Problems of the Week - April 25 to May 1

Rewards for Problems of the week:

5 stars for the correct answer at your level; 10 stars for the next level; 20 stars for 2+ levels up.

Middle School:

Question: John is growing broccoli in his garden. He plants the broccoli in the morning on April 1. 96,480 minutes later, he harvests the broccoli. On what date does John harvest the broccoli?

(You may look up how many days are in each month.)

Algebra and Up:

Question: A strawberry has 1 seed per 5 square millimeters on its surface. Use the formula for the surface area of a cone—surface area = πr(r+sqrt[h² + r²])—to approximate the number of seeds on an almost-cone-shaped strawberry whose height is 36 mm and whose diameter at its widest is 54 mm. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Challenge problem to take home. 5 stars for the correct answer. 

The following puzzle contains nine spaces, which you need to fill with the digits 1 to 9. You have to use each number and you can only use each number one time! Can you fill the spaces with the digits 1 to 9 so that the number sentences are all true?