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(1) Eggs Twenty-four of the eggs in the crate were cracked. This was 1/6 of the total number of eggs in the crate. How many eggs were in the crate? What percent of the eggs in the crate were not cracked? |
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(2) Number Puzzle Can you find the value of X, Y, and Z to make this problem true?
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(3) Mama's Meal Mama cat went to Shaw's to get some food for her kittens. She got 5 cans of tuna, the manager's special, for $1.95 a can. Next, she got 3 dozen mice for $3.50 every half dozen. Finally, she got 3 birds for $9.95 each. How much did Mama cat spend on this scrumptious meal? |
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(4) The Snowmobiles The first snowmobile that my group got cost $8,999 for the XCR 800, but we needed a kit for it to go faster which cost $35.00. The second snowmobile cost $6,447 for a Firecat F7, but also needed a kit that cost $12.00 less than the first kit. The Firecat F7 needed to look like a real racer so we got a new style which cost $1,800. The last snowmobile cost $3,200 the 340 Indy Lite, but that needed a kit for $500. How much did the team spend in all? |
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(5) Pog Game Marty now has 6 more pogs than Jen has. After he gives 10 pogs to Jen, how many more pogs will Jen have than Marty? |
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(6) Numbers List all the natural numbers which divide 22, leaving a remainder of 4 each time. |
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(7) Confused Laurie DeFou was confused when her teacher asked if (22 + 86) ÷ 234 * 92,758 + 45,124 = 92,473,578. Is this true? |
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(8) Murphy's Class If Mrs. Murphy separates her class into groups of 4 students each, 1 student is left over. If she separates her class into groups of five students each, 2 students are left over. What is the smallest number of students the class could have? |
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(9) Ashley, Jen, and Cailin's Pet Hospital
(a) In the Animal clinic, Jeff paid Ashley $4,946 to heal his dog. 35% of that price was Ashley's profit. (b) Jen vave Andy's horse a checkup, gave it shots, and gave it a lung transplant, which, in total, cost $9,776. Jen got 23% as her profit from that amount. (c) Finally, Cailin gave Jared's cat a cast, a checkup, and a flea medication for $4,932. Cailin's profit from that amount was 30%. (d) How much were the best friends' profits altogether? |
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(10) Speed, Time, and Distance If a train could average 148 km per hour on a long railroad in Australia which is 592 kilometers in length, how long would it take to cover this distance?? |
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