Problems of the Week - June 21 to June 27

Rewards for Problems of the week:

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

Lower Elementary:

Question: What are the next 4 numbers in the pattern below?

100, 95, 96, 91, 92, _____, _____, _____, _____

Upper Elementary:

Question: Pauline gets on her bike at home and rides 2 miles north to the post office. From there, she rides 3 miles west to the library. Then, she rides 4 miles south to the park, then 5 miles east to the farmer’s market. Finally, Pauline rides her bike 2 miles north to her friend Max’s house. How far away is Max’s house from Pauline’s house?

Middle School:

Question: The figure below is horizontally and vertically symmetrical. What is its area?

Note: The figure is not drawn to scale.

Algebra and Up:

Question: In the figure below, AG is a line and the measure of x is two times the measure of y. What is the value of y?

Challenge problem to take home. 10 stars for the correct answer. 

To make the result equal zero, you need to change some of the addition signs to subtraction, multiplication, or division.