Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 5

Name _____ Date __

BIRTHDAY BOGGLE

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1.What are all of the numbers on Ima’s list?

2.Complete the date. Benjamin Franklin was

born on January ___ , 1706.

3.How did you figure out the birth date? ____

4.Check your number with the clues. Show your work here.

PROBLEM

3 Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, an inventor, and a politician.

He invented the lightning rod, bifocal glasses, and the odometer.

The odometer is used to keep track of distances. Benjamin

Franklin was born on January G , 1706.

The letter Gstands for the date that Benjamin

Franklin was born.

Use the clues to figure out G.

CLUES:

1. 
   

   G ≤ 2 x 10

   
   


2. 
   

   The product of the tens and ones digits of G is less than 8.

   
   


3. 
   

   G ≠ 9 + 11

   
   


4. 
   

   The sum of the digits of G is not 7.

   
   


5. 
   

   G ≥ 4 x 4

   
   

Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr

. 5

© 2008 by Greenes, Findell & Cavanagh, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Ima Thinker

I’ll start with Clues 1 and 5 and make

a list of numbers for G. The first

three numbers are 16, 17, and 18.