NAME: Regine T.

Manalo DATE: October 10, 2022

YEAR&SECTION: 1-A COURSE: BA BROADCASTING

Problem Set (Problem Solving)

1. Three waiters, Jake, John and Jimmy, were supposed to share equally the tips for the day. The
tips were placed in a box. At the end of the day, Jake took 1/3 of the tips and left. John, not
knowing that Jake had taken his share, took 1/3 of the remaining money in the box. Finally,
Jimmy came and took 1/3 of the rest of the money and left behind P180. How much did each
waiter get from the box?

2. Indiana Jones needs to cross a flimsy rope bridge over a mile-long gorge. It is so dark that it is
impossible to cross the bridge without a flashlight. Furthermore, the bridge is so weak that it can only support
the weight of two people. The party has just one flashlight, which has a weak beam, so whenever two people
cross, they are constrained to walk together, at the speed of the slower person. Indiana Jones can cross the
bridge in five minutes. His girlfriend can cross in 10 minutes. His father needs 20 minutes, and his father's
sidekick needs 25 minutes. They need to get everyone across safely in one hour to escape the bad guys. Can
they do it?
 3. Four men were shipwrecked on an island. Having no food, they went to work gathering
pineapples. After gathering pineapples, they were tired and all fell asleep. After another while, one of
the men awoke and was very hungry so he ate 1/3 of the pineapples - more than his proper share. He
then went back to sleep. The second man awoke and being hungry, ate 1/3 of the remaining
pineapples and went back to sleep. The third man did the same. When the fourth man awoke, he took
only his rightful share of the remaining pineapples. Then there were 6 pineapples left. How many
pineapples did the men gather?

4. How many squares are in the following figure?

5. Consider the following map. Tyler wishes to walk along the streets from point A to point B. How many direct
routes (no backtracking) can Tyler take?

6. Determine the nth-term formula for the number of square tiles in the nth figure.
7. A Cryptarithm. The following puszzle is a famous cryptarithm.

8. Use the given nth-term formula to compute the first five terms of the sequence.

The advantage of this formula over the recursive formula is that you can determine the nth Fibonacci
number without finding the two preceding Fibonacci numbers. Use Binet’s formula and a calculator to
find the 20th, 30th, and 40th Fibonacci numbers.
9. Number of Children. How many children are there in a family wherein each girl has as many
brothers as sisters, but each boy has twice as many sisters as brothers?

10. Find the Fake Coin. You have eight coins. They all look identical, but one is a fake and is slightly
lighter than the others. Explain how you can use a balance scale to determine which coin is the fake in
exactly
a. three weighings.
b. two weighings
11. Solve the Ken-ken puzzle