Problems of the Week - November 1 to November 7

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.

Lower Elementary:

Question: Annie buys a chocolate bar with two quarters. She gets a nickel in change. How much does the chocolate bar cost?

Upper Elementary:

Question: Paolo takes a plane from Seattle to New York. The plane takes off at 8:30 in the morning and lands 5 hours and 48 minutes later. New York is 3 time zones (3 hours) ahead of Seattle. What time does the plane land in New York?

Middle School:

Question: Match the following hints on the left with the shapes on the right so each clue is only used once. Note: there are multiple correct answers.

 Algebra and Up:

Question: A van is embarking on a 500 mile road trip. Fill in the table with possible average speeds and amounts of time it’ll take for the van to travel that distance. Then, plot the points on the graph to the right.

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

Is it possible to arrange five square tiles numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 into a "plus" so that the sum of the three-tile column and the sum of the three-tile row are both equal to 9?