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: Kendell goes to the bakery and wants to buy some treats. She buys ‘3’ Cookies for a $1.50 Each and ‘2’ Loaves of bread for $6 Each. How much does Kendell spend at the bakery?
Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6: The Sandwich Shop down the street is having a deal. The deal for today is ‘4’ sandwiches for $15 (taxes included). Ashley goes to the sandwich shop for lunch and wants to buy her work friends some sandwiches too. Ashley needs to buy 24 sandwiches for her friends at her office. How much will Ashley spend at the Sandwich Shop?
Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8: If 49 Cookies can be made with 3-pounds of Cookie Dough. Exactly how many Whole Cookies can be made with 17-pounds of Cookie Dough? What Fraction of a Cookie will be left over?
Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above: Carla is making Cookies for her birthday and decorates them with Red and Blue Icing. She wants to make all the cookies look the same with one line of Red Icing and one line of Blue Icing. The shortest part of the Red Icing line r= decimeters. The shortest part of the Blue Icing ling b=0.34 decimeters, while the longest line of the Blue Icing line B= decimeters. Find the length of the Longest part of the Red Icing line R? Write your answer in Proper Fraction form.Carla is making Cookies for her birthday and decorates them with Red and Blue Icing. She wants to make all the cookies look the same with one line of Red Icing and one line of Blue Icing. The shortest part of the Red Icing line r= decimeters. The shortest part of the Blue Icing ling b=0.34 decimeters, while the longest line of the Blue Icing line B= decimeters. Find the length of the Longest part of the Red Icing line R? Write your answer in Proper Fraction form.
LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Grades 3 and 4: A slim week of participation for the problem presented at this grade!! Madison K. solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Madison, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem was Liam K., Anthony and Kiki 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: A much better effort tackling the problem posted this past week! Brianna C. 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 Brianna! Also solving the problem was Teng, Claire Z., and Jenna and each will 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 great week of submissions this week at this grade level. Jenna managed to solve the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Fantastic work Jenna, now come and choose a Terrific $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem was Liam K., William, Ella L., Anthony, Luqman, Garvit, Japnoor, Nixon, Leah, Jueon and Isabel McK. and each will receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. 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. Krish managed to solve the difficult problem and he wins an Awesome $10 Gift Card of his choice. Fantastic work Krish! Also solving the problem was Sam and Drazen and they will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Everyone try again this week. Show what you can do as a Mathlete!