Surrounding Numbers
Supply missing numbers that are equally spaced and “surround” 2.1 on the given number lines.
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Growing Strawberries
How many pints of strawberries will you have to grow before you earn a profit?
Students in the Class
Determine the number of boys and girls in a class.
Halfway to a Series
Find the sum of a series.
Increasing by One-Half
Can you increase a fraction by one-half by adding the same integer to both the numerator and denominator?
Buying Polliwogs
Find the regular price of one polliwog.
Unusual Property
Identify two fractions whose sum is equal to the sum of the numerators divided by the sum of the denominators.
The Salesman and the Eggs
Find the number of eggs sold when a salesman sells a fraction of his eggs at a time.
Perfect Square
Find a perfect square with a specified property.
Proper Fraction Fury
Investigate procedures with proper fractions.