3rd grade math problem....I'm not kidding...you know you're old

[ChicosBailBonds]

Tory, Heather, Kara, and Donna went to see a movie.  Heather took the first seat.  Kara and Tory did not sit next to each other.  Donna only sat next to Tory.  In what order did the girls sit?



Any ideas...I've had 4 adults take a crack at this....one is an engineer. 

[ATWizJr]

wouldn't the order have to be  Heather-Kara-Donna-Tory?

[ATWizJr]

oops, my solution can't be correct unless there is an open seat between Donna and Kara.  I think......

[ChicosBailBonds]

oops, my solution can't be correct unless there is an open seat between Donna and Kara.  I think......

Yeah, we're stumped....the adults I've sent this to all have different answers from an open seat to two rows to three rows.  No slam dunk answer yet

[Thomas' Danish Delight]

It's gotta be multiple rows....no way they're sitting consecutively all next to each other.

It's probably

Heather
Donna/Tory or Tory/Donna
Kara

That or the open seat solution...

Heather-Kara _______  Donna -Tory

Unless this is one of those..."There is not enough info needed to solve the problem" kind of deals...

[ATWizJr]

did they see the same movie?

[BrewCity83]

Kara sat on Heather's lap.

[MU Chi_IL]

Is Tory a boy?

[Henry Sugar]

Fun question - my take is that the answer depends on what we assume by Heather taking the first seat.

If it means that she sits down first anywhere she pleases, then the answer is easy (K, H, T, D)

If it means that she sits at the first seat in the row, then there either is no answer or we're looking at something goofy like an open seat or multiple rows. 

Granted, I know nothing about third grade teaching levels, but to assume open seats or multiple rows seems a bit tricky for a third grade problem.  Maybe it's just poor word choice in the problem?

[rocky_warrior]

Fun question - my take is that the answer depends on what we assume by Heather taking the first seat.

If it means that she sits down first anywhere she pleases, then the answer is easy (K, H, T, D)

I'd have to agree.  When I first read it, that's what I thought.  When you say  "Heather took the first seat." it could just mean she sat down first.  Which is what I would expect a 3rd grader to think**

** - seeing as how I'm only about as mature as a 3rd grader

[ChicosBailBonds]

Fun question - my take is that the answer depends on what we assume by Heather taking the first seat.

If it means that she sits down first anywhere she pleases, then the answer is easy (K, H, T, D)

If it means that she sits at the first seat in the row, then there either is no answer or we're looking at something goofy like an open seat or multiple rows. 

Granted, I know nothing about third grade teaching levels, but to assume open seats or multiple rows seems a bit tricky for a third grade problem.  Maybe it's just poor word choice in the problem?

Henry....you might have the answer.  Though I must say the option of sitting on the lap is rather funny from the other poster

[Coach Norman Dale]

Please update us when you get your child's homework back!   

[ChicosBailBonds]

Please update us when you get your child's homework back!   

I will      I had one of our space engineers here look at it and he was bamboozled.  "THERE IS NO ANSWER" he kept saying.  Have to agree with him, the question is worded too vaguely.

[MUPig]

Tory, Heather, Kara, and Donna went to see a movie.  Heather took the first seat.  Kara and Tory did not sit next to each other.  Donna only sat next to Tory.  In what order did the girls sit?



Any ideas...I've had 4 adults take a crack at this....one is an engineer. 

It has to be a misprint.......

Heather --> Kara --> Donna --> Tory

Would it make more sense if it said "Only Donna sat next to Tory?".  Otherwise, it is impossible without an empty seat. 

[BrewCity83]

I think Henry had it right...

Kara-Heather-Tory-Donna

If you can interpret "Heather took the first seat" to mean "Heather sat down first" in a seat somewhere not on the aisle, then this is the answer.

Otherwise, Kara sat on Heather's lap.

[Coach Norman Dale]

I think MUPig has it right with the misprint explanation -- two words transposed.  Remember this was 3rd grade homework not a Mensa exam.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

those girls is sluts, sittin on each other's laps and all.   

[ATWizJr]

so, has the teacher given and explained the answer yet?

Share.

[augoman]

I think Henry had it right...

Kara-Heather-Tory-Donna

If you can interpret "Heather took the first seat" to mean "Heather sat down first" in a seat somewhere not on the aisle, then this is the answer.

Otherwise, Kara sat on Heather's lap.

Brewcity has to have it..., "took the first seat" doesn't mean she sat on the aisle.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Brewcity was correct according to the answers provided in the text book by the teacher.  It's all how you interpret the wording.

[ATWizJr]

and 3rd graders can make that distinction?  Wow!

[BrewCity83]

Woo Hoo!!  On to Fourth Grade I Go!!

[Henry Sugar]

Brewcity was correct according to the answers provided in the text book by the teacher.  It's all how you interpret the wording.

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[spiral97]

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[Henry Sugar]

here.. this should help your coughing..

That's a good suggestion.  Thanks.