- 2002 Is Sum Year! - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 4. Find an arithmetic sequence the sum of whose terms is 2002.
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- Erika's Rock Collection - Elisabeth and Stephen Baseman and Chamberlain
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Find out how many rocks Erika has collected over the years.
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- Fall Festival Frolic - Judy Ann Brown
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
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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- Growing Pains - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 4. Predict the height and weight of a child after ten years.
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- Lucky Lollipops - Suzanne Alejandre & Maria Fung and her students
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the number of lollipops Logan the Leprechaun gives away using his "lucky" method.
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- Making Money - Alice Miller
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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- The Name Game - Judy Ann Brown
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,
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- Runsums, Part 1 - Ron Knott
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
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Explore number patterns and report on what you have learned.
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- Seating Dilemma - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Count the number of ways to seat people, if some are math teachers who cannot be next to each other.
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- A Series of Numbers - Ethel Breuche
Discrete Math, difficulty level 3. Find the sum of the first n positive odd integers, find a formula, and prove it.
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- Snow Day Phone Chain - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. Use the given information to find out how many phone calls were made.
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- Sum of a Sequence - Ethel Breuche
Discrete Math, difficulty level 3. Determine the sum of a sequence of numbers in terms of n: 1, (1+2), (1+2+22),(1+2+2^2+2^3)... (1+2+2^2+2^3...2^(n-1) ).
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- That's Some Sequence! - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 4. Find the product of 3 terms of an unusual sequence.
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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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