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Problem #1

If it takes 6 minutes to saw a log into 3 pieces, how many minutes will it take to saw the same log into 6 pieces? (Assuming you are sawing the log at the same rate and only a single cut at a time.)

Problem #2

Can you make exactly $1.00 in change with exactly 3 coins?

Problem #3

Use each digit once and once only. Keep them in order from 0 through 9. Add math signs to make a true equation as follows:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = 9

(*You may use two digit numbers such as 23 or 67 as long, as the order is the same.)

Problem #4

Use each of the ten digits once and once only to form an addition problem with the sum of 99.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = 9

(*You may use two digit numbers such as 23 or 67 as long, as the order is the same.)

Problem #5

If 5 gooofy gophers can dig five tunnels in five days, how many goofy gophers would it take to dig fifty tunnels in fifty days?

Problem #6

Holly said, "I am older than 10. My sister, Molly, is younger than I am. When I multiply our ages I get 104." How old are Holly and Molly?

Problem #7

David's age is a multiple of 5. Next year, David's age will be a multiple of 7. How old is David now?

Problem #8

Mary, Ann , and Martha are triplets, but they are not identical triplets. Martha is heavier than Mary, but lighter than Ann. The heaviest is the shortest, and the lightest is the tallest. Who is the tallest? The shortest? The heaviest? The lightest?

Problem #9

A book has 50 pages. How many 5's are used to number the pages?

Problem #10

One student was absent on Monday and on each day after that, the number of absent students doubled. How many students were absent on Friday and how many absences were there for the whole week?