More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School (Wayside School 2.60)
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PROBLEM 50
Who is the fastest runner in the class?
PROBLEM 51
Is the second fastest runner in Mrs. Jewls’s class a boy or a girl?
PROBLEM 52
Who is taller, Deedee or Myron?
PROBLEM 53
The Relay Race
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Eight children raced in a relay race, four on each team. They were Todd, Paul, Leslie, Deedee, Joy, Maurecia, Sue, and Benjamin.
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1. Leslie and Paul were on the same team.
2. Todd and Joy were on different teams.
3. Sue and Benjamin were on the same team.
4. Deedee and Todd were on different teams.
5. Benjamin and Maurecia were on different teams.
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What were the two teams?
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(Clue on page 44. Hint on page 45.)
PROBLEM 54
The Sack Race
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Eight children ran in the sack race (four teams of two): Eric Fry, Eric Bacon, Eric Ovens, Terrence, Allison, Rondi, Jenny, and Sharie.
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1. None of the Erics were together.
2. A team with two girls finished ahead of Eric Ovens’s team.
3. Eric Bacon’s team finished ahead of Terrence’s team.
4. Sharie’s team finished ahead of Eric Fry’s team.
5. Terrence’s team finished ahead of Jenny’s team.