- Touchdown Toddlers - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Two little boys run an unusual race on a professional football field, and everybody comes out a winner!
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- Triangle Probability - Annie Fetter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. A point is randomly selected from within a triangle with vertices at (0,0), (0,4) and (6,0). What is the probability that the x-coordinate of the selected point is less than the y-coordinate?
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- Tribonacci - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the second and third terms of a "Tribonacci" sequence.
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- Trick-or-Treat Box - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 1. Harvey and his classmates make trick-or-treat boxes in math class and use a special formula to find the volumes.
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- Two for Two - Annie Fetter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Two numbers have a ratio of 5:3. The larger number is 36 more than half the difference of the two numbers. What are the two numbers?
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- Two for Two More - Annie Fetter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Two numbers have a ratio of 4:3. The greater number is 60 more than 8 times their difference. What could the two numbers be?
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- The Unhappy Carpenter - Ethel Breuche
Algebra, difficulty level 1. A carpenter agrees to be paid a certain amount of money when she works, and to repay money on the days she doesn't work. Find the number of days she worked if she earned $77.00.
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- Up the Down Elevator - Ethel Breuche
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Juanita has to use a freight elevator to deliver packages but can use the passenger elevator to return. What is her average speed for the entire trip?
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- Valley Springs Snow Cream - Kelly Crisp
Pre-algebra, difficulty level 3. Compare the volume of a sphere, cone, and cylinder using ice cream.
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- A Variable Triangle - Steve Risberg
Algebra, difficulty level 4. Given a triangle with side lengths of x + 2, x + 3, and 11, what can
we conclude about x?
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- Walter's Weird Wages - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Walter's eccentric parents give their son his housework wages in a strange way. Can you determine how much he receives?
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- Weighing Kittens - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Given some facts, figure out how many ounces each of seven kittens weighs.
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- The Weight of Bart's Brick - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 1. Bart was asked by his construction foreman about the weight of a brick. Bart's answer befuddled his boss. (But not you.)
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- What's My Angle? - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Using concepts of vertical angles and supplementary angles, solve two quadratic expressions to find the measure of a given angle.
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- What's the Temperature - Annie Fetter
Algebra, difficulty level 1. At what temperature do you get the same answer, regardless of
whether
you use the Fahrenheit or the Celsius scale?
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- What Time Is It? - Steve Risberg
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Determine the angle between the hands of a clock at certain times,
and
find the times that generate a particular angle.
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- Winter Gold - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Given some clues, figure out how many gold medals were won by each country.
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- Wreck Tangle - Steve Risberg
Algebra, difficulty level 2. When the width of a given rectangle is tripled and the length is
doubled, the perimeter increases by 92 cm. Find the area of the
original rectangle.
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- X Marks the Spot - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. A Spanish pirate buries his treasure on an island in a very mathematical manner. Can you locate the "X" spot?
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