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Accuracy Please
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Considering precision, accuracy, and appropriateness in finding the volume of a cone.
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The Big Picture!
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. A picture is enlarged to four times its area.
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Canadian Soccer
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the distance a player runs to complete three "Double V" laps.
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Citius, Altius, Fortius
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 2. Would record-holding speed skaters and runners break the speed limit in a residential zone?
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Distance Driving
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Write an expression that will help you determine how long it will take the car to travel any given number of kilometers.
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Ducky Promenade
- Leon Roland & class (poetry by Annie Fetter)
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the weight of a duckling and two ducks after reading this poem.
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He Ate It All!
- Mr. Marthinsen's Geometry Class
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. The professor ate an entire pizza in 28 minutes. Figure out the size of the pizza.
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I'm a Groundhog?
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 2. Using Suzanne's height, Phil's height, and Suzanne's shadow length, find Phil's shadow length.
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Mirror Musing
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Using the information given in a picture of Hagrid and Baby Norbert, find out how tall each of them is.
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Partial Area
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the area of the portion of the circle that is not included inside the inscribed square.
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Pizza Pie
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Use the given information to decide how many slices of the small pizza would be equal to or greater than 3 slices from the large pizza.
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Pouring the Punch
- Neil Bress
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. The Refreshments Committee needs to pour exactly four liters of eggnog using only three-liter and five-liter measures.
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Practicing for the Winter Olympics
- Cynthia Paul
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 2. What is the length of the semicircular path Sonya skates across the
ice rink?
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Saturday Bike Ride
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 2. Now that spring has arrived, Ali and Maya decide to dust off their bikes and go for a Saturday ride. Help find what time they will meet.
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Tiling Triangles
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Given the dimensions of a large triangle, find the dimensions of the 25 small triangles that tile it.
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Valley Springs Snow Cream
- Kelly Crisp
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Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Compare the volume of a sphere, cone, and cylinder using ice cream.
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