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Did you find the answer? We’ll call our three slices of bread A,B and C.
Finally toast both B and C on their second side and you have toasted 3 pieces in 3 toastings. You should be the toast of the town! Or at least the kitchen.
Adult Question
A Toast to Toast
Isn’t making toast a bind if you haven’t got a toaster? You only have a grill and space for two pieces of bread under it. So it takes 4 toastings to do three slices on both sides, or does it?
Can you toast 3 pieces of bread on both sides in less than 4 toastings?
Let us know how you get on, exploring the answer. Send your answer to Mrs McDade or Mrs Robinson via the school email address. Good luck!
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Solution:
Did you find the answer? We’ll call our three slices of bread A,B and C.
First toast A and B on one side.
Now toast A’s other side and C on its first side.
Finally toast both B and C on their second side and you have toasted 3 pieces in 3 toastings. You should be the toast of the town! Or at least the kitchen.
Problem 2:
The Sands of Time
You have a couple of glass timers. One takes 7 minutes for the sand to trickle through and the other takes 11 minutes to trickle through. Using these two, work out how you could time 15 minutes, exactly.
Good luck!