Day 1 – Travel Day

Kenji and Yumi wake up very early today.  Their flight is not until 11:00 PM, but the anticipation of their journey won’t allow either of them to sit still.  While Kenji does most of the packing, Yumi decides to learn more about the city of Vancouver.

Yumi was especially surprised to learn that the West End of Vancouver is the second most densely populated urban setting in North America.  It is second only to Manhattan.

Yumi was also surprised to learn that Vancouver was narrowly awarded the 2010 Olympic bid after beating out Pyeongchang, South Korea by a margin of only three votes.  Vancouver won the second ballot by a score of 56-53.

Anyways, the time has finally arrived.  Kenji and Yumi head off to the airport.

• QUESTION 1 – Flight Travel Time

While aboard the plane, Kenji and Yumi start up conversation with two travelers sitting on either side of them.  Jenny Wong, a math teacher from Hong Kong, is also traveling to Vancouver to see the games, and Paul Smith, a US business man, is returning home to Los Angeles after attending a week long international banking workshop in Tokyo.  Paul is very excited to tell Kenji, Yumi and Jenny all about his newly acquired knowledge.  Our travelers are initially quite interested to hear Paul’s financial tips, but after two hours of listening to Paul discuss at great length about the advantages and disadvantages of foreign investment, Jenny decides it is time for a little quiet.  She decides to present the following problem to our group of travelers.  See if you can also find the solution.

• QUESTION 2 – Money Conversion

Hooray!!  Our travelers have finally arrived in Vancouver.  Kenji, Yumi and Jenny have become good friends after their long journey together, and so they decide to share a cab ride to their respective hotels.  Kenji and Yumi are also quite thankful to Jenny for her supply of creative math and logic problems throughout the flight.  It’s amazing how quickly time goes by when you are having fun.  As a way of saying thanks, Kenji and Yumi insist on paying for the entire taxi fare, but how much will it cost?  Complete the following problem and discover the solution.

• QUESTION 3 – Taxi Ride

After finally arriving at their hotels, Kenji and Yumi are exhausted and decide to go to bed.