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In the summer months, a common problem people suffer from is dehydration – not enough water in their body. Waiting until you feel thirsty is not a good indicator that it’s time to drink water. In fact...

The Wilsons traveled to Shendandoah National Park to view the fall foliage at its peak. The driving time from their home to the park was 2 hours. For the first third of the time they spent driving to...

Sugar Shack gourmet candy shop’s signature candy mixture contains Sour Drops, Chocolate Chews and Tangy Twists in the ratio 2:3:4, respectively. How many more pounds of Tangy Twists than Sour Drops...

Nona went shopping to buy some new summer clothes. At the first store, she bought two pairs of pants, each originally priced $30. Nona used a coupon that reduced the price of each item by 15%, and...

A town in South Dakota decides to have an “End of the Summer” pool party and invites all of the households in the town that have school aged children. Twenty-seven households are invited to the party...

The date of the beginning of the school year has long been a topic of debate in many areas across the United States, but the trend is leaning towards starting school earlier rather than later...

For Father’s Day, Martin’s family is having a barbecue. Martin is making the lemonade. If the directions call for 2 tablespoons of mix per quart of water, how many tablespoons of mix are needed to...

The holidays are here, and it’s not uncommon for offices and classrooms to do a gift exchange. These often work as follows: the names of all participants are put into a hat, and everyone draws a name...

The weekend has just begun, and Derek wants to build a snowman either on Saturday or Sunday, but he can only build a snowman if it snows. There is a 1/2 probability that it snows on Saturday, and a 1...

Troy, Elliott and Shaun are three contestants on a game show. In one of the rounds of the game show, the 3 contestants have a chance to spin a wheel up to two times in a row to try to get the highest...