any algebra brainteasers?
By thebestmom
@thebestmom (1104)
Philippines
March 9, 2010 7:45am CST
do you know of any brainteasers that are related to algebra? my son needs it badly. looks like we cannot find anything in the internet.. help please..
2 responses
@sleepylittlerose (1648)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Here is one for you:
If a chicken and a half can lay and egg and a half in a day in a half. How many eggs can three chickens lay in eight days?
Let me know when you are ready for the answer and how you arrive at it I will be happy to help.
@thebestmom (1104)
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
after sitting for 15 minutes and analyzing, i think, i do not know the solution. 
how do you solve for it?
how do you solve for it?@sleepylittlerose (1648)
• United States
10 Mar 10
The chicken to egg ratio is 1 to 1.
So 8 days/ 1.5 days (that it takes to lay the egg)x 3 chickens (becuse of the 1 chicken to 1 egg ratio) is 16 eggs.
Time becomes insignificant in the ratio as it would still require 1.5 days on the 1 to 1 chicken to egg ratio.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
4 Apr 10
Well i hate them to the core. Because they always look like greek and latin. I cannot score by memorising as i really cannot understand and i write it on my exams.Well there are books named brain teasers, i believe you will get as books.
