Problem of the Week for August 3rd to August 7th

Problem of the Week for August 3rd to August 7th

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 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:  There are six continents on a Risk game board. If there are 12 troops in North America, 16 troops in South America, 18 troops in Europe, 22 troops in Asia, 24 troops in Africa, and 100 troops on the board in total, then how many troops are in Australia?

Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6:  Each side of a Monopoly board has 11 spaces from one corner to the next. How many spaces are there around the whole board?

Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8:  In each set of Scrabble tiles, there are 42 vowels, 58 consonants, and 2 blanks. Nine of the tiles are “A” tiles. What fractional part of the tiles are not “A” tiles?

Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above:  In the game Clue, there are 6 suspect cards, 6 tool cards, and 9 location cards. A combination of 1 suspect, 1 tool, and  1 location is selected at random at the beginning of the game and put in an envelope. What is the probability that the combination in the envelope is the Candlestick, the Library, and anyone but Colonel Mustard?

LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

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

Grades 5 and 6:   A terrible time this past week of tackling the task solving the problem with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem!  NO WINNERS - no one was able to solve the problem.   Everyone be sure to devote time this week to solving the problem!!   Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!

Grades 7 and 8:   A little bit better week of attempting to solve the problem last week at this grade level.  Zoha correctly solved the problem and she wins a Terrific $10 Gift Card of her choice.  Excellent work Zoha, now come and collect your Gift Card.    Also solving the problem was Ella, Scarlett and Albert who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards.  Everyone try again this week.   Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!

Grades 9 and above:   And again a Winner this past week.  Ameena correctly solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn and she wins an Awesome $10 Gift Card of her choice.  Outstanding work Ameena.  Also solving the problem was Isabelle and Omar who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards.  Everyone try again this week!!  Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!