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Replacing the Car

Don needed to replace his old car. So he figured out his budget and spent a month looking at new cars and used cars at different dealerships. At the end of the month, he had narrowed his options down to five possible cars. He was very surprised when he realized that his final five choices were all from different manufacturers. Determine the make and type of each car on his final list, the price of each car, and the color of each car.

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Got Fruit?

Cindy went grocery shopping yesterday and was delighted to find an excellent selection of fruit available. All of it was fresh, and even better all of it was on sale! She ended up buying a bit more than she expected to, but was quite pleased with her purchases. Determine what fruits she bought, how many of each fruit (from four to twelve), the original price of each fruit (priced by item, NOT weight), and yesterday’s sale price.

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Baseball Season ~ Early Leaders

Baseball season has begun! Already five teams are showing real promise for having a great season this year. Both fans and analysts are already speculating how well these teams will do. However, a couple of the teams had a bumpy week - one team had some pitching problems and lost more games than they won. Another team played the most games during the week because they ended up playing a double-header (two games in one day against the same team) to make up for an earlier game that was rained out, but they did have the home team advantage for the two games...

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Last Night’s Baseball Game

Last night’s baseball game was great! Both teams played very well with first one team, then the other in the lead. While both teams had many hits during the game, there were five that were particularly spectacular and which allowed their team to score runs. Oddly, each star hitter played a different defensive position, and each drove in runs with a different hit...

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Ventriloquist Act

A popular ventriloquist comedy act was in town last week. The show was fantastic and ran for four days during the week. The ventriloquist was very good and he used a variety of unique puppets that truly came alive while he talked with them. While he used a variety of puppets during each show, each night featured a routine with one puppet in particular and each featured puppet involved only one topic. Determine the nights that the show ran, the name of each featured puppet and what topic each talked about, and the time the show started each night.

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Summer in the Mountains

Michael rented his cabin in the mountains to five couples over the course of the summer months. Each couple stayed at least a week; some stayed as long as three weeks. By coincidence, this year each of the couples celebrated their anniversary during their stay and each couple had a passion for a different recreational activity. Determine each couple’s full name, how long they stayed, what each couples’ favorite recreational activity was, and how many years of marriage each couple celebrated on their anniversary.

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Backyard Birds

Sara and her four best friends all enjoyed both their gardens and the flock of small birds that took up residence with them every year. Each of them kept bird feeders in their back yard, catering to a flurry of gold finches, cardinals, chickadees, and many other feathery species. They often spent lazy summer afternoons relaxing in the shade, watching the busy activity of the birds flitting to and fro. This spring, as the friends were busy preparing their gardens for a new growing season, each noted the arrival of their feathered friends. In conversation the following day, the five of them were quite surprised to discover that each of them had a pair of birds building a nest in the eaves of the roof for one of the structures around their homes, and of course, each nesting pair of birds was of a different species...

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Breakfast to Go

The Breakfast To Go coffee shop was a busy place in the morning. A steady stream of commuters found their way in, seeking their morning ritual of a hot drink and breakfast. The servers at the coffee shop recognized the regulars and often had their order ready before they ordered it. This instant service always pleased their customers. Determine the full name of five regular customers, what they ordered for breakfast, and the size and type of the hot drink each ordered..

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Lottery Winners

The MegaMillions Lottery was a sponsored lottery in which 13 different states participated and a winning ticket hadn’t been drawn in several months. Finally on Wednesday night, the MegaMillions jackpot was won – by five people in different states. Since the total was so large, each winner received over 70 million dollars. Each of the winners was interviewed shortly after discovering they held a winning ticket, revealing what each first planned to do with the sudden wealth. Determine the full name of each winner, what state each winner lived in, and what each planned to do first with their winnings.

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New Schedule

Sally started a new semester at school this week and she’s having a bit of trouble. Her whole class schedule has changed and she’s still trying to remember it. The school day has six class periods in it, referred to as Period 1 through Period 6. That would be simple enough to remember, but then there are three different buildings that her classes might be held in – Grant Building, Roosevelt Building, and Washington Building - and of course, each building has three floors of classrooms. Thankfully, her classroom numbers were all even numbers between 2 and 12, and all the numbers were different – otherwise she’d really be confused! Determine what subject Sally had in each Period, and the building, floor, and classroom number where each class was held.

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Winter Vacation

Four coworkers are all going on different vacations during the month of February. Each proclaimed that they wanted to go somewhere warm for awhile – they’d seen enough snow for one winter. The rest of their departments watched them come and go with envy. Each coworker had a wonderful time and returned to work with a tan and lots of pictures of their trip. Determine the full name of each vacationer, the city each is traveling to, the means of transportation being used (one was an airplane), and how long each vacationer plans to stay (3 to 6 days).

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Super Bowl Snacks

Last weekend was the Super Bowl game, the annual championship game for the US National Football League (NFL), and a game that was particularly anticipated this year by nationwide football fans. Greg and five of his friends were no exceptions, and they all met at Greg’s home on Sunday afternoon – snacks in hand and decked out in their favorite team fan gear – ready to enjoy the game on Greg’s large, widescreen TV. Determine the full name of Greg’s friends, and what type of snack and drink each brought with them.

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