Problem of the Week for October 25th to October 29th

Problem of the Week for October 25th to October 29th

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:   A shark eats 10 fish on Monday, 9 fish on Tuesday, 8 fish on Wednesday, and so on. If the pattern continues, how many fish does the shark eat over the course of 1 whole week?

Problem of the Week for Grades 5 and 6:  A giant pacific octopus weighs 55 kilograms. A blue-ringed octopus weighs 125 grams. How many blue-ringed octopuses weigh the same amount as a giant pacific octopus?

Problem of the Week for Grades 7 and 8:  An anemone catches 10 kilograms of food over the course of a week and consumes 62.5% of it. A school of clownfish that lives with the anemones eat 3/8 of the anemone’s uneaten prey. What percentage of the anemone’s food goes uneaten?

Problem of the Week for Grades 9 and above:  Some species of pufferfish draw circles in the sandy seafloor to communicate. If a pufferfish draws a circle whose diameter is 12 times the length of the fish’s body, then how many times the length of the fish is the circumference of the circle?

LAST WEEK WINNERS OF PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

Grades 3 and 4:   Another incredibly tough time this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem.  Jason successfully solved the problem and was the only correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Jason now come and choose a Fabulous $10 Gift Card of your choice.   Everyone try again this week!   Come on, give your brain a workout!

Grades 5 and 6:   Better results this past week of attempting to successfully solve the problem.  Allie successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Allie now come and choose a  Wonderful $10 Gift Card of your choice.   Also solving the problem was Mirko, Koosha, Vincent and Liam who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards.  Everyone try again this week!   Become a Mathnasium Mathlete!

Grades 7 and 8:  A good set of results this past week working to solve the problem presented.  Ethan successfully solved the problem and was the first correct ballot to be drawn.  Well done Ethan now come and choose a Terrific $10 Gift Card of your choice.  Also solving the problem was Vincent, Scarlett, Martin, Karis, Liam and Nihal who will each receive "extra punches" on their Reward Cards.  Everyone try again this week!   Mathnasium – Home of the Power Math Workout!

Grades 9 and above:   Great - A WINNER this past week.  Kareena managed to solve the problem and she was the only one to produce the correct solution.  Well done Kareena, now come and chose an Awesome $10 Gift Card.  Everyone try again this week to solve the problem. Show What You Can Do as a Mathlete!