November 2nd: Problems of the Week

Nov 1, 2020 | Royal Oak

Lower Elementary:

Question: Tyler has a sticker book that is 8 inches wide and 9 inches tall. He has a set of stickers that are each 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall. How many stickers will fit on a page of the sticker book?

Upper Elementary:

Question: Alli has a box that is exactly the right size to hold 7 layers of 9 rows of 11 cube-shaped erasers. How many erasers fit inside the box?

Middle School:

Question: Bobby is riding his tricycle around a quarter-mile track. If each wheel is 12 inches in diameter and turns 100 times, then how much further does Bobby need to pedal in order to complete a lap around the track?

Algebra and Up:

Question: The tessellating pattern below comprises regular pentagons and rhombuses. Find the measure of x.

Problems of the Week: May 30

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