Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 5

BIRTHDAY BOGGLE

Name _____ Date __

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1.Complete the date. Abraham Lincoln was born on February ____ , 1809.

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

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

4.Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in the year he

had his 54th birthday. In what year did he sign the Emancipation

Proclamation? __

PROBLEM

4 Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.

He is most famous for his Emancipation Proclamation, which

freed all slaves in the United States. Abraham Lincoln was

born on February S , 1809.

The letter Sstands for the date that

Abraham Lincoln was born.

Use the clues to figure out S.

CLUES:

1. 
   

   S > 18 ÷ 2

   
   


2. 
   

   4 is a factor of S.

   
   


3. 
   

   3 is a factor of S.

   
   


4. 
   

   S + S ≤ 6 x 8

   
   


5. 
   

   The difference between the two digits of S is less than 2.

   
   

Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr

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