Week 16

What is the number you started with?

Week 15 Answer

44 and 66

Week 15 - #1

Our math challenge is changing a bit. Instead of participating in groups, you will now solve these problems individually. On Monday, we will read over the question together on the blog. As the week goes on, it will be your responsibility to work through the question. Then on Friday, we will find the answer together and those who had the answer correct will get a special prize.

Happy Problem Solving!

Here is the problem for this week:

Divide 110 into two parts so that one will be 150 percent of the other. What are the 2 numbers?

Week 14 - #1

There are sixteen students in Ms. Greig's class. One-eighth of them don't want to have a Valentine's Day party. How many students do want to have a party? What fraction of students do want to have a party?

Week 13 - #1

Nash bought four boxes of candy hearts for Valentines Day. He spent $1.69 per box of hearts. If he gave the clerk a $20.00 bill and there is no sales tax, how much change should he get back?

Week 12 - #1

While golfer Fred was searching for his ball, he found 24 coins totaling $2.40. Tell two different combinations of coins he might have found.

Week 11 - #2

Only one of the cheerleaders at George Fitton has brought a pet to the game. The pets that aren't here are a tarantula, a llama, an iguana, and a pig. The cheerleaders' names are Tori, Tom, Tad, Tish, and Tara. Their ages are 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. Which cheerleader owns the poodle, and how old is she (or he)?

• Tad is 4 years older than Tara
• Tish hates dogs and Tom hate pigs
• Tom's mom won't allow a large pet
• Tara owns the iguana
• Tad is afraid of arachnids
• Tori is older than Tom
• Tara does not own the pig
• Tori is allergic to dogs
• Tish is 2 years younger than Tori
• Tad is 1 year older than the tarantuala owner
• The pig owner is 3 years older than the llama owner