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: Jack’s suitcase can hold twice as much as Wendy’s suitcase. Wendy’s suitcase can hold twice as much as Danny’s suitcase. Danny’s suitcase is exactly big enough to hold 12 sweaters. How many sweaters can fit inside all three suitcases?
Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6: A family is driving 64 kilometres from their home in Newmarket, Ontario, to a lakeside resort. They use 12 litres of gas to get there. How many kilometres do they travel for each litre of gas?
Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8: A writer types 36 words per minute. Two hundred forty words fit on a page. If the writer types an hour straight, how many pages does he write?
Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above: Jack is running through a maze with a total of 6000 metres of passages. Jack runs through 40% of the passages, but he retraces 25% of his progress through the maze. If Jack runs for 10 minutes before he stops, then what was the average speed at which he ran through the maze? Give your answer in metres per second.
LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Grades 3 and 4: A better set of results this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem presented at this grade. Dorrin successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Dorrin, now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice. Also solving the problem was Jayden, Nora, Amber, Raina, Allie Emilia and Ryan V. who will receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards. Everyone try again this week! Come on, give your brain a workout!
Grades 5 and 6: A real struggle this past week attempting to tackle the task solving the problem with everyone having worked hard on solving the problem! Claire Z. 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 Claire! Everyone be sure to devote time this week to solving the problem!! Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!
Grades 7 and 8: Another tough problem to solve this past week with everyone attempting to tackle the task solving the problem! Mehercorrectly solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn and she wins a Terrific $10 Gift Card of her choice. Well done Meher! Everyone try again this week! 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 only correct ballot to be drawn. Well done Adam, now come and choose an Awesome $10 Gift Card. Everyone try again this week!! Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!
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