Driving to Florida | March 31, 2014

Mary is driving to Florida for spring break. On the way, she passes four consecutive mile markers and finds their sum to be 518. Which mile markers does she include in her sum?

  

Pens in the Box | March 24, 2014

Of the pens in a box, 2/7 of them are red. Of the remaining pens, 1/5 are blue and the rest are black. There are 270 more black pens than blue pens. How many red pens are in the box?

Thank you to Mr. Closson's 5th grade class for sharing your solutions!

 Thank you to the teachers who sent in their solutions, too! :)

Patty's Shamrocks | March 17, 2014

Patty the Leprechaun has some shamrocks. The ratio of 3-leaf to 4-leaf shamrocks is 7 to 2. Of all of the leaves, 56 leaves are on 4-leaf shamrocks. How many 3-leaf shamrocks does Patty have?

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Fruit Basket | March 10, 2014

In a basket of apples and oranges, 3/5 of the fruits are apples. After 4/9 of the apples are used to make apple jam, there are 20 apples left. Find the number of oranges in the basket.

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Rectangle Ratio | March 3, 2014

The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its width is 5 : 3. The width is 16 inches shorter than the length. Find the area of the rectangle.

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