Problem of the week Aug 20

Lower Elementary:

Question:On his way to Sector 12, a space ranger crashes on a strange planet. The alien life forms on the planet have 2 eyes each. If the space ranger sees 12 eyes, then how many aliens are there?

Upper Elementary:

Question:A family drives 4 miles to get to a pizza restaurant. Their car can travel 32 miles per gallon of gasoline. How many cups of gasoline does it take to get to the pizza restaurant?

(Hint: There are 16 cups in a gallon.)

Middle School:

Question: An arcade game has a claw that drops into a pile of prizes. Players try to aim the claw to grab a toy. If 1 out of 10 attempts to grab a toy is successful, then what is the probability that a player will successfully grab 2 toys in a row?

Algebra and Up:

Question:Mrs. Davis is wrapping gifts. She has 8 gifts and 12 boxes. One of the gifts is a puppy that needs to go in a special box with holes in it so that it can breathe, but the rest of the gifts can go in any of the other boxes. How many combinations of gifts and boxes can Mrs. Davis use?