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Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?

Noah

Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?

Writing Digits

Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?

Queue

Age 5 to 7
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There are 25 students queuing in a straight line.

Julia is the 19th from the front, Urvisha is the 14th from the back.

How many students are there between Julia and Urvisha?

 

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