Whodunit Math Puzzles

by Wise, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780806958965
• ISBN10: 0806958960
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

You can count on an exciting time when you join junior detective and mathematical wizard Cal Q. Leiter. Use mathematical clues and fun calculations to uncover scam artists, catch vandals, nab hit-and-run drivers, and solve mysteries of all stripes. What are the odds you can figure all these out? Pretty good--if you read carefully and think hard, the facts will all add up!

Table of Contents

The Case of the Carnival Probability Game	5	(4)
The Case of the Mayor's Red Office	9	(3)
The Case of the Hit-and-Run Taxi Driver	12	(4)
The Case of the Chief's Old Partner	16	(5)
The Case of the Fractured Will	21	(4)
The Case of the Questionable Carpet Dealer	25	(4)
The Case of the Missing Country Club Funds	29	(3)
The Case of the Green Pepper and Onion Pizza Decision	32	(3)
The Case of the Fishy Alibi	35	(4)
The Case of the Reformed Bank Robber	39	(4)
The Case of the Night School Math Professor	43	(4)
The Case of the Seemingly Perfect Alibi	47	(3)
The Case of the Bank Robber's Number Clues	50	(4)
The Case of the Stolen Lumber	54	(4)
The Case of the Rental Car Gas Dispute	58	(3)
The Case of the Antique Pocket Watch	61	(4)
The Case of the ``Mean'' Puzzle	65	(4)
The Case of the Worried Lottery Winner	69	(4)
The Case of the Predictable Burglar	73	(3)
The Case of the Ne'er-Do-Well Nephew	76	(3)
The Case of the Coded Calculator Contest Clue	79	(5)
The Case of the Dubious Investment Counselor	84	(3)
Solutions	87	(8)
Index	95