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Hidden : 11/10/2008
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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDS. YOU WILL HAVE TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING 3RD GRADE HOMEWORK QUESTIONS TO GET THE FINAL COORDS!

The following questions are taken from actual 3rd grade homework lessons and textbooks. Let's see if you are smarter than a 3rd grader??

Final Coords are N42.27.ABC, W079.19.DEF

Here we go..........

Question #1.

To solve for A, estimate using only the front digits:

226+205+189=?

A) 400 A=5
B) 200 A=6
C) 500 A=4
D) 600 A=3

Question #2.

To solve for B,

Which of the following sentences contain a compound predicate?

A)Sarah's new basketball hit the backboard. B=5
B)John and his friends played football. B=4
C)Amy played in the sand and went swimming. B=3
D)Frank and Joe went to the movies. B=1

Question #3.

To solve for C and D,

Two numbers have the sum of 10 and their difference is 4. What are the two numbers?

C=the smaller of the two numbers. D=the larger of the two numbers.

Question #4.

To solve for E,

Louise, Marsha, Lawrence, and Samuel are all friends who go to Bennett Park Elementary School. Louise and Marsha each have 6 dollar bills, 2 quarters, 6 dimes and 2 pennies. Samuel has no money. How many pennies does Lawrence have?

A) 6 pennies E=3
B) 4 pennies E=9
C) 2 pennies E=6
D) not enough information E=7

And finally........

Question #5.

To solve for F,

Yolanda worked 4 hours more than Kelly during the month of May. Kelly worked 17 hours in the month of June and 14 hours in the month of May. If you only wanted to find out how many hours Yolanda worked in the month of May, what information is extra?

A) the number of hours Kelly worked June F=2
B) the number of hours Kelly worked in May F=1
C) the number of hours Yolanda worked in June F=5
D) the number of hours Yolanda worked in April F=9

DID YOU PASS?

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Additional Hints ()

zntargvp svyz pnavfgre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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