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PROBLEM SOLVING 201

[one] Four people are lined up in order from tallest to shortest. Tina was ahead of Bart. Helen was behind Tina. Vicki was the tallest. Bart was not ahead of Helen. What was the correct order? Hint

[two] I am a factor of 44 and 16. I am not a prime number. What number am I? Hint

[three] Jimmy had $36.00 and he wanted to give all the money to his sister, brother and parents. If he gave each person the same amount, how much money did each person receive? Hint

[four]The head of a fish is 10cm long. The body is as long as the head and the tail. The tail is half the length of the head. How long is the fish? Hint

[five] Dave had a dentist appointment for 10:45am. The dentist was running 20 minutes late, so what time did Dave see the dentist? Hint

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A prime number is a number which has no factors except 1 and itself.
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Add the extra 5 minutes onto 11:00am.
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This problem is best set out like this: 36 4 = answer
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You already know how long the head is (10cm). Next, look at the clue which tells you how long the tail is.
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You need to find out how many times 4 (people) will go into $36.00
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The tail is HALF as long as the head (10cm), right? So the tail MUST be 5cm long.
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This problem can be set out like this: 8 4 = answer
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From 10:45am to 11:00am is 15 minutes.
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Vicki MUST be first.
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Factors of 16 and 44 are (these are all mixed up): 1, 16, 44, 22, 2, 8, 4, 11
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Bart is behind Helen and Tina

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