...or did my brain quit working? Fuller brought home the following two math problems today for homework. They made my head hurt!
1. Eight children divided 32 apples. Kitty took 1 apple, Mary 2, Sherrie 3, and Caroline 4. Bob Smith took as many as his sister. Ken Brown took twice as many as his sister, Jim Jones 3 times as many as his sister, and Tom Robinson 4 times as many as his sister. What is the last name of each of the 4 girls?
2. At a math contest 20 problems were given. Each correct answer earned 5 points, and 2 points were deducted for each incorrect answer. Lenore answered all the problems, receiving a score of 72. How many correct answers did she have?
Are you smarter than a fourth grader? I'm beginning to think I'm not!
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