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: Grace has been keeping track of the sunny, cloudy, and rainy days over the past two weeks. She recorded 4 sunny days, 7 cloudy days, and 3 rainy days. How many more days were cloudy or rainy than sunny?
Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6: After a bad rainstorm Joey checked his rain gauge and read 2 1/4 centimetres of rain. Joey wants to know how much snow the storm would have brought if it had been cold enough. If one centimetre of rain is equivalent to 13 centimetres of snow, how many centimetres of snow would be left after the storm?
Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8: On the news this morning, Haroula heard the weather person say, “Yesterday morning’s rain totaled 2.4 inches.” She is curious what 2.4 inches of rain really means. If it rained at a steady rate from 4 AM to 12 PM, use the chart below to help Haroula determine the type of rain that fell yesterday. (Use 1 inch ≈ 25 mm)
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Type of Rain |
Rate (in mm/hr) |
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Light |
x ≤ 0.5 |
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Moderate |
0.5 < x ≤ 4.0 |
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Heavy |
4.0 < x ≤ 8.0 |
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Very Heavy |
x ≥ 8.0 |
Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above: There is a 40% chance of rain for Saturday and 40% chance of rain on Sunday. What is the probability it will rain on both Saturday and Sunday?
LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Grades 3 and 4: A pretty good week of attempting to successfully solve the problem presented at this grade. Evan successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Evan, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem was Kiki, Aaron, Anaiah and Finley 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 struggle this past week of tackling the task solving the problem this past week with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem! Anthony correctly solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn and he wins a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of his choice. Well done Anthony! Also solving the problem was William and Omeed who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Everyone be sure to devote time this week to solving the problem!! Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!
Grades 7 and 8: A difficult week striving to successfully solve the problem presented at this grade. Kaelan successfully solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Kaelan, now come and choose a Terrific $10 Gift Card of your choice. Everyone try again this week! Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!
Grades 9 and above: A WINNER this past week. Adam solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Adam, now come and choose an Awesome $10 Gift Card. Also solving the problem was Adeline, Felix, Bode and Ziang and each will receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Well done everyone!! Everyone try again this week!! Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!
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