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With Justice for All

Two people go to the same store and make the same purchases, but one of them is treated unfairly in the pricing

Six more than Twice the Smaller

The sum of two numbers is six more than twice the smaller number, and if the larger number is multiplied by three, the result is ten less than seven...

The Murple

A hypothetical problem in which the treasury introduces a new coin into circulation

Manny Climbs a Skyscraper

Determine how many floors a skyscraper has, based on information about someone climbing the stairs

Humpty Dumpty

What happened after Humpty Dumpty had his shattering fall

Hermie goes Christmas Shopping

Hermie the Elf goes Christmas shopping, but all he has is coins in his pocket

A Kranky Christmas

How much money would the Kranks have saved if they'd skipped Christmas altogether?

John and Quentin

Ages of John and Quentin based on information about a point in the past

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