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: Grace has been keeping track of the sunny, cloudy, and rainy days over the past two weeks. She recorded 4 sunny days, 7 cloudy days, and 3 rainy days. How many more days were cloudy or rainy than sunny?
Upper Elementary:
Question: After a bad rainstorm Joey checked his rain gauge and read 2 1/4 inches of rain. Joey wants to know how much snow the storm would have brought if it had been cold enough. If one inch of rain is equivalent to 13 inches of snow, how many inches of snow would be left after the storm?
Middle School:
Question: On the news this morning, Haroula heard the weather person say, “Yesterday morning’s rain totaled 2.4 inches.” She is curious what 2.4 inches of rain really means. If it rained at a steady rate from 4 AM to 12 PM, use the chart below to help Haroula determine the type of rain that fell yesterday. (Use 1 inch ≈ 25 mm)
Type of Rain Rate (in mm/hr)
Light x ≤ 0.5; Moderate 0.5 < x ≤ 4.0; Heavy 4.0 < x ≤ 8.0; Very Heavy x ≥ 8.0
Algebra and Up:
Question: There is a 40% chance of rain for Saturday and 40% chance of rain on Sunday. What is the probability it will rain on both Saturday and Sunday?
Angles of the same color have the same measure. What is the measure of the blue angle?
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