Brain Bafflers

Brain Bafflers And, Mind Bogglers - Number Crunchers

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Publisher's Synopsis

Brain Bafflers and Mind Bogglers is packed with unbelievable facts and shows you how to prove them yourself by doing a little number crunching.Check how much you sleep in a year, counting nine hours a night.9x365=3,285Now convert those 3, 285 hours into 24 hour days,then months, counting 30 days per month:3,285 divided by 24 = 136.9 (137 days)137 divided by 30 = 4.6 monthsFour months a year! so in a typical lifetime of about 70 years, we lie flat out, slumbering and snoring, for:70x4 = 280 months, divided by 12 = 23.3 yearsThat's no fewer than twenty-three years.We're all Sleeping Beauties.

About the Publisher

Macmillan Children's Books

Macmillan Children's Books

Macmillan is the hardback imprint of Pan Macmillan and publishes major British and international fiction authors as well as serious history, biography & memoir, politics, sport and current affairs. It also publishes a wide variety of annuals and series.

Book information

ISBN: 9780330480130
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 793.74
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 89
Weight: 55g
Height: 180mm
Width: 115mm
Spine width: 14mm