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A CROSS-NUMBER PUZZLE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Author(s): Margaret F. Willerding Source: The Arithmetic Teacher, Vol. 4, No. 5 (NOVEMBER 1957), p. 226 Published by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41183961 . Accessed: 12/06/2014 20:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Arithmetic Teacher. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 62.122.79.78 on Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:18:35 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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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 .

Accessed: 12/06/2014 20:18

Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at .http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp

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A CROSS-NUMBER PUZZLE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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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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