In this meeting, Solange presented us with the following problem:
Consider a collection of pennies with the following constraints:
When the pennies are put in groups of 2 there is one penny left over. When they are put in groups of three, five and six there is also one penny left over. But when they are put in groups of seven there are no pennies left over. How many pennies could there be?
Thank you to YouCubed.org for the problem.
Can you help us out? Can you find a solution? Can you find more than one? What strategies are you using?
We’re considering a different, but connected problem for our meeting in September. Maybe we can email some solutions, questions, and areas for exploration before then. We would also love to see some solution strategies that we could add in the write-up of this problem.
In Attendance: Cynthia, Eric, Esther, Mark, Maya, Ramon, Solange, Usha
Programs Represented: BMCC ALC, CUNY Adult Literacy PD team, Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, The Literacy Assistance Center, Turning Point
Respectfully submitted by Eric.
