paper.  How many different ways can he wrap the gift?  For extra credit, what would the perfect color combination be for Oleg’s present?

Student Answer: 3 x 2 = 6

There are 3 kinds of ribbons and two kinds of paper, therefore, 3 times 2 equals 6.

Extra Credit: red wrapping paper and a gold ribbon

The perimeter of a triangle is 22 inches. If the length of one side is 8 inches and the length of another side is 6 inches, what is the length of the third side?

Student Answer: 8 inches

8inches + 6 inches = 14 inches

14inches + 8 inches = 22 inches