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Sheet # 146/ Critical Thinking

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1) To hang a picture on a bulletin board, Kim uses 4 thumbtacks, 1 in each corner. If she overlaps the corners, Kim can hang two pictures with only 6 tacks. What is the minimum number of tacks Kim needs to hang 4 pictures? 5 pictures? 6 pictures? All pictures are the same size.











2) Maria has 2 jobs at home. Every 3 days she must clean the house. Every 5 days she must bring the grocery. Last Sunday she did both jobs. On what day of the week will she next do both jobs?