Math... First Hand
               
 
    1. "'If seven maids with seven mops, swept for half a year,
      Do you suppose,' the Walrus said, 'that they could get it clear?'"

      If each maid can sweep one cubic foot of sand per minute, how much sand would seven maids sweep in half a year?

    2. Johnny's neighbor raises pigs and chickens. His menagerie has 10 animals for a total of 34 legs. How many pigs and how many chickens are there?

    3. A certain unmotivated sloth is 128 yards away from a banana. Every five hours the sloth covers half of the remaining distance to the banana. If the sloth's arm is three feet long, when will he be able to reach the banana?

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