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Connecting Math: Just for Fun #9
1. Divide in equal mode seven apples by twelve children, that any apple to be not sliced in twelve equal parts.
2. What time is it in reality if in the mirror the hour hands of a clock indicate ten to seven?

Solutions:

1. We divide four apples by three equal parts and three apples by four equal parts. Every child will receive 1/3 + 1/4= 7/12

2. In reality, the clock indicates ten to six.

Catalina Burga
5th grade
"Duiliu Zamfirescu" School, Focsani, Romania
Teacher: Petru Dumitru