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Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?

Watch Your Feet

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Delia's Routes

A little mouse called Delia lives in a hole in the bottom of a tree.....How many days will it be before Delia has to take the same route again?

Paw Prints

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A dog is looking for a good place to bury his bone.

He goes along each and every path only once.

Where did he start in each case?

Where has he ended up?

What possible routes could he have taken?

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