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100

There are 15 sheep to every 5 cows at Baileys Farm in Snohomish.

15:5

100

There were 17 mosquitos in our backyard on July 1st.  There were 29 more on July 2nd.  How many total mosquitos were there those two days?

17 + 29 = 46 Mosquitos

100

x        1        2        3        4

y        2        4        6        8

r = 2

100

How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?

52

200

There are 17 pumpkins to every 2 workers at Bob's Corn.

17:2

200

There were 88 tennis balls used at the start of practice but there were only 72 balls left at the end of the practice.  How many balls were used?

88-72 = 18 tennis balls

200

x    1        2        3        4

y    4        8        12      16

r = 4

200

What is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis?

Venus

300

There are 6 cross country runners to every 18 track runners at SHS.

6:18

300

There were 52 cards at the start of the poker game but only 41 at the end of the poker game.  How many cards were lost?

52-41 = 11 cards

300

x   1        2        3        4

y   5       10       15      20

r = 5

300

What is an 8-sided shape called?

Octagon

400

The ratio of M&M's to Peanut M&M's in a Halloween bag is 12:6. How many Peanut M&M's are there?  How many M&M's are there?

6 Peanut M&M's 

12 M&M's

400

There are 400 students at Archbishop Murphy High School and there are 5 times that at Lake Stevens High School.  How many students are at Lake Stevens High School?

400 x 5 = 2000 students

400

x   2        4        6        8

y   12     24       36      48

r = 6

400

What month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?

July

500

The ratio of Scorpions to cactuses in a desert is 128:18. How many Scorpions are there?  How many Cactuses are there?

128 Scorpions

18 Cactuses

500

There are 64 chickens and 27 sheep at the farm.  But there are 16 less cows than the total amount of chickens and sheep.  How many cows are there?

64 + 27 = 91 chickens and sheep

91-16 = 75 cows

500

x   3        5        7        9

y   30      50      70      90

r = 10

500

Actor Steve Carell plays what memorable character in the popular TV series "The Office"?

Michael Scott

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