Answer to January 16, 2006 Problem of the Week

The FoxTrot comic Strip is no longer available.

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

January 16, 2006 Problem of the Month

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January 16, 2006
Problem of the Month