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Grades 2-4: Jack is sitting in a swivel chair facing north. He spins a half turn clockwise, then a quarter turn counterclockwise, then a full turn clockwise, and finally a three-quarter turn counterclockwise. In which direction is Jack facing now?
Grades 5-6: Grace is buying a new charger for her phone and wants to know which one has the longer cord: a black charger with a 70-inch cord or a white charger with a 180-centimetre cord. An inch is 2.54 centimetres. Which cord is longer? By how much? Give your answer in centimetres.
Grades 7-8: The number of ants in Karen’s ant farm doubles every day. On Sunday, there are 12 288 ants in the farm. When was the last day when there were fewer than 1000 ants?
Grades 9 and up: Will has four boxes of candles. One box is full, and each consecutive box has one fewer candle than the last. If Will has 450 candles in total, how many are in the full box?
