Problem of the Week for June 21st to June 25th

Problem of the Week for June 21st to June 25th

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:  Derek has won 3 awards. Hansel has won 1 award. What fraction of all the awards did Derek win?

Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6:  Gasoline costs $1.15 per litre. If a car’s gas tank holds 55 litres in total and is only 1/5 full right now, then how much will it cost to fill up the tank? 

Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8:  An ant is 1/6 of a centimetre tall. A middle school student is 1 1/5 metres tall. The student goes to a learning centre that is 18 metres tall. If we scale by height, then how tall would a learning centre for ants be?

Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above:  A man throws a computer off of a platform straight to the ground. It falls 5 metres and hits the ground in half of a second. Consider this equation (below) for vertical distance travelled in terms of initial velocity, time, and acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/second2):  (Distance) = (Initial Velocity)(Time) – 0.5(Acceleration due to gravity/time2) What is the initial velocity of the computer?

LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

Grades 3 and 4:   A much better time this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem presented at this grade level that resulted in TWO WINNERS being declared. Maya K. and Raina successfully solved the problem and were the first TWO correct ballots to be drawn.  Well done Maya and Raina, now each of you come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice.  Also solving the problem was Aaron, Finley, Aiya, Elsa, Kaylee, Jayden and Olivia C. 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 better attempt this past week of tackling the task solving the problem with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem!  Riona correctly solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn and she wins a Wonderful $10 Gift Card of her choice. Well done Fiona!  Also solving the problem was Rida, Aubrey, Noura, Eshaal and Macie 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 huge struggle this week of attempting to solve the problem last week at this grade level.  However, Luoran correctly solved the problem and he wins a Terrific $10 Gift Card of his choice.  Excellent work Luoran, now come and collect your Gift Card.  Maddy was the only other correct solution to be submitted and she will receive "extra punches" on her Reward Card.  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!