The letters of the words GHOST, GHOUL, TRICK, TREAT and CANDY were written on 25 index cards, one letter per card. If the cards are shuffled and one card is selected at random, what is the probability...
Abby, Brenda, Celia, Denise and Elizabeth are going to their town’s annual hayride. Tickets cost $8.00 for people 12 years old and older but only $5.00 for people 11 years old and younger. The total...
A local charity is wrapping holiday gifts for local needy families. When 8 volunteers work together, they can get all of the gifts wrapped and distributed in 6 hours. How many hours would it have...
Cara was born on January 1, 2010, and her mother, Sydney, was born on January 1, 1982. In what year will Sydney’s age be twice Cara’s age? If we let Cara’s age be C, then Sydney’s age is S = C + 28...
Here is a table showing the number of tiles on which each letter appears in a standard English Scrabble game. Note that the blank tiles can be used as any letter a player wants. Jennifer and Pete are...
Luis plans to purchase some new baseball bats and gloves before spring training begins. Luis wants to buy the same bats and gloves he purchased last spring, but he can’t remember the price of each...
The 3rd Thursday in April (April 18, 2024) is National High Five Day! For National High Five Day, Ronnie’s class decides that everyone in the class should exchange one high five with each other person...