Problem Solving

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Problem Solving

• Find the hundredth term in 2,5,8,11 ...

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Patterns

• How many handshakes does it take in a group of
  100 people for each person to shake the hand of
  every other person in the group?

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Sequences

• A picture and a frame cost 110 together.  The
  picture costs 100 more than the frame.  How much
  does the frame cost?

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Estimation

• Estimate 523 divided by 11

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Averages

• The average (mean) weight of 3 members of a
  bobsled team is 161 lb.  When the weight of the
  driver (4th member) is added, the average weight
  of the team becomes 165.5 lb.  How much does the
  driver weigh?

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Chance

• List all combinations of a first name of Alice,
  Betty or Candice with a last name of Hill, Smith
  or Zook. ________ total combinations
• What is the probability of rolling an odd number
  on a standard die?

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Probability

• Show all combinations of the following two
  events  1) pulling a marble from a bag of 5
  yellow and 2 red marbles and  2) pulling a
  marble from a bag of 3 yellow and 1 red marbles. 

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Area/Perimeter

• Trisha has a rectangular pool in her backyard
  that measures 14 feet by 40 feet. She built a
  concrete deck around the pool that is 6 feet
  wide. What is the area of the deck?

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Irregular Shapes
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Ratio

• 5  25?     40

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Order of Operations

• If P3 and A-2    find  2AP - A 3P

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Algebra

•   A 5 13
• 3P - 42 6(P-2)30
• At Drake's Pizza, two small and one large pizzas
  cost the same as five small pizzas.  If one small
  pizza costs 4, then what does one large pizza
  cost? 

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Percent

• 15 of 36
• 10 of what number is 42

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Coordinates

• y 3x6

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Graphs

• Graph      Y X 3 

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Transformations

• Graph triangle A(1,3), B(5,2), and C(3,4).  Graph
  a triangle A'B'C' that is rotated 90 degrees
  clockwise.

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Money

• Nick has 40 and spends 1.50 each day.  Bob has
  only 9 but he saves 1.50 each day.  In how many
  days will Bob have more money than Nick?  

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Fractions

• 4 and one quarter plus some number is 8 and three
  quarters. Find that number.
• Mrs. Fox has two dogs, Baron and Me-Too.  Baron
  is a big dog and eats 3/4 can of dog food each
  day. Me-Too is a smaller dog and eats 2/3 of a
  can of dog food each day. If dog food costs 3
  for two cans, how much will it cost to feed the
  dogs for 12 days? 

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Measurement

• Pat weighs 4 pounds more than three times as much
  as his brother.  The sum of their weights is 168
  pounds.  How much does Pat weigh?

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Heart-Head-Feet

• Ferdie and Portia go to Grandpa's farm. In the
  barnyard there are ducks and sheep. Ferdie says,
  "I see 9 animals in all." Portia says, "Yes, and
  altogether they have 26 legs." How many ducks and
  how many sheep could there be in the barnyard?

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Boxes-Cubes
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VolumeSurface

• Find the surface area of a box that is 1"x3"x4".

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Circles

• It is 12 inches from the center of a circle to
  the edge (radius). How many inches around
  (circumference) the circle?

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Angles
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Pythagorean Theorem
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Distance between Pts

• Find the distance between (3,5) and (7,2).

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Geometry Review
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Polyhedra
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Analogies
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Taxes Discounts

• Suitcases are 25 off.  One of the suitcases is
  now on sale for 45.00.  What was the original
  price?
• A 40.00 item is marked 20 off.  What is the
  sale price?

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Counting Patterns

• Find 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 18? 
• The tens' digit of a two digit number is 5 less
  than the units' digit. The sum of the digits is
  9. Find the number.

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Knots

• I have a bag of peanuts. I gave Fred half of what
  is in the bag plus two peanuts. Later I gave Fred
  half of what was left in the bag plus two
  peanuts. I looked inside the bag and found 12
  peanuts left. How many peanuts did I start with? 

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Venn Diagrams

• Out of 100 people, 20 like soccer, 72 like to
  read, and 10 can't stand either soccer or to
  read.  How many people like both soccer and to
  read?

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Logic

• A jar of amoeba doubles every minute and is half
  full in 20 minutes. How many minutes till it is
  half full?