Outdoor science school
mathematical challenge problem
assume four dozen students are headed off to oss. they are going to be assigned
different cabins around a mountain meadow. there are six different colored cabins. given the
details below, determine how many campers are in each cabin. create a colored diagram of the
cabins around the meadow. explain how you reached your answer and provide proof you have
the correct conclusion. use the space below.
the smallest cabin has 6 campers and the orange cabin is the largest with 10
campers.
the yellow and green cabins are the only cabins with the same number of
campers.
the 13 female campers are in the red and blue cabins with the least number of
campers.
then
the purple cabin has 2 more campers that the blue cabin.