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These problems require knowledge of the properties of rational numbers, irrational numbers, or real numbers. They may include a need to know the divisibility rules, factorization, prime and composite numbers, sequences or series. They should be suitable for the beginning pre-algebra student.
Some of these problems are also in the following subcategories:
- Related Resources
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Interactive resources from our Math Tools project:
Math 7: Number Theory
The closest match in our Ask Dr. Math archives:
Middle School Archive
NCTM Standards:
Number and Operations Standard for Grades 6-8
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Birthday Line Up
- Claire Mead, Stephen Weimar
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. How old will Seth be when his mother is five times Seth's age?
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Can You Find My Numbers?
- Roya Salehi
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. I have eight numbers in my list. Use the clues to find my numbers.
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Choosing Cs
- Lisa Lavelle, Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Given the expression c^2 - 2, what is the probability that the result
is composite for integers -10 through -2?
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Coding Conundrums
- Mary DeYoung & class
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Explore encoding and decoding in this cipher puzzle.
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Counting Chicken Wings
- Annie Fetter, Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Figure out how many wings are in the Biggest Bucket O' Wings.
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A Cranberry Craving
- Claire Mead, Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Use the pattern to find out how many cranberries Carissa ate on
Thanksgiving Thursday.
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Divisible by a Dozen
- Terry Trotter & Annie Fetter
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. If you take any three consecutive integers, multiply the first times the square of the second, then multiply by the third, is 12 a factor of the product?
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Fall Festival Frolic
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. How many different types of candy are needed to make at least 50 different treat bags?
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Falling into Sequences
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the 20th term in a sequence using both a recursive method and an explicit formula.
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Falling Leaves
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the number of leaves that were falling.
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Fences for Fido and Friends
- Annie Fetter
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the area of each rectangular dog pen.
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How Old is Ms. Nelson?
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Ms. Nelson claims that she is three times as old as her little sister. However, six years ago she was five times as old as her sister was. How old is Ms. Nelson?
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An Interesting Integer
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. I'm thinking of a particular integer. It is a multiple of three, five, and seven. No digit occurs more than once. Can you find my number?
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Kate's Combination
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find Kate's locker combination using mathematical clues. Is there more than one possibility?
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Lillian's Lines
- Lillian Ray and Molly Ribble
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Students are asked to find how many square panes a path goes through
for a window of a
given size.
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Lost in Des Moines
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Calculate the speed of a car using given information.
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Lucky Lollipops
- Suzanne Alejandre & Maria Fung and her students
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the number of lollipops Logan the Leprechaun gives away using his "lucky" method.
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The Magic of Number 6174
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. Have fun exploring this number magic.
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Making Money
- Alice Miller
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. How much money would you have by December 31, 1999, if you put 10 cents in the special "math" bank on January 1, 1999?
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Milk Madness
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. Help Georgina find out how much milk is left using the number pattern she describes.
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The Name Game
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. The first student says his/her own name; the second student repeats the first student's name and adds his/her own name... How many names are said if the numbers of students in my math classes on the first day are 27, 28, 32, 31, and 30?
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Open and Shut Case
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the locker combination using mathematical clues.
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Palindrome Day
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. How many Palindrome Days are there in a year?
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Prime Probability
- Lisa Lavelle
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Given the expression n^2 - 5, what is the probability that the result is prime for integers between 2 and 12?
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Rampaging Reindeer
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. How many different ways can Santa's reindeer be arranged?
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Ready for Football?
- Terry Trotter & Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the final score of the game between the Eagles and the Dragons.
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Runsums, Part 1
- Ron Knott
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. By spotting the pattern, tell me the smallest number that is a sum of a run of one hundred consecutive numbers.
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Runsums, Part 2
- Ron Knott
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Explore number patterns and report on what you have learned.
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Tiling Tables
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find a method to quickly calculate the dimensions of a rectangular table top with a given area so that it has the smallest possible perimeter.
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Treasure Hunt Math
- Judy Ann Brown
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Use clues to find the mystery palindrome.
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