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Nov112009
Algebra AND Fractions?! Oh, come on, Mrs. Scully...
POSTED AT 02:38 PM

X and Y are two different numbers selcted from the first fifty counting numbers from 1 to 50 inclusive.

What is the largest value that X + Y can have?

X - Y
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Oct282009
Cube Problem
POSTED AT 10:07 AM

The complete outside includng the bottom of a wooden 4 inch cube is painted red. The painted cube is then cut into 1 inch cubes. How many of the 1 inch cubes do not have red paint on any face?
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Oct142009
Aples and plums and pears! Oh, my! due Wed 10/21
POSTED AT 10:59 AM

Thirteen plums weigh as much as two apples and one pear. Four plums and one apple have the same weight as one pear. How many plums have the weight of one pear?
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Sep292009
Marbles! - Due Wednesday 10/7
POSTED AT 01:19 PM

A set of marbles can be divided in equal shares among 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 children with no marbles left over. What is the least number of marbles that the set could have?
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Sep182009
comments? rubric?
POSTED AT 12:33 PM

Great comments!
Don't forget the new and improved rubric!

Keep working!
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Sep162009
new problem solving assigned 9/16 due 9/22
POSTED AT 12:01 PM

Assigned 9/16 - due 9/24

100 pounds of chocolate is packaged into boxes each containing 1 1/4 pounds of chocolate. Each box is then sold for $1.75. What is the total selling price for all the boxes of chocolate?
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