Photographs of a cookie-covered “tree” inspire problems related to the geometry of cones, packing of circles, and estimation of large numbers.

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Ron Lancaster, ron2718@nas.net, University of Toronto, ON, Canada, and Brigitte Bentele, brigitte.bentele@trinityschoolnyc.org, Trinity School, New York, NY

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