CHECK MATES

GAMES Magazine

December, 2001

Raymond Love

 

Match the jobs below with the appropriate check amount each job-holder should receive.

1. Optometrist

2. Casino worker

3. Electrician

4. Golf pro

5. History teacher

6. IRS agent

7. Passenger jet pilot

8. Mathematician

9. Paramedic

10. Piano tuner

11. Calendar vendor

Check amounts:

 

a. $.18

b. $.88

c. $1.20

d. $3.14

e. $3.65

f. $7.11

g. $7.47

h. $9.11

i. $10.40

j. $14.92

k. $20.20

 

Answers:

 

1. k - $20.20 (vision)

2. f - $7.11 (winning dice rolls in craps)

3. c - $1.20 (voltage)

4. a - $.18 (holes on a golf course)

5. j - $14.92 (Columbus' first voyage)

6. i - $10.40 (tax form)

7. g - $7.47 (aircraft)

8. d - $3.14 (first 3 digits of pi)

9. h - $9.11 (medical emergency #)

10. b - $.88 (keys on a piano)

11. e - $3.65 (days in a year)