Answer to the Problem of the Week
for the week of January 16, 2006

Numerical Word Search

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After you have solved the Numerical Word Search in the comic strip, send in the answers to the ten questions. When you circle the answers in the numerical word search, notice that each answer intersects with at least one other answer. What are the digits that appear in the intersections of these answers?

You must send in the eleven answers for full credit -- please do not send in an attachment!



 

Solution to the Problem:



Many thanks to John Funk who corrected my original answer.   I had read #5 as 14 squared (which also works in the word search, by the way) instead of 14 to the 6th power!   I'm not sure whether it was bad eyes or old age.



Correctly solved by:

1. John Funk Ventura, California
2. Emily Powell Winchester, Virginia
3. Elizabeth Carlson Winchester, Virginia
4. Shaan Arora Columbus, Georgia
5. James Alarie University of Michigan -- Flint
Flint, Michigan
6. Steve Pajonk Montgomery, New York
7. Tristan Collins Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
8. Danny Gordon Columbus, Georgia
9. Sharina Smith Newport News, Virginia
10. Russell Beaty Columbus, Georgia
11. Erin Fennacy Fresno, California
12. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
13. Bobby Arthur Winchester, Virginia
14. Julianne Harris Winchester, Virginia
15. Ben Bassett Sewell, New Jersey
16. Carter Galbraith Columbus, Georgia
17. Jeffrey Gaither University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
18. Tom Robb Winchester, Virginia
19. Cassie Bugas ----------
20. George Schley Columbus, Georgia
21. Stephen O'Hara Winchester, Virginia
22. ----------- Winchester, Virginia
23. Kelley Kolar Winchester, Virginia
24. Billy Sutherland Winchester, Virginia