a cross-number puzzle for junior high school
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A CROSS-NUMBER PUZZLE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLAuthor(s): Margaret F. WillerdingSource: The Arithmetic Teacher, Vol. 4, No. 5 (NOVEMBER 1957), p. 226Published by: National Council of Teachers of MathematicsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41183961 .
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A CROSS-NUMBER PUZZLE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Margaret F. Willerding San Diego State College
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ACROSS 1. How many yards arc in 4,890 feet? 4. 152 6. 8 dozen 7. Write five minutes past eight in figures 8. How many acres are in one square mile?
10. XLIV represents what Hindu- Arabic numeral? 13. What is the total cost of 4 and î yards of cambric
at $.40 a yard, 1 package of pins at $.10, and 3 spook of thread at $.05 each?
15. What is the average of 728, 964, 247, 425, and 316?
17. What is 90% of 100? 18. What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle
with a base of 104 feet? 21. What is the cost of 1 yard of bunting if 27
yards cost $11.61? 22. How many quarters are there in $33.75? 23. Write 4J% as a decimal
Omit decimal points and percent signs in the puzzle. Just write the figures.
DOWN 2. What is the perimeter of a garden 180 feet by
168 feet? 3. Write the number of days in a regular year
from January 1 through December 30 4. Express 1/5 as a per cent 5. Compute the interest for one year on $127.00
at 2% 9. Reverse the digits in J miles (express in feet)
11. What is the area in square feet of a rectangle 1 yard 2 feet by 9 feet?
12. What is the total cost, including 2% state sales tax, for 1 dozen cream puffs at $.06 each, 2 loaves of bread at $.17 a loaf, and 1 coffee cake at $.40?
14. How many ounces are in one pound? 16. How many dozen cookies are needed to feed a
troop of 33 Boy Scouts if each boy gets 4 cookies? 18. How many days remain in a normal year after
January has passed? 19. What is the age in 1957 of a man born in 1930? 20. Write î as a decimal 21. Write 2/5 as a decimal
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