Hidden Coins
Your
classmate hid 9 coins in her desk. You
must guess which coins are hidden. She
hid pennies, nickels, and dimes.
Together, the coins total 53 cents.
If you guess correctly, she will give you all the dimes.
Your friend
is 1 year younger than his older sister.
He is ¼ the age of his dad. Your
friend’s dad is 36 years old, which is 5 years older than your friend’s
mom. You want to figure out your
friend’s sister’s age.
There are 6
animals at the wildlife park. Some are
parrots, and the rest are zebras. In
all, the animals have 16 legs. How many
zebras are there at the park?
Can you
solve this using a different problem solving strategy?
Fixin’ the Bike
Your friend
bought a bicycle and worked to make it better.
He then sold it for $45. How much
did your friend pay for the bicycle if his profit was twice the amount he
originally paid?
An Open Book
Maya closed
her eyes and opened a 100-page book. She
looked at the page numbers on the two open pages. The product of the page numbers is
3,306. What are the page numbers? (Calculator use may be appropriate)