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Problems to Ponder:

1)	You are given $ 100 to spend at the animal store. You must buy 100 animals and you must spend the entire $ 100. You must also buy at least one of each animal. Sheep cost $ 15 each, chickens $ 1 each and mice $ .25 each. How many of each animal do you buy? Answer: 56 mice, 41 chickens and 3 sheep
2)	Use each digit 1-9 just once to form the result of 100. You may add, subtract, multiply or divide. You may even mix the operations. Answer: There are several solutions: (9x8) +7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 100
3)	Use a standard geoboard and four rubber bands to divide the geoboard into four equal sections. No section can be congruent with any other section. There are many solutions: Here’s one:
4)	Place the numerals 1 through 7 in the boxes below so that all rows, columns and long diagonals have the same sum. Answer: There are several answers.
				5                       7 6           4          2 1                       3
5)	Suppose a rapidly growing beanstalk doubles its height each day and in 30 days it reaches the moon. How many days does it take to get half way there? Answer: 29 days.
6)	Use eleven ones to make 9. Answer: Think creatively NINE
7)	Use the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 and 4 to make an eight digit number. The 1’s must be separated by one digit. The 2’s must be separated by two digits. The 3’s must be separated by 3 digits and the 4’s must be separated by four digits. Answer: 4, 1, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 2
8)	Farmer Brown raises only chickens and cows on his farm. Each morning he counts their legs. Today he finds that he has 90 legs in all. He has twice as many cows as chickens. How many chickens does he have? Solution: 18 cows and 9 chickens
9)	Mom made a batch of cookies. She divides them among her sons. To son number one she gave ½ the cookies plus another half cookie. To son number two she gave ½ of the remainder plus another half cookie. To son number three she gave the remaining cookies At no time did she cut, break or in anyway divide a cookie. Nor does she bake any half cookies. What is the smallest batch of cookies she could make? How many cookies does each son have? Answer: Son # 1 has four cookies. Son # 2 has two and son # 3 has one.
10)	With a standard set of pentominoes use all twelve and place them in a 8” by 8” grid so that all pieces are inside the grid with four empty square inch slots left exactly in the center. Answer: There are many solutions.
11)	Use any four pieces from a set of pattern blocks and make an equilateral triangle. There are three known solutions. Answer: There are three known solutions: One hexagon and four equilateral triangles is our favorite.
12)	Place the numbers 1 through 9 in the boxes to form a correct addition. Answer: There are several answers:
				183 +762    945 Each number used must be used once and only once.

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contains thirty-two math games and game boards for games designed to enrich and challenge your math students.  Appropriate for the elementary and middle grades.