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Sheet # 226/St. Patrick's Day

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1) Goblin, Gnome and Darby are three leprechauns. Use the following clues to find out how many coins each has hidden.

Goblin has hidden three more than Darby.
Darby has hidden twice as many as as Gnome.
Gnome has hidden one-third as many coins as Goblin.






2) O'Keef is a leprechaun. He has a pot of 22-karat gold coins. Use the following clues to figure out how many coins he has.

It is greater than 152 and less than 162 . It is odd and divisible by 3. The product of the digits is 45.








3) Lucke the Leprechaun is trying to find a place to hide his pot of gold. He drove 8 mile to the west, 5 miles to the north, 3 miles to the east and 4 miles to the south. Draw a picture to show where he hid the pot of gold.




















Answers for St. Patrick's Day Sheet # 226

1) Gnome = 3 coins
Derby = 6 coins
Goblin = 9 coins

2) 159