Sheet # 63/Critical Thinking Problems
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1. Paul, Sarah, Tom, Linda, and Nancy are in line to see a movie. Paul is in front of Nancy but behind Tom. Sarah is last. Linda is in front of two boys. Describe the line.
2. Roxanne is 6 years older than Paula. Tom is 2 years younger than Paula. Paula is 12. How old is Roxanne and Tom?
3. Harry collects stamps. He has 24 more stamps than Sarah. Sarah has 12 stamps. Linda has 2 fewer stamps than Harry. How many stamps does each Harry, Sarah, and Linda have?
4. Mary, Tom, Andrea, and Juan are friends. They are recycling cans for a project at school. Juan has collected 3 fewer cans than Andrea. Mary has collected 20 more cans than Andrea. Tom has collected 10 fewer cans than Juan. Andrea has collected 50 cans. How many cans have the children collected each?
5. Bill, Tom, Carlos, and Yolanda love to read. Tom has read 15 more books than Yolanda. Bill has read 10 more books than Carlos. Carlos has read 4 fewer books than Tom. Yolanda has read 25 books. How many books has each child read?
6. Bill , Harry, Sam, and Gene collect baseball cards. Bill has twenty more cards than Gene. Harry has 5 fewer cards than Bill. Sam has 6 fewer cards than Harry. Gene has 40 cards. How many cards do each of the children have?
7. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. French are all celebrating birthdays. Mrs. Smith is 5 years younger than Mrs. French but 2 years older than Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. French is 80. How old is Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hammond?