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Every month we will give you a math/statistics brain teaser that lets you test your knowledge with a fun problem.

This Month's Challenge: Parking Lot

A grocery store parking lot has space for 1000 cars. 2/5 of the spaces are for compact cars. On Monday, there were 200 compact cars and some standard size cars in the parking lot. The parking lot was 3/4 full.

How many standard size cars were in the parking lot?

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Many of the ideas in these Teasers come from thoughts formed by some of the great mathematical/statistical geniuses in history. To learn more about them and to take a fun quiz to find out which famous mathematician through history most interests you, try our Mathematicians' Quiz.

Or if you'd like more Math/Science fun you might want to try...

Dare to Compare
Now with both 4th and 8th grade level questions!

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