Problems of the Week - November 23 to November 28

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: Chloe had an excellent fishing day. She caught 6 snappers, 4 mackerels, 1 grouper, and 1 soggy boot. She threw half the snappers and half the mackerels back into the ocean. How many fish did she take home?

Upper Elementary:

Question: Landon goes to a theme park where ride tokens cost 25¢. A roller coaster ride takes 3 tokens. A ride on the Ferris wheel takes 5 tokens. Landon rides the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel 7 times each. How much money did Landon spend on rides?

Middle School:

Question: A hamster and a guinea pig are running on wheels. The hamster’s wheel is 6 inches in diameter. The guinea pig’s wheel is 18 inches in diameter. How much farther does the guinea pig run for each rotation of its wheel?

Algebra and Up:

Question: It costs $20.00 to rent a jet ski, plus $1.50 for each hour of use, plus the cost of gas. James rents a jet ski for 2 hours. He uses 3 quarts of gas, which costs $2.98 per gallon. How much did the jet ski rental cost altogether?

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

The map of Ellie’s newspaper route below shows all of the houses (the vertices) and the paths between them (the edges), as well as the number of pieces of candy on each path.

What is the most candy Ellie can pick up without ever retracing her steps while delivering every house its newspaper? Assume that Ellie can start her route at any house, but she cannot teleport.