Introduction

From playing sports, to winning debates, to creating art, each child has his or her own unique skills and talents. In this week’s word problems, your child will explore some of the math behind using them. And who knows? It may spark ideas for applying math when they practice their own skills and talents!

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Slime.

You know that gooey stuff that kids love to play with? Slime is having a heyday, largely due to its supporting role in Hollywood blockbusters and television productions.

Introduction

Our instructors at Mathnasium love teaching how math relates to everyday scenarios. That includes the countless ways to measure everyday objects’ fractional values! In this week’s word problems, we’ll have your child practice using measurements like weight, cost, or even rotation to find the values of whole or fractional parts!