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Don't Be Square
- Ethel Breuche
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Use pattern recognition and square roots to find the sum of two numbers.
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Dot.com Derby
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Three "dots" run a race around a circular track in an unusual manner. You must determine the winners in two categories.
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Driving to Work
- Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Tracey drives to work at 40 mph and is 1 minute late. If she leaves at the same time and drives 45 mph, she'll be 1 minute early. How far does Tracey live from work?
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Eduardo's Equations
- Steve Risberg Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Find all possible integer solutions to a system of four equations in
two variables.
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Elbert's Equation
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Use exponent properties, absolute value, and quadratic equations to
find the six solutions to Elbert's equation.
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Escalation
- Melissa Kennedy
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. A rate, time, distance problem that involves finding the number of steps on an escalator.
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The EV Function
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Given a function's definition, find the input (argument) value that yields a certain output value.
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Examining an Equation
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find integer solutions to an equation in two variables.
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An Expanding Circle
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. When the radius of a circle increases by 6 inches, the area increases
by 125%. Find the original radius.
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Explaining a Number Trick
- Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Use a variable to explain how this number trick works.
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Factor Bingo
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. You're playing Factor Bingo. Determine what squares on your card you
can cover so far and create a polynomial that will let you win on the
next turn.
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Family Fun
- Molly Stanley and Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. The Gonzalez family is competing in a relay race where each family
member runs one lap. How long did it take Vicenta to run hers?
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Filling Glasses
- Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Match up each of the three glasses with the graph that best describes the height of the water in the glass over time, when the glass is filled with water at a constant rate.
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Filling the Aquarium
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. A workman at a zoo has to clean an aquarium, but forgets to do an important task, thus causing a problem (for us).
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Finding a Two-Digit Number
- Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find a two-digit number such that if you reverse its digits to get another two-digit number, then add this to the original number, you get 143.
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Flatland Soldiers
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Find the size of the vertex angle of a soldier in the world of Flatland, a famous book by Edwin A. Abbott.
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Flying Off the Shelves
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. The new soundtrack album from the movie Ray is selling like hotcakes!
Given some information about the sales over three days at Tip Top
Tunes, can you determine how many CDs sold per day?
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Fording the River
- Lisa and Judy Gardner
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. A terrible accident occurred just when the hands of a watch were in a special position. What time was it?
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Four Men and Some Money
- Daboll
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Four men (A, B, C, & D) are splitting up a quantity of money ($100), and need your help to do it.
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From Here to There
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Given descriptions of the rate schedules of a bus, a taxi, and a
shuttle, choose the graphs that best illustrate the cost of riding
each one.
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The Function Challenge
- Bill Graham
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Arrange a series of functions in the order that will produce the largest output.
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Funny Ducks
- Ethel Breuche
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Algebra, difficulty level 4. These funny ducks always walk exactly three feet from the lily pond. What is the area of the region bounded by their path?
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Generosity
- Ethel Breuche
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Three generous friends, each with some cash, redistribute their money.
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Going for the Gold
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 4. Find the number of points that are awarded for each gold, silver, and bronze medal in an athletic competition.
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Grandpa Jones' Age
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Little George asks how old his grandpa is, and needs your help to find out the answer.
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The Great Doughnut Caper
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. After a number of doughnuts have been switched in their respective boxes, you are to discover the original state of things before the change was made.
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The Great One
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Indiana Jones found a math problem about the life span of "The Great One" engraved on an old tombstone. How old was the Great One when he died?
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Gumballs Galore!
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Two famous characters from literature go on a gumball shopping spree.
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Halloween Night
- Ethel Breuche
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. One hundred candy kisses were being distributed, one at a time, to five goblins at my door. The phone rang, and when I came back I didn't remember where I had left off. How did I continue distributing without
starting over?
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Heating the Tub
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Water in a hot tub is heated. Given two times and the temperature at
those times, find an equation that models the heating process, then
use it to predict temperatures and times as the heating continues.
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He Shoots! He Scores!
- Annie Fetter, Steve Risberg, & Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Given a set of equations and inequalities, figure out how many points Bo might have scored in his basketball game.
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Highway Miles
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the number of miles a person travels on a highway, given the number of gallons of gas and the consumption rate.
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Hiking Mount Hood
- PoW staff
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Don hikes up and down a mountain at various speeds. Choose the graph
that best represents his trip.
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Hole in One!
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 4. Given the dimensions of a miniature golf hole, use slopes to determine
how Tiger needs to hit his shot to make a hole in one.
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Holiday Dance
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Two bands are being considered for the holiday dance at Rahkenrole
High School. Each band charges a base fee and an hourly rate. Help
the Student Council compare the bands and find the best deal.
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Home-Made Valentine Card
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Reuben expresses his affection for his girlfriend by making his own Valentine's Day card, described mathematically.
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Homer Jones
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the area of a certain triangle laid out on a baseball field.
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Hoop Heroes
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Use inequalities to determine how many points Kylie and Shaniqua each
scored in the championship basketball game.
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How High Is Enough?
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. A right triangle is formed by stretching flexible elastic "legs" sufficiently high. How high must that be?
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Humphrey's Great Escape
- Bill Graham
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Calculate Humphrey's running speed as he tries to outrun a train across a trestle.
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Humphrey's Phone Number
- Bill Graham
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Figure out Humphrey's 10-digit phone number given various clues about the divisibility of parts of his number.
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Illuminating Lines
- Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Match up statements, equations, and sets of points on coordinate planes.
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It's the Law!
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Explain the two most important laws of exponents, as a good teacher or book might do.
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Jack and Jill Go Jogging
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Two famous Mother Goose characters take up aerobics, running at some numerical speeds while exercising. How fast can each one jog?
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Jimmy's Hits
- Terry Trotter & Annie Fetter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Given information about how many doubles, homers, and singles, figure out how many total hits Jimmy had during his record-breaking season.
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Johnny's Orchards
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Johnny Appleseed plants three rectangular orchards of various shapes.
If each orchard holds the same number of seeds, how many seeds did he
plant?
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The Joke
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. A joke circulates the Internet via email, with each recipient
forwarding it on to 8 friends. Find a formula to represent the number
of emails sent out at any stage of the forwarding, and use your
formula to answer some questions.
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Judy and Jen's Garden Problem
- Terry Trotter
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Algebra, difficulty level 2. Judy and her daughter Jen make up math problems while working in their vegetable garden.
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Kristina's Code
- Suzanne Alejandre & Steve Weimar
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Algebra, difficulty level 1. Use the four equations that Kristina wrote to figure out her two unknown numbers.
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Laser Tag
- Steve Risberg
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Algebra, difficulty level 3. Help Karsten determine where he needs to shoot his laser in order to
hit his friend Jorge in a game of laser tag.
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