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 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: Santa can write 30 names on each metre of his list. How many names can Santa fit onto a list that is 4 metres long?
Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6: Santa has 9 reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph. Dasher wears 11 jingle bells. Dancer wears 13 bells. Prancer wears 15 bells. If the pattern continues, how many bells do all 9 of Santa’s reindeer have in total?
Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8: Rachel the Christmas elf can wrap 8 presents in 3 minutes. How long will it take Rachel to wrap 28 presents?
Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above: A dreidel has 4 sides. If a player spins the dreidel and it lands with “nun” facing up, the player does nothing. If “gimel” faces up, the player gets all the tokens. If “hey” faces up, the player gets half the tokens. If “shin” faces up, then the player must add a token to the pot. What is the probability that four people playing a round of dreidel will each take tokens if the round starts with 8 tokens in the pot?
LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Grades 3 and 4: A fantastic week of participation for the problem presented at this grade!! Liam K. solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn from so MANY CORRECT ANSWERS. Well done Liam, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem was Kiki, Niam, Luoran, Mary, Emily, Carter, Sloan, Amelia and Kaan and each 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: Another great week of participation and correct solutions to the problem posted this past week! Aaliya correctly solving the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn and she wins a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of her choice. Well done Aaliya! Also solving the problem was Harrison, Emily and Liam K. who will each 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 tough problem last week saw a limited number of submissions to the problem posed! Ronin managed to solve the problem and was the only correct ballot this week to be drawn. Fantastic work Ronin, now come and choose a Terrific $10 Gift Card of your choice. Everyone work on the problem again this week!! Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!
Grades 9 and above: A difficult problem but a great effort put forth by our Mathletes. Sam managed to solve the difficult problem and he wins an Awesome $10 Gift Card of his choice. Fantastic work Sam! Everyone try again this week. Show what you can do as a Mathlete!