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Memorial Day has always been the unofficial start of summer. Here are some problems about some things we love in hot weather! Two local supermarkets sell watermelons grown at McDowell’s farm. But...

This Friday, June 14th, the United States will celebrate Flag Day. If you check out the many websites devoted to Flag Day, you are sure to learn a lot about the history of the holiday and the history...

In 1896, the first modern Olympics brought in 241 participants. At the 2004 Olympics—when the Olympics returned to Athens—there were 10,625 participants. What is the percent of increase in...

It’s a staple of American school lunches: peanut butter sandwiches (usually with jelly, too). The average American child will eat 1500 peanut butter sandwiches by the time she graduates from high...

Suppose Leif can rake his entire yard in 2.5 hours, while his younger sister, Autumn, can do it in 4 hours by herself. How many minutes will it take the two of them to rake the entire yard if they are...

Bridgette wants to be a princess for Halloween. When she gets to the costume store, she realizes there are many options. There are five different princess crowns, eight different princess dresses, and...

The Los Angeles Dodgers recently became the 2024 World Series Champions! Let’s say the city of Los Angeles decided to host a celebratory parade. The parade route was 3 miles long. Lolly was excited to...

Ailee, Bailey, Camie and Demi grew up on the same street and have been best friends since elementary school. The girls are all different ages ranging from 14 to 17 years old. Bailey is younger than...

Vanessa bought some round holiday dessert plates to give as a gift to her friend. However, the store only had 5 of the 8 plates she wanted. (All of the plates are the same.) The stack of five plates...

There are nine official Inauguration Balls on the evening of Inauguration Day. Each ball lasts from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Let’s assume the President would like to attend each ball. Assuming that the...