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Mathematics Problem Solving
Volume 4, Number 4, September 28, 1998
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Assorted Problems
1. Shadow catches two mice every night and leaves them in the dining room. How many mice does he catch in a week?
2. There are 26 letters in the alphabet.
Scott knows 15 letters. How many more does he have to learn?
3. Ryan had 240 building blocks. When he
went to put them away, he only found 213 blocks. How many blocks were
missing?
4. Katey and Laura are combining their
sports card collections and then they will sell the whole collection at
an auction. Katey has 570 cards and Laura has 394 cards. How many cards
will be in the combined collection?
5. If the time in New York City is 1:00 PM,
the time in Los Angeles is 10:00 AM. That’s because they are
in different time zones. If it’s 3:00 PM in Los Angeles, what
time is it in New York City?
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