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Grades 2-3: A gold coin is worth the same amount as 17 silver coins or 493 copper coins. Put the following in order from least valuable to most valuable: a book that costs 7 silver coins, a magical wand that costs 7 gold coins, and a chocolate frog that costs 7 copper coins.
Grades 4-6: A train leaves London for a small town in Scotland at 11:00 am. The train takes an 870-kilometre route and reaches its destination at 5:00 pm. What was the train’s average speed during its journey to Scotland?
Grades 7-8: A feather is floating 76.2 centimetres off the ground. How many feet off the ground is the feather?
Grades 9 and up: Four teams have just finished a year-long competition. The Serpents scored 32 points more than 1.25 times the number of points scored by the Badgers. The Badgers scored 3 less than 5/6 the number of points scored by the Eagles. The Serpents, Eagles, and Badgers scored a total of 1250 points between the three of them. The Lions won the competition by 10 points. How many points did the Lions score?