# 1 How many rectangles are in the figure below?
# 2 For his birthday Zack gets four pairs of shorts (red, blue, black, and green) and three new T-shirts (a Batman T-shirt, a Braves T-shirt, and a Carolina Panthers T-Shirt). How many different outfits can Zack make with his new clothes?
# 3 During softball practice, Lakisha hits the ball on the average of two out of every four pitches. If she gets ten pitches during practice, how many times would you expect her to hit the ball?
# 4 Mr. George's class of 26 goes to the gym to play kickball. There are 11 people on a team and four students decide not to play. How many teams can Mr. George's class form?
# 5 If you must use 15 or fewer coins, how many different combinations of coins can be used to make $1.00?
# 6 There once was a dog who had two fleas, and on each flea there were three hairs, and on each hair there were four mites. How many mites were on the dog?
# 7 How many dots are in the next square in this sequence?
# 8 Jason, Trini, and Billy are arguing over who will be first, second, and third in line for lunch. How many different ways can they line up?
# 9 Take a sheet of paper. Fold it in half. Without opening up the sheet of paper, fold it in half again. If you opened up your sheet of paper now, how many sections would there be? Open up your sheet to check out your answer! Repeat this process several times, each time adding one more fold to your sheet of paper. Do you see a pattern? What would happen if you folded the paper 10 times? Number of Folds Number of Sections 0 1 1 2 2? 3? 4? 5? 6?
# 10 Sheila buys a pencil for 30 cents. Sheila pays with 2 quarters. How many different ways can Sheila get money back?
# 11 Which is worth more: seven inches of dimes or nine inches of nickels?
# 12 You have three pennies, two nickels and a dime. How many different amounts of money can you make?
# 13 Twenty-eight is a two-digit number whose digit sum is 10. 2 + 8 = 10. How many other two-digit numbers have a digit sum of ten? What are the numbers?
# 14 There are 28 dolls sitting on four shelves. Each shelf has the same number of dolls. How many dolls are on each shelf?
# 15 A movie ticket costs $1.50. Popcorn cost $0.75. A drink costs $1.25. I have $5.00. Do I have enough money to buy all three items?
# 16 Mrs. Selvey brought 5 packages of buns to the picnic. Each package had 6 hamburger buns in it. How many pieces of bread did she bring in all?
# 17 At Kelly Edwards Elementary School library, 34 students can sit at seven tables with no empty seats. There are small tables for four students and large tables for six students. How many small tables are in the library? How many large tables are in the library? Explain. If all of the tables were small, how many students could sit in the library? If all of the tables were large, how many students could sit in the library?
#18 For every five students who participate in the Free Throw Contest, the Clemson Tigers will donate a basketball to our school. How many basketballs will the Tigers donate if 25 children shoot hoops? Show your work and explain your answer.
#19 For every five students who participate in the Free Throw Contest, the Clemson Tigers will donate a basketball to our school. How many students participated if the Tigers gave our school 8 basketballs? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.
#20 Margo and Jerry wanted to make some money repairing bicycle tires. They advertised that they would check and repair bicycle tires at the rate of two tires for a $1.00. At the end of the first week they had earned $30.00. How many bikes did they service? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.