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An Easy Start
Several three-legged and four-legged tables have a total of 23 legs. If there is more than one
table of each type, what is the number of three-legged tables?
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One, two three

Arrange these digits below to make a 6-digit number. The number should have the ones
separated by 1 digit, the twos separated by 2 digits and the threes separated by 3 digits.

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Letters

What is the next letter in the following series?

A C F H K M

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Coins

Kathryn has 20 coins in her purse. They are 10c, 20c and 50c coins and the total value of the
coins is $5. If she has more 50c than 10c, how many 10c coins does she have?
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Odd Numbers?
Find four consecutive odd numbers that add up to a total of 80.

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Dicey difference
Alice rolls a standard 6-sided die. Bob rolls a second standard 6 sided die. Alice wins if the
values shown differ by 1. What is the probability that Alice wins?

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Edges

How many pairs of parallel edges are there in a rectangular prism?

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Whats the value?

The equation y = ax2 + bx + c was used to create the table of values below:
x
y

What is the value of a + b?

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0
8

1
9

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How long is a piece of string?

A string has been cut into 4 pieces, all of different lengths. The length of each piece is 2 times the
length of the next smaller piece. What fraction of the original string is the longest piece?

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Boxes

Four identical squares are cut from the corners

of the rectangular sheet of cardboard shown.
This sheet is then folded along the dotted lines
and taped to make a box with an open top. The
base of the box measures 5cm by 4cm. The
volume of the box is 60cm3 . What was the area
of the original sheet of cardboard?

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The rectangle
A rectangular piece of paper measures 17cm by 8cm. It is folded so that a right angle is formed
between the two segments of the original bottom edge, as shown. What is the area of the new
figure?

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Triangles

In the diagram, points R and S lie on QT.

Also, <PTQ = 62, <RPS = 34 and <QPR = x.
What is the value of x?

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Even digits

How many 3-digit positive integers have exactly one even digit?

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Tricky Trains
An express train leaves Bradtown for Central City at the same time as a stopping train leaves
Central City for Bradtown. The express train travels at a steady 130km/h, while the slow train
travels at 100km/h but stops every 50km for 10 mins.
The two towns are 300km apart, which train is further from Bradtown when they meet?

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Circles galore
In the diagram, points U, V, W, X, Y and Z lie on a
straight line with UV = VW = WX = XY = YZ = 5.
Semicircles with diameters UZ, UV, VW, WX, XY
and YZ create the shape shown. What is the area
of the shaded region?
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Squares

How many squares appear in the figure below?

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Eight empty circles

Different positive integers can be written in the eight empty circles so that the product of any
three integers in a straight line is 3240. What is the largest possible sum of the eight numbers
surrounding 45?

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Equal Equal

Use the information in the equation below to find the value of k.

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William

William is now half his fathers age. When his father was 20 years younger, William was one
third of his fathers age. Ten years ago, William was three-sevenths of his fathers age. How old is
William now?
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Multiple equations
Suppose that a, b and c are three numbers with:

a+b=3

ac + b = 18

What is the value of c?

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bc + a = 6

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Filling the Bath

Using the Cold tap only, I can fill my bath in 6 minutes.
Using the Hot tap only, I can fill my bath in 4 minutes.
Using both taps, how long will it take to fill my bath?
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Integer n

What is the largest positive integer, n, that satisfies n200 < 3500 ?

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