Mathnasium of SW Calgary - Problem of the Week!
Solve the problem of the week below for your grade level. During your @HOME session, be sure to tell your instructor or email the Math Centre your answer so your ballot can be deposited into your grade level entry box before closing time on Friday. Students attending "in-Centre" sessions can deposit their ballots in their grade level entry box any time they are in the Math Centre during the week. On Friday afternoon (1:00pm), a ballot will be drawn from each Problem of the Week Entry Box and the first “correct” solution drawn from each box will win a Fabulous $10 Gift Card. All other “correct” Mathlete solutions entered will receive “2” extra punches on their Reward Card at the start of their next session in the Math Learning Centre.
Give your brain a workout!!
Be sure to enter at the start of your next session at the Math Learning Centre.
Problem of the Week for Grades 3 and 4: James trades a bottle cap for two thumb tacks. He trades each thumb tack for two paper clips. He trades each paper clip for two thimbles. Then, he trades each thimble for two bottle caps. How many more bottle caps does James have now than he did when he started?
Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6: A truck that itself weighs four tonnes carries one tonne of gravel. The driver unloads 250 kilograms of gravel at a construction site. How many kilograms do the truck and the gravel it’s hauling when it leaves weigh in kilograms in total?
Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8: One red token is worth the same as two blue tokens. One blue token is worth the same as five orange tokens. One red token is worth the same as five pink tokens. How many orange tokens are worth the same as a pink token?
Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above: Puppies sleep an average of 12 hours each day. Kittens sleep an average of 20 hours each day. If a puppy is 4 weeks older than a newborn kitten, then how old will the kitten be when the kitten and the puppy have gotten the same amount of sleep in total?
LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Grades 3 and 4: A sparse week of participation for the problem presented at this grade level! Jacob solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Jacob, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice. Anthony, Emily, Mary, Beth and Luoran also read the question carefully and provided the correct solution to the problem and they will receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Well done everyone!! Everyone try again this week! Come on, give your brain a workout!
Grades 5 and 6: Our Mathletes at this grade level worked hard to solve the problem posed this past week but if was an extremely difficult task. Luqman correctly solved the problem and he wins a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of his choice. Well done Aisa! Also solving the problem was Scarlett, Carolina, Emily and Anthony and each of them will receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Great effort put forward by everyone! Everyone be sure to devote time this week to solving the problem!! Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!
Grades 7 and 8: A very good effort of submitting the correct solution to the problem posed. Ananya solved the problem and was the first correct ballot this week to be drawn after managing to solve the problem. Fantastic work Ananya, now come and choose a Terrific $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem this past week was Meher and she will receive "extra punches" on her Reward Card. Outstanding effort by everyone! Everyone work on the problem again this week!! Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!
Grades 9 and above: Oh No!! - A difficult problem proved too much for those who attempted to solve the problem this past week. No Winner! Everyone try again this week. Show what you can do as a Mathlete!
