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A dance lesson lasts 40 minutes, and it started at 11:50. Stan was late and came to class exactly half way through. What time did Stan come to class?
12:10
Several kids were measuring the length of a sandbox by their steps. Anna needed 15 whole steps to walk its length, Bea needed 17 whole steps, Daniel needed 12 whole steps, and Igor needed 14 whole steps. Whose steps were the longest?
Daniel
At the cosmetics store, you can buy a bar of soap for $4, a bottle of shampoo for $9, and a jar of face cream for $5. You can also buy these three items as a set for $15. How much money would mother save if she buys the set instead of buying the three items separately?
$3
Matthew and Clara live in a skyscraper. Clara lives 12 floors above Matthew. One day Matthew went to visit Clara, and he took the stairs up from his apartment to Clara's apartment. Half-way up he was on the 8th floor. On what floor does Clara live?
14th floor
Adam spent five days preparing for a test. The first day he solved one problem, and on each consecutive day he solved twice as many problems as the day before. How many problems did Adam solve altogether preparing for the test?
31
A red kangaroo and a gray kangaroo together weigh 139 kg. The red kangaroo weighs 35 kg less than the gray kangaroo. How much does the gray kangaroo weigh?
87 kg
An adult ticket to the zoo costs $4, and a ticket for a child is $1 cheaper. One Sunday, a father and mother went to the zoo with their four children. How much did they have to pay for the tickets?
$20
A farmer who raises chickens has boxes which hold 6 eggs each and boxes which hold 12 eggs each. What is the least number of boxes he needs to store 66 eggs?
6 boxes
During a party each of two identical cakes was divided into four equal pieces. Then each of these pieces was divided into three equal pieces. After that each of the people at this party got a piece of cake and three pieces were left over. How many people were at this party?
21
Olivia is ten years old and is six times younger than her grandmother. Olivia's grandmother is 14 years older than the ages of Olivia and her mother added together. Olivia's great-grandmother's age is equal to the sum of Olivia's grandmother's and Olivia's mother's ages. How old is Olivia's great-grandmother?
96
One side of a rectangle is 8 cm long, while the other is half as long. A square has the same perimeter as the rectangle. What is the length of the side of the square?
6 cm
Paul had some money in his piggy bank. On his mother's birthday he borrowed 17 dollars from his sister and bought a present for his mother for 21 dollars. He had 15 dollars left over. How many dollars did Paul have in his piggy bank in the beginning?
19
Michael is painting the word KANGAROO on a poster. Each day he paints one letter. He painted the first letter on a Wednesday. What day of the week will it be when he paints the last letter?
Wednesday
A certain small hotel can hold 39 guests. There are 5 three person rooms and a certain number of two person rooms. How many two person rooms are there?
2
Some friends buy a video game, sharing the cost equally. If each friend pays $8, they will have $11 too much. If each friend pays $6, they will have $5 too little. What is the price of the video game in dollars?
$53
A tower clock strikes on the hour as many times as the hour (that is, it strikes 8 times at 8:00, 9 times at 9:00, and so on). It also strikes once when it is half past the hour. How many times will the clock strike between 7:45 and 10:45?
30 times
A certain movie is 90 minutes long. It started at 5:10 pm. During the movie, there was two commercial breaks, one lasting 8 minutes and one lasting 5 minutes. At what time did the movie finish?
6:53 PM
Ala, Lenka, and Miso went out for dessert. Lenka paid 4 dollars and 50 cents for three scoops of ice cream. Miso paid 3 dollars and 60 cents for two cookies. How much would Lenka pay for one scoop of ice cream and one cookie?
3 dollars and 30 cents