Math Challenges

 

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1.   Start with the number of pennies in a half dollar. Next, add how old Ben Franklin was when he died. After that, subtract the number of eggs in a dozen. What is the answer?

 

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2.   Start with the year the United States entered World War 2. Subtract the number of cents in half a dollar. Add how many states there are in the United States. What is the answer?

 

 

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3.   The total number of U.S. presidents we’ve had added to the number of stripes on the flag. Then subtract the number of hours in a day. What is the answer?

 

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4.   The number on Allen Iverson’s jersey times the current number of stars on the American flag. Add to this number the diameter of the sun. What is your answer?

 

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5.   The number of the day in October that the Statue of Liberty was dedicated plus the number of years in a decade. Multiply this by the number of ears on a human being. What is your answer?

 

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6.   Multiply the number of points scored in a basket in basketball by the amount of points scored in a touchdown in football. Add this number to the number of moons orbiting around Jupiter. What is your answer?

 

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7.   Start with what number state Indiana was to enter the union of states and then multiply by the number of inches in a foot. Mulitply this number by two. What is your answer?

 

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8.   Take the number of days there are in February in a leap year and add the number to the number of days in a regular year. Now subtract the number of kilometers per second the Earth moves around the sun. What is your answer?

 

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1.   Add the year and the date that New Jersey was admitted into the union. Subtract number of letters in the name of the capital of New Jersey. What is your answer?

 

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10.Multiply the number of red stripes in Canada’s flag by the number of red stripes in the United States flag. Add the number of green stripes in Mexico’s flag. Multiply by the number of stripes in Hawaii’s flag. What is your answer?

 

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