Extra Credit Opportunities

[Professor Vehrs]

As many of you choose not to do my class given assignments (though the reasoning behind this is beyond me, they aren't difficult), I have decided to start an extra credit program.

I will give three extra credit problems per week, separated by a day or two. I may post more than this, but never less (exception: if I am unable to post for certain amounts of time i.e. holiday, computer problems, ect.). These problems will be worth 3 house points each. The topics may vary, but they will be a question, riddle, or puzzle of some sort.

Submissions of Extra Credit must be made by way of PM in traditional homework submission fashion. None will be excepted except in that manner. The submissions are welcome until the next question is posted, meaning you should check often to get the most points possible.

Enjoy yourselves, and remember, your house is counting on you!

[Professor Vehrs]

Question 1:

A farmer in California own a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?

THIS QUESTION IS CLOSED - ANSWER: NONE (PEAR TREES DO NOT BEAR PLUMS)

Students whom have already submitted:
Sean Falton - incorrect
Alexia Knightley - correct
Josh Brown - correct
Toan Kator - incorrect
Amelia Kons - correct
Ariel Skyl - incorrect

[Professor Vehrs]

Question 2:

Brad Doe works for a packaging company. One day, he received four separate orders and accidently mixed up the addresses, so he applied the address labels at random. What is the probability that exactly three packages were correctly labeled?

THIS QUESTION IS CLOSED - ANSWER: ZERO (IF THREE WERE CORRECT THE FOURTH ONE MUST BE)

Students whom have already submitted:
Josh Brown - correct
Sean Falton - correct
Amelia Kons - correct

[Professor Vehrs]

Question 3:

I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.

THIS QUESTION IS CLOSED - ANSWER: THE LETTER 'S'

Students whom have already submitted:
Amelia Kons - correct
Alexia Knightley - correct
Sean Falton - correct
Josh Brown - correct
Mark Dritten - correct

[Professor Vehrs]

Question 4:

Break it and it is better, immediately set and harder to break again.

What is it?

THIS QUESTION IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSION

Students whom have already submitted:
Amelia Kons - correct
Mark Dritten - correct
Josh Brown - incorrect