26 = L of the A

Quantagories, sometimes referred to as item equations, are a type of problem which combine words, numbers and equations. For example; the solution to 26 = L of the A is 26 letters of the alphabet.

There are many websites with quantagories on them. Below you will find a listing of a few.

http://minneathlon.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/trivia_answers.pdf

http://intelligence-test.net/part1/
http://intelligence-test.net/part2/
http://intelligence-test.net/part3/
http://intelligence-test.net/part_4/

http://everything2.com/title/old+chestnut%253A+language+equations

http://www.24-h-in-a-d.com/original.html

http://www.chemteam.info/Humor/Mental-Abilities-Test.html

After having students solve a number of quantagories, a different twist to the lesson might be to have them create their own.

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