Problem of the Week for June 14th to June 18th

Problem of the Week for June 14th to June 18th

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:  Jack decides to paint the walls in his bedroom with colourful stripes. The first stripe in the pattern is red, then orange, then yellow, then orange, then red, then orange, then yellow, then orange, and so on. If the pattern continues, what colour will the 30th stripe be?

Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6:  Nora makes 90 homemade crayons. A small box can hold    8 crayons, and a large box can hold 24 crayons. If she fills          4 small boxes with crayons, how many large boxes will she need for the rest of the crayons?

Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8:  Micah sculpts two statues, one of a dog and one of a cat. The real-life dog weighs 20 kilograms, and its statue weighs 48 kilograms. The real-life cat weighs 15 kilograms. If the statues are both proportional to the animals in weight, then how much does the cat’s statue weigh?

Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above:  The value of a painting increased by 20% after the painter appeared on a popular talk show. The value of the painting increased again by 15% when the painter was featured in a magazine. If the value of the painting is now $1242.00, what was its original value?

LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

Grades 3 and 4:   A bit of a difficult time this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem presented at this grade level. Isla H. successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Isla, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice.  Also solving the problem was Kiki, Aaron and Nora 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:   Another difficult task this past week attempting to tackle the task solving the problem with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem!  Aubrey (for the second week in a row) correctly solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn and she wins a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of her choice. Well done Aubrey!  Also solving the problem was Robert, Hannah and Amy who 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 struggle this week of attempting to solve the problem last week at this grade level.  Ian correctly solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn and he wins a Fantastic $10 Gift Card of his choice.  Everyone try again this week.   Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!

Grades 9 and above:   NO WINNER this past week.   Everyone try again this week!!  Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!