Problem of the Week for August 30th to September 3rd

Problem of the Week for August 30th to September 3rd

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 Thursday. 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 Thursday evening (8:00pm), 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:  Layla takes her dog for a 20 minute walk each morning. On Monday, she takes the dog out for a walk at 7:55 AM and walks the dog for 8 minutes longer than the usual amount of time. At what time do they get back to their house?

Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6:  Spot the dog can jump 1¼ metres into the air. Can Spot catch a frisbee that flies 120 centimetres over his head?  How do you know?

Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8:  A box of dog biscuits is 10 centimetres long, 5 centimetres wide, and 18 centimetres tall. Each dog biscuit takes up 2 cubic centimetres of space in the box. How many dog biscuits can fit in the box?

Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above:  Steven uses the equation below to find the average change in weight by his dogs after a month of feeding them Such Healthy Very Dog Wow brand dog food.   (2 – 3 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 6) ÷ 8 = x    What is the entire data set demonstrated by the equation and why (offer an explanation)?

LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

Grades 3 and 4:   A bit better result this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem. Rida successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Rida now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice.  Also solving the problem was Madelyn, Zach and Gurson who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards.  Everyone try again this week!   Come on, give your brain a workout!

Grades 5 and 6:   A difficult time this past week of tackling the task solving the problem with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem!  Fiona successfully solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Fiona now come and choose a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of your choice.   Everyone be sure to devote time this week to solving the problem!!   Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!

Grades 7 and 8:  NO WINNER this past week.  Everyone try again this week.   Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!

Grades 9 and above:   A WINNER - Isabelle was the only person to solve the problem and she wins an Awesome $10 Gift Card of her choice.  Great work Isabelle.  Everyone try again this week to solve the problem. Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!