Problems of the week- July 27 to July 31

Jul 26, 2020 | Lake Boone

Rewards for Problems of the week:

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

Lower Elementary:
Question: Mikey and his brothers Donnie, Raph, and Leo are comparing their heights. Leo’s height is between Raph’s and Donnie’s. If Raph is the second shortest, who is the shortest?
 

Upper Elementary:
Question: Three-fourths of a cannister of toxic ooze spills into a sewer. If 4½ fluid ounces of ooze is left inside the cannister, then how much ooze does the cannister hold in total?
 

Middle School:
Question: April is deciding what kind of job she should take. She’s deciding between jobs as a lab assistant (which will pay her $48.00 for 4 hours of work), a computer programmer (which will pay her $65.00 for 5 hours of work), and a reporter (which will pay her $69.00 for 6 hours of work). Which job should she take if she wants to earn the most money per hour?
 

Algebra and Up:
Question: A 16-inch pizza is cut into 6 equal slices. If 4 consecutive pieces are taken and eaten, then what is the area taken up by the remaining slices?
(Hint: Pizzas are measured by their diameters.)
 

Challenge problem to take home. 20 points for the correct answer. 

 

A quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles. How many different quadrilaterals can you find in this triangle?