SAPLINGS Math competition quiz

Write the next number in this sequence:

3,5, 9,17,33,....

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There are 7 cheetahs, 22 elephants, 7 kangaroos, 9 snakes, 3 crocodiles, 5 parrots and a family of five humans at the ZOO at a given moment. How many legs are there?

Paul owes Paula 35 cents and has a pocket full of 5-cent coins, 10-cent coins, and 25-cent coins that he can use to pay her. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her?

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Isabella had a week to read a book for a school assignment. She read an average of 36 pages per day for the first three days and an average of 44pages per day for the next three days. She then finished the book by reading 10 pages on the last day. How many pages were in the book?

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Luka is making lemonade to sell at a school fundraiser. His recipe requires 4 times as much water as sugar and twice as much sugar as lemon juice. He uses 3 cups of lemon juice. How many cups of water does he need?

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Carrie has a rectangular garden that measures 6 feet by 8 feet. She plants the entire garden with strawberry plants. Carrie is able to plant 4 strawberry plants per square foot, and she harvests an average of 10 strawberries per plant. How many strawberries can she expect to harvest?

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Three hexagons of increasing size are shown below. Suppose the dot pattern continues so that each successive hexagon contains one more band of dots. How many dots are in the next hexagon?

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• 49

A full pitcher is emptied by pouring an equal amount of juice into each of 5 cups. What percent of the total capacity of the pitcher did each cup receive?

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