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A Sheepish Problem
(NCTM-Cartoon Corner: Jan-Mar 1995)
1. If n is equal to 200, what is the value of n – 1 and n
+ 1?
2. Suppose that n is an even number; how would you
represent the next even number greater than n?
3. Write a mathematical sentence that could be used to
determine the value of n if the sum of the three
numbers is 159. What are the numbers?
4. This mathematician usually counts to at least 3000
before falling asleep. At the rate of one number per
second, about how long would it take him to fall
asleep?