Article: Naughty Jimmy's a real cut-up, just like his favorite meal - ham

Can you solve these tricky problems caused by naughty Jimmy Smith?

1. Jimmy Smith thought ham balls sounded so good that he ripped the recipe right out of his friend's cookbook. He took a few other recipes, too. All in all, he tore pages 3, 7, 8, 19, and 30 from the cookbook.

Jimmy's mother was so mad, she grounded Jimmy one day for every page he tore from the book. How many days was Jimmy grounded?

2. Jimmy made ham balls and put 16 in a casserole to serve at dinner. He gave each of his eight guests two ham balls each, yet when he finished serving there were still two ham balls in the casserole. Can you guess why?

3. Jimmy's mother sent him across the street with nine ham balls ...

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