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Three hungry men and strategies for problem solving
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Watson, JM, Three hungry men and strategies for problem solving, For the Learning of Mathematics, 8, (3) pp. 20-26. ISSN 0228-0671 (1988) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 1988 FLM
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Abstract
Sometimes a problem starts out innocently, like the proverbial mustard seed; but then it starts to grow and, Zap, you are engulfed by a mustard tree! So it was with the Three Hungry Men problem:
Three tired and hungry men went to sleep with a bag of apples. One man woke up, ate
1/3 of the apples, then went back to sleep Later a second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining apples, then went back to sleep Finally, the third man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining apples. When he was finished there were 8 apples left How many apples were in the bag originally?
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | three hungry men, strategies for problem solving |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Watson, JM (Professor Jane Watson) |
ID Code: | 137683 |
Year Published: | 1988 |
Deposited By: | Office of the Faculty of Education |
Deposited On: | 2020-02-27 |
Last Modified: | 2020-10-08 |
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