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    1. Breanna makes popcorn balls to give out to Trick-or-Treaters. Breanna gives out one-fifth of his popcorn balls to the first group, and two popcorn balls to the second. When the next group comes along, they take two-thirds of the remaining popcorn balls. Breanna then quickly eats the last two popcorn balls and goes to bed early. How many popcorn balls did Breanna make?

    2. The Great Sierpinski poses Ulysses a riddle. Two indentical containers contain a total of $15 in half dollars. If Ulysses can guess how many coins are in each container, he gets to keep the money. Sierpinski offers two clues; The difference between the amounts in each container is $4, and the left container is heavier than the right container. Can you tell Ulysses how much money is in each container?

    3. If you place three pennies, four nickels, two dimes, six quarters, five half-dollars, and one silver dollar into a bag, what is the probability of drawing a penny the first time you draw a coin from the bag? What is the probability of drawing a silver coin? A coin worth at least 15¢? A coin with rough edges? A coin with a picture of a president on it?

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Math... First Hand: Activities for Middle School Math Students
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