Problem 3 · 2023 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Arithmetic & Operations
careful-counting
Each bowl has 4 balls. Add up the numbers on the balls. In which bowl is the result biggest?
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 3
Take one bowl at a time and add its four numbers out loud.
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Hint 2 of 3
You only need the biggest total, so look for the bowl whose numbers are the largest.
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Hint 3 of 3
Add carefully and write each bowl's total next to it before you compare.
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Approach: add each bowl, then compare the totals
- Go to one bowl and add up its 4 numbers to get a total.
- Do the same for every bowl and write each total down.
- Compare all the totals; the largest one belongs to bowl A.
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