- Operation Challenge - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 2. Help Inger and Tarik complete Ms. Madril's multiple-choice challenge.
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- The Oracle's Oration - Annie Fetter
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Explain how payment should be distributed based on the number of rolls two people shared with the group of three.
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- Organization of Data - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Use the information on the graph to find the range, mean, median, and mode of the data.
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- Partial Area - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the area of the portion of the circle that is not included inside the inscribed square.
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- Payment in Kind - Lisa Lavelle (adapted)
Elementary, difficulty level 3. Determine the spouses of three kind women based on the details of their inheritance.
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- Peanut Butter and Jelly - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many sandwiches can we make before using up a package of bread and jars of jelly and peanut butter at the same time?
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- Penguin Fun - Bob Coulter
Elementary, difficulty level 2. Three penguins go to an amusement park. Can they all take the same ride?
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- Pi Day Treats - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Help Mrs. Granville and Mrs. Germain plan a Pi Day celebration.
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- Pizza Dough - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much water does Mario need to use to make enough pizza dough for
him and his
friends?
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- The Place Value Game - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Sylvia and Carina think about winning numbers in the Place Value Game.
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- Price Tag Repair - Teaching the Young Learner Group
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you use the clues to help Cathy repair the price tags for the family yard sale?
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- Pushing Pennies - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Estimate the number of pennies that you can fit on a sheet of paper, then evaluate your estimate.
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- Railroad Crossing - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how far apart Division Junction and Logarithm Square are, based on the time Emily and Edward Engineer cross paths.
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- Ready for Football? - Terry Trotter & Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the final score of the game between the Eagles and the Dragons.
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- Rounding Mountains - Judy Ann Brown
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use estimated figures to determine the maximum and minimum differences between the heights of two mountains.
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- Rugby Rules! - Ben Comstock and Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find all the ways Western could have scored 27 points in their rugby game.
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- Runsums, Part 1 - Ron Knott
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. By spotting the pattern, tell me the smallest number that is a sum of a run of one hundred consecutive numbers.
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- Runsums, Part 2 - Ron Knott
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Explore number patterns and report on what you have learned.
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- Sacagawea Cheerios - Stephen Maurer
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how many Sacagawea coins the government will give away during this Cheerios promotion.
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- Sailing Around the World - Leon Roland & class
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Determine the amounts of the supplies that Giuseppi Linguini will need to sail around the world.
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- Salad Daze * - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many students in Ashley's class put no tomato, carrot or cucumber
on their salads?
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- School Spirit - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Do a little estimating to determine how much money is needed to buy school spirit items.
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- School, Who Has Time? - Lisa Lavelle (old remembered puzzle)
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Given all the time we spend doing other things, how do we have time for school?
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- Scientific Sums - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Find the sum of a set of numbers written in scientific notation.
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- Seasonal Probability - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the probability that your birthday falls in a particular season of the year.
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- Sequence of Exercise - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 2. Each day Chris and Jody jog three blocks farther than they did the day before. How many days have Chris and Jody been jogging?
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- Sharing Birthdays - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How old will Alana be when her mother is three times Alana's age?
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- Sharing Smelt - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many smelt Larry caught Saturday morning.
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- Sheila's Shelves - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much space will Sheila have on her new book shelves?
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- Shopping Spree - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 1. Jamie is shopping for holiday presents. How many $9.49 shirts can she buy? How much change will she have left?
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- Siblings - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use clues to find out how many boys and girls are in Alex's family.
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- The Silver Mile - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Determine the total value of the coins in a silver mile.
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- Simple Arithmetic - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 2. Titles can be deceiving - this is a simple arithmetic problem but you need to find the numbers.
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- A Simple Reversal - Judy Ann Brown
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. The product of 3 and 24 is 72. The sum of 3 and 24 is 27, which is the reverse of 72. Can you find other pairs of numbers such that their product is the reverse of their sum?
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- Snow Day Phone Chain - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. Use the given information to find out how many phone calls were made.
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- Something Fishy - Basden's 8th Hour MathDogs
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find the maximum number of goldfish and koi for the schoolyard garden pond.
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- Something Fishy - Basden's 8th Hour MathDogs and Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find the maximum number of goldfish and koi to go in the fish pond.
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- Subway Subtotals - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. When people ride the subway, they can pay with money, tokens, or transit cards. How did the people in my subway car pay their fare this morning?
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- Summer at Sweet Tooth - Ross Shelter & Carrie Shankweiler
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate Kate's earnings during her summer waitressing job.
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- Super Bowl XXXII - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 2. The Super Bowl committee has decided to create a plaque to hang in the NFL Hall of Fame. Your job is to determine how many of each letter or symbol must be made in gold.
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- A Surfer's Tessellation - Mr. Marthinsen's First Period Class
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Shane is re-tiling his surf shack. How many of each kind of tile will he need, and what does a big tile cost?
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- Taking Tolls - Ben Lee
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much money did the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan collect between 3:30 and 4:30 PM on December 30, 2003?
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- Tatianna and the Troll - Terry Trotter, revised
Elementary, difficulty level 3. Tatianna tests the troll... and neither loses nor gains.
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- Teresa's Tiles - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many square tiles does Teresa need to cover her bathroom floor?
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- The Math of the Irish - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use the mean age of the group to find Uncle Paddy's age.
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- The Teddy Bears' Banquet * - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many bears can be seated at the banquet?
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- Three-dimensional Television - Mr. Marthinsen's Geometry Class
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Help my friend find which TV will fit snugly into her TV nook.
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- Train Travel - Annie Fetter & Ian Underwood
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. At what time does the end of the train emerge from the tunnel?
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- Treasure Hunt Math - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Use clues to find the mystery palindrome.
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- The Twelve Percents of Christmas - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the percentages of the total gifts received on each of the twelve days of Christmas.
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