Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 4 Issue 2, April 1965
16
Editors W. F. Coulson and T. P. Atkinson
- The number 45 is the sum of four different numbers so chosen that
if you subtract 2 from the first, add 2 to the second, multiply the
third by 2 and divide the fourth by 2, you get the same number each
time. What are the four different numbers? - If you had the opportunity of accepting a position for five years, which of the following contracts for payment of salary would I you prefer: (a) a starting salary of $5, 000 per year with an increase of $1, 000 per year after each year. (b) a starting salary of $5 ,000 per year with an increase of $250 per year after each 6 months. Assume payments to be made at the end of each six month period.
