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10 .
Amy, Connor, Jalissa, Stella
and Gonzo live in apartments A, B, C, D, E
in the same building. Their ages are 9, 10,
Math skills develop as you apply concepts
11, 13, and 14. They each get up at a dif-
learned in school to real life situations.
ferent time each morning, either 6:00, 7:00,
Which product is the best buy? How many
7:30, 8:00, or 8:15. Using the clues below,
tiles will it take to cover the kitchen floor?
What time should we start baking the turkey
determine the apartment, age and rising
so that we can have dinner at 7p.m.? What
time for each student.
do the statistics tell us about the two base-
• Connor gets up at 6:00 and is older than
ball players?
the student in Apt. B.
• Amy is 11 and gets up two hours later
than the boy in Apt. A.
6.
Using exactly four 4's and any
operations [+, -, x, ÷, (),
• The ten-year old girl lives in Apt. B and
, !], find an
it isn't Stella.
expression to equal each of the following:
• The youngest student, a girl, doesn't live
36 = ___________ 37 = _____________
in Apt. E.
• The person in Apt. B gets up later than
38 = ___________ 39 = _____________
everyone else.
• Gonzo is younger than Conner and he
40 = ___________
lives in Apt. D.
• The shades go up at 7:30 in Apt. C.
7.
Stephanee's great aunt gave her 1¢
TIME
APT.
AGE
on the first of June, 2¢ on the second of the
Amy _____
_____
_____
month, 4¢ on the third, 8¢ on the fourth day
and so on. If Stephanee saves all the
Connor_____
_____
_____
money her great aunt gives her, how much
will she have at the end of the month?
Jalissa _____
_____
_____
$_____________
Stella _____
_____
_____
8.
What is the difference between the
sum of the first 15 odd numbers and the
Gonzo_____
_____
_____
sum of the first 15 even numbers?
Setting Personal Goals
_________
Confidence means that you believe in your-
self. You can become a more confident prob-
lem solver by learning to use a variety of
9.
The human heart beats an aver-
strategies. If your first idea does not work,
don't give; up just try another way! Working
age of 72 times a minute. At this rate, how
with a buddy also helps. You need to remem-
many times will a person's heart beat in a
ber that there is usually more than one way to
lifetime of 78 years?
_________
solve a problem and that practice always
helps us learn.

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