Solutions
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Lower Elementary:
Answer: 10 sheets of paper
Solution: Since 2 pages can go on each sheet of paper, that means that the first 18 sheets of paper can fit on half of 18 = 9 sheets of paper. The 19th page goes on a 10th sheet of paper. So, 10 pieces of paper are needed for the whole reading assignment.
Upper Elementary:
Solution: Answers vary, but the math assignments should take up 2 segments on the pie chart, writing should take 2½, reading should take 3½, history should take 1½, and science should take ½.
Middle School:
Answer: Yes
Solution: Since there are 10 3-day periods in 30 days, Lisa can memorize the location of a country a total of 7 × 10 = 70 times. That means she has time to forget and relearn 70 – 54 = 16 of them. If she forgets 1 every 2 days, that means she forgets 30 ÷ 2 = 15 of them, and since 15 is less than 16, she will have time to re-memorize them all.
Algebra and Up:
Answer: 8 math questions
Solution: We can set up and solve the following system of equations to solve this problem:
M = 0.8S
E = S + 5
M + S + E = 33
Next, we plug the values of M and E into the third equation because they’re both already in terms of S. Now we have an equation with one variable—S. We can solve it to find that S = 10, so M must be 8. Logan has answered 8 math questions.
