Problems

The document contains various math problems and strategies for solving them, including word problems, logic puzzles, and practice problems. It emphasizes the use of diagrams and systematic approaches like guess and check to visualize and solve mathematical situations. The problems cover a range of topics, from basic arithmetic to more complex reasoning involving age, distances, and arrangements.

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Problems

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It was sale day at Macy’s and

everything was 20% less than the

regular price. Peter bought a pair
of shoes, and using a coupon, got
an additional 10% off the
discounted price. The price he
paid for the shoes was $36. How
much did the shoes cost originally?
The Draw a Diagram strategy is useful
for visualizing relationships and
understanding problems. Diagrams
help represent a situation, make a
problem less abstract, evoke thought,
and keep track of your progress.
Drawing a diagram is a common
strategy in the elementary
mathematics curriculum. It can help
picture problems involving distances or
shapes.
A farmer built a rectangular fence.
Each corner of the rectangle had a
post. The shorter sides of the fence
each had four equally spaced posts,
while the longer sides each had six
equally spaced posts. How many
posts did she use?
Jane leaves New York on a cross-
county car trip at 7 a.m.. She
averages 40 mi/h. Alice plans to take
exactly the same route, but does not
leave until 8 a.m. She averages 50
mi/h. At what time will she pass Jane?
(Assume no interruptions would occur
along the way).
I have 1 large bag. Inside the large
bag are 2 medium bags. Inside each
medium bag are 3 small bags. Inside
each small bag are 3 tiny bags. Inside
each tiny bag is a quarter. How much
money is in the bag? I plan to use the
money to buy some candy. Each
piece of candy costs $0.20. How many
pieces of candy can I buy?
The Rusty Stein Restaurant has ten
rectangular tables in their special
event room. Each table seats four
people along each side and one
person on each end. These tables are
placed end-to-end to form one long
rectangular table. How many people
can be seated in this arrangement?
There were 5 cars in a race. The blue
car was in front of the green car. The
yellow car was behind the green car.
The red car was between the blue and
green cars. The orange car was in front
of the blue car. What was the order of
the cars from first to last?
James is helping his father fence in
part of the yard for the garden. The
area they are fencing is 20 feet wide
and 16 feet long. They need to put
a post in the ground every 4 feet.
How many posts will they need?
The coach brought the 10 players
on Robbie's basketball team to the
ice cream parlor to celebrate their
big win. The players could order an
ice cream cone, a soft drink, or both.
7 players had ice cream and 6
players had a soft drink.
What is the number?
1. It is a 3-digit number.
2. The number is odd.
3. The number is less than 800.
4. The tens digit is an even number.
5. The number is greater than 700.
6. The ones digit is greater than the
hundreds digit.
7. The number is less than 720.
What’s the Number?
1. It is a 3-digit number.
2. The number is even.
3. The tens digit is greater than the number of
sides of an octagon.
4. The hundreds digit is greater than the
number of sides of a trapezoid.
5. The ones digit is equal to the number of
cups in a pint (2 US cups = 1 pint).
6. The sum of the hundreds and ones digits is
less than the tens digit.
7. The sum of the three digits is an even
number.
1) Find the numbers between 10 and 30
that are divisible by 4.
2) If the product of a number and 3 is both
less than 20 and divisible by 4, what is
the number?
Yolanda, Calvin, and Celina had
breakfast together. Each chose a
different item: a breakfast taco, cereal
with milk, and a bowl of fruit. Use the
information to match each person with
his or her breakfast.

¥ Yolanda sat next to the person who

ate the breakfast taco.
¥ Calvin does not like spicy foods and
is allergic to dairy products.
Gillian asked her Uncle Roger how old he was.
He said he would give her 3 clues and see if
she could guess his age. Uncle Roger advised
Gillian to write out all the possible answers and
then eliminate answers that did not fit.

I’m between 19 and 30!

I’m a multiple of 3!
I’m an even number!

How old is Gillian’s uncle Roger?

Ted, Ken, Allyson, and Janie, two married
couples, each have a favorite sport:
running, swimming, biking, or golf. Given
the ff. clues, determine who likes which
sport.
1. Ted hates golf. He agrees with Mark
Twain that “golf is nothing more than a
good walk spoiled.”
2. Ken wouldn’t run around the block if he
didn’t have to, and neither would his wife.
3. Each woman’s favorite sport is featured
in a triathlon.
4. Allyson bought her husband a new bike
for his birthday to use in his favorite sport.
Tom, John, Fred, and Bill are friends whose
occupations are (in no particular order)
nurse, secretary, teacher, and pilot. They
attended a picnic
recently, and each one brought his
favorite dish to barbecue. One brought
hamburger, another chicken, another hot
dogs, and another steak. From the clues
below, determine each man’s occupation
and the food he barbecued at the picnic.
1. Tom is neither the nurse nor the teacher.
2. Fred and the pilot play in a jazz band
together.
3. The burger lover and the teacher are
not musically inclined.
4. Tom brought the hot dogs.
5. Bill sat next to the man cooking his
burgers and
across from the steak lover.
6. The secretary does not play an
instrument or sing.
How old am I?
Problem 1 Clues:
I am less than 20. I am a multiple
of 5.
I only have 1 digit.
Problem 2: Clues
I am between 30 and 40.
I am an odd number.
Both my digits are the same.
What scores are
possible, using
only 3 darts? Each
dart must land
within a circle
and there are no
misses. What is the
lowest possible
score? What is the
highest possible
score?
Mr. and Mrs. Turner have four
daughters. Each daughter has
two brothers. How many children
do Mr. and Mrs. Turner have
altogether? Explain.
Practice Problems

Use guess and check, or make an orderly listing

problem strategy, whichever is more appropriate.
1) A carpenter needs to cut a 24-foot piece of wood into
two pieces. One piece must be 6 feet longer than the
other piece. Find the lengths of the two pieces.

2) When a teacher divided her students into groups of four,

she had three students remaining. When she divided
them into groups of five, she had four students
remaining. There were fewer than 40 students in the
class. How many students could be in the class?
Practice Problems

Use guess and check, or make an orderly listing

problem strategy, whichever is more appropriate.
3) A student opened his book and realized the product of
the numbers on the pages facing each other was 215,760.
What were the page numbers of the pages facing each
other?

4) Diane has ₱1.02 in change consisting of 25¢, 10¢, 5¢,

and1¢. She has twice as many 10¢ as 25¢. She has fewer
5¢ than1¢. What is the least number of coins possible?
Practice Problems