Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Trivial Tuesday - are you smarter than a sixth grader?

First, I would like to give a great big shout-out to @mrsnotouching, who is my 100th follower; thanks!! We traded favors, lol. You'll have to ask her ... ;)

I thought we would do something fun (at least to me) today. Trivia!! Before you click and run, I got this question from www.schoolfamily.com; it is from the sixth grade curriculum. Easy peasy, no? OK, here is the question:


 If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, what is the length of side EF?

Triangles
  1. 12 inches
  2. 4 inches
  3. 2 inches
  4. 1 inches

What do you think? This is the honor system; no cheating :). Please leave your answer in the comments; I will post the answer this evening. Argh, the suspense!!! 

Are you smarter than a 6th grader? 
Posted by Tammy P. at 8:05 AM
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14 comments:

  1. Lisa Madden BassAugust 24, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Okay, Tammy...I give; I was never a math whiz! LOL, but I will give it a go and say 2".
    This is a great idea by the way, having this kind of thing on your blog.
    Hope you are doing well!

    Lisa

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  2. katdishAugust 24, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Oh, man. I hope I got it right, but something tells me I didn't. I suck at math.

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  3. JillAugust 24, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    I'm going with C. 2"

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  4. Tammy P.August 24, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Kat ~ you didn't leave an answer!!

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  5. Tammy P.August 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Lisa ~ thanks for the feedback; trying to keep it interesting!

    Jill ~ Pop back tonight to see the answer!!

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  6. katdishAugust 24, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    Oh...duh. I thought I clicked on "c" (2")

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  7. AyshaAugust 24, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    I am going with 2

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  8. UnknownAugust 24, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Isn't it 4"? It says right on there that it is 4" from E to F

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  9. MarleneAugust 24, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    LOL! I haven't got a clue! I was always crummy at math! I can figure 50% off the markdown price in my head. What more do I need to know???? :)

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  10. The Redhead RiterAugust 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    Well, after blowing up the image so that I could see A to B was 8 and D to E was 4, I reread the question. It said similar, not exact and not 1/2...just similar. I guess I am used to everyone trying to trick me with answers instead of it being like Calculus class. So my logic is that 1/2 of A to B's 8 is 4, so if I do 1/2 of D to E's 4, then the answer will be 2.

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  11. Tammy P.August 24, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    Alrighty then ladies, here is the answer. Drum roll ........

    The correct answer is c. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, then the length of side EF is 2 inches

    Thanks for playing!! :)

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  12. AnonymousAugust 25, 2010 at 12:52 AM

    Oh man! I officially flunk 6th grade math... but then, having a now 7th grader, I already knew this. LOL! I had to study up just to help him this past year :)

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  13. JenniferAugust 25, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    I chose 2.

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  14. LynnAugust 25, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    I chose 2, but I was sure that I was wrong. Instead it turns out that I am a genius....er at least as smart as a 6th grader. Strangely, I'm not feeling that good about that.

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