Noetic Learning Mathematics Contest Spring 2010 Grade 2 Answers & Solutions 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

(2029) 2010 + 4 + 15 = 2029 (19) Jayden will be 8 + 2 = 10 years old in 2 years. Aaron will be 7 + 2 = 9 years old in 2 years. Thus, the sum of their ages will be 10 + 9 = 19 in 2 years. (20) There are three numbers in the circle: 10, 4, and 6. 10 + 4 + 6 = 20 (8 cents) 1 + 5 + 10 = 16 cents for 2 bottles of water. Which means 1 bottle of water is 8 cents. (Selena) The oldest will have the earliest birthday. Year 1999 is earlier than year 2000, and January 1999 is earlier than December 1999. Thus, Selena is the oldest. (20) Here is a list of even numbers that is greater than 12 but less than 24: 14; 16; 18; 20; 22

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Among them, only the number 20 appears in the following list (count by 5s): 5; 10; 15; 20; 25; 30...

7)

(25)

8)

(4 coins) To use the least number of coins, Kendra will need to use as many large coins as possible. For $0.32, she can use at most 1 quarter. For the remaining $0.32 - $0.25 = $0.07, she cannot use any dimes, she can at most use 1 nickel. For the remaining $0.07-$0.05=$0.02, she will have to use 2 pennies. So, Tracey will have to use at least 4 coins: 1 quarter, 1 nickel, 2 pennies. Copyright Noetic Learning LLC

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(11 Gifts) Each her the 3 sons gave her 2 gifts: 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. Each of her 5 daughters gave her 1 gift: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5. 5 + 6 = 11 It is an ABCDABCD pattern. Continuing the pattern from the first 4 symbols results in answer C.

10) (C)

11) (10:00 AM)

We need to work backwards. P.E. ends at 11:30 (Because thats when lunch starts). 45 minutes before 11:30 is 10:45 (P.E. start time). This means Social Studies ends at 10:45. 45 Minutes before 10:45 is when Social Studies starts, at 10:00. Each half-filled block can be combined with another half-filled block to create 1 block.

12) (8)

13) (Ethan)

(Information provided by problem is bolded) Dolly = 2nd Place. Xavier is not last (4th), so he must be 1st or 3rd. Ethan is ahead of Xavier, so Xavier has to be 3rd and Ethan must have finished in 1st Place. We will use the Guess and Check strategy on this one.
Num of Num of Girls Total Num Boys (Num of boys + 3) of Children Comment 10 13 23 The guess is too high! Guess #1 Guess #2 8 11 19 The guess is still high. Guess #3 6 9 15 The guess is just right.

14) (9)

15) (6)

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There are 12 5-minute segments in an hour. This means that it takes Faye 5 minutes to make a valentines card. In 10 minutes Faye can make 2 Valentines cards. of $20 is $10. of $20 is 5. Roy has $20 - $10 - $5 = $5 left. Make a Table:
Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

17) ($5) 18) (55)

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Total number of pages Susie read in 10 days: 1+2+3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 =55.

19) (B)

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Each apple can occupy at most 1 row and 1 column. There are 5 rows and 5 columns in the grid. So, at least it takes 5 apples. That means, we need 5 -2 = 3 extra apples. The following is an illustration of one of the solutions.

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