Math Problem of the Week
Mrs. Janson has started a special Math activity to encourage students to work through Math word problems. Each week she will provide a Math Problem of the Week word problem form for Grades 1-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Students must show their work in solving the problem and write their answer in the box on the bottom of the form. Students who show their work and answer correctly will be posted on our "Genius Boards" and will be entered into a raffle drawing to win a gift card. Younger students may also submit answers for the problems above their grade level.
Week of April 7
Grades 1-2
Problem: Grace's family went on a day trip. They left at 9:00 AM and drove for 2 hours. They stopped for lunch. Lunch took 30 minutes. After lunch, they hiked for 1 hour and 30 minutes. The drive home took 2 hours and 30 minutes. What time did they get home? (Don't forget AM or PM)
Answer: 3:30 PM
Raffle Winner: Brooks M 2B
Grades 3-5
Problem: Mrs. Krupp is opening a Jelly Cat store next to Ace. She has 850 new Jelly Cats. On Monday, she sold 67. On Tuesday, she sold 97. Mrs. Krupp sold twice as many on Wednesday as she did on Monday. Mrs. Krupp sold the same amount of Jelly Cats on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. How many Jelly Cats did she sell on Saturday?
Answer: She sold 138 Jelly Cats on Saturday.
Raffle Winner: Clarke S 3A
Grades 6-8
Problem: You and a friend fill balloons with water. 6 out of every 48 balloons pop while they are being filled. What percent of the balloons do not pop while being filled.
Answer: 87.5%
Raffle Winner: Caroline B 6B
