- A blacksmith is shoeing a miser's horse. The blacksmith charges ten dollars for his work. The miser refuses to pay. "Very well", says the blacksmith, "there are eight nails in each horseshoe. The horse has four shoes. There are 32 nails in all. I will ask you to pay one penny for the first nail, two pennies for the next nail, four pennies for the next nail, eight pennies for the next nail, sixteen pennies for the next, etc. until the 32nd nail". How much does the miser have to pay?​

You are to write a series of steps that anyone could follow to solve the following three problems: 1. even odd a. assume that someone tells you a number (an integer number) b. you hear the number and respond with the word even or odd 2. average a. assume that someone tells you between 3 and 5 numeric values. b. you hear the numbers and respond with the average is some number 3. dog or cat a. explain to a child the differences between a dog and a cat. b. your explanation could be used by a child or anyone to distinguish the difference between a dog and a cat