Sheet # 67/Critical Thinking Problems
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
1. Nancy, Sarah, and Josie are sisters. Sarah is two years older than Josie and five years younger than Nancy. Nancy was born in 1954.
A. How old is Nancy now?
B. How old is Sarah?
C. How old is Josie?
2. Bill, Tom, and Harry love pickles. One Saturday afternoon they had a contest to see who could eat the largest amount of pickles. Bill ate 10 more than Harry and 5 fewer pickles than Tom. Harry ate 30. How many pickles did each child eat?
3. Bill has two cats, three dogs, and two birds. How many feet do the animals have altogether?
4. Mrs. Smith's desks are arranged in five rows. In each row there are six desks. How many students does Mrs. Smith have?
5. Bill has three dogs that vary in age. Scotty is two years younger than Pickles and three years older than Susie. Susie is ten years old. How old is each dog?
6. Sarah's birds eat about a teaspoon of seed a day. How many days would it take for them to eat two tablespoons?