Seashells | February 24, 2014

Ahmad, Barry, and Tara collected some seashells. Ahmad collected 1/6 of the seashells, Barry collected 1/2 of the seashells, and the rest were collected by Tara. Tara collected 76 seashells. How many seashells did they collect in all?

Thanks to everyone who sent solutions. Love the creativity!

Active Students | February 17, 2014

There are 1,800 students in a school, and 540 of them do not take part in sports activities. Of these students who do not take part, 5/9 are girls. There are 2/3 as many girls as boys in the school. How many boys take part in sports activities?

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Maria and Farida's Beads | February 10, 2014

Maria and Farida had 250 beads altogether. After Maria used 18 beads to make a bracelet and Farida gave away 2/5 of her beads, they have the same number of beads left. How many beads did Maria have at first?

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Chickens and Ducks | February 3, 2014

A farmer had twice as many chickens as ducks on his farm. After he sold 166 chickens and 29 ducks, he had half as many chickens as ducks left. How many chickens did the farmer have at first?