NCAA MARCH MADNESS MATH NCAA 5th Grade Edition

MARCH MADNESS MATH: MARCH MADNESS MATH “MARCH MADNESS MATH” captures the spirit of the NCAA basketball tournament with round after intense round of challenging Math word problems. Work your way through each level of the tournament, scoring as many points as you can. Each correct answer earns you 2 points. More challenging questions will be worth 3 points. Free Throws will be awarded every round, and they will consist of college basketball trivia. Free throws will be worth 1 point each. Keep track of your points on a scorecard. ** Perfect Score = 63 Points

MARCH MADNESS SCORING: 45 points or more CHAMPION – congratulations you are a Math March Madness MVP! 35 - 44 points FINAL FOUR- great job! You are well on your way to becoming a champion! 25 – 34 points ELITE EIGHT- You did an awesome job, a little more practice and you’ll be shooting your way into the final four! 15 - 24 points SWEET 16 – Fantastic effort! Keep practicing your skills. ** Perfect Score = 63 points

FIRST ROUND

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1. MARCH MADNESS The shot is blocked! Approximately where is the Basketball on the number line? 0 ½ 1 A. .45 B. .625 C. 3/8 D. 4/5

2. MATH MASTERS 3 North Carolina scored 5 points, Stanford scored 2 points, and Kansas scored 9 points. Which team scored the most points? A. North Carolina B. Stanford C. Kansas D. All scored the same amount 4 2

3. MARCH MADNESS Jacob bought two tickets for the NCAA FINAL FOUR. The two tickets cost him $225.65. While at the game, Jacob spent $52.33 on food, and another $29.42 on souvenirs. How much money did Jacob spend total? A. $420.40 B. $325.60 C. $300.50 D. $307.40 FINAL 4 NCAA NCAA FINAL FOUR FINAL 4 NCAA V

4. MARCH MADNESS 3 POINTER The players on UCLA have to fly from Los Angeles to New York City for a game at Madison Square Garden. If it is 2,800 miles from L.A. to NYC, and the map shows a distance of 7 inches between the two cities, what would be the scale factor of the map? A. 1 in = 1,000 mi B. 1 in = 280 mi C. 1 in = 28 mi D. 1 in = 400 mi UCLA

5. Free Throw – 1 point Who is the NCAA college basketball all-time leading scorer? A. Wilt Chamberlain B. Pete Maravich C. Michael Jordan D. Grant Hill

SECOND ROUND

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6. MARCH MADNESS The players from the University of Connecticut made 16 of 20 free throws during the game. Which choice below is NOT equal to the fraction 16/20? A. 32/40 B. .80 C. .60 D. 4/5

WOLVERINES BASKETBALL 7. MATH MASTERS The souvenir shop at the arena sells a wide variety of NCAA team t-shirts of different sizes and colors. 2/5 of all the t-shirts available at the shop are Michigan Wolverines. Of the Michigan Wolverines t-shirts, 1/3 were yellow . What fraction of shop’s entire t-shirt selection is YELLOW Michigan Wolverines? A. 3/8 C. 1/2 C. 11/15 D. 2/15 WOLVERINES BASKETBALL MICHIGAN M U of M M

Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs! 8. MARCH MADNESS The Hot Dog guy sold 27 hot dogs at the game. 2/3 of those hot dogs had mustard on them. How many of the hot dogs had mustard on them? A. 20 B. 18 C. 10 D. 9 Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs!

9. MARCH MADNESS 3 Pointer The new AirJordans come in a rectangular shaped shoe box. The length of the box is 20 in, the width 12 in, and the height 8 in. Find the volume of the shoe box. A. 1,800 in B. 1,920 in C. 540 in D. 40 in 3 3 3 3 AIR

10. Free Throw – 1 point The three point shot was introduced to college basketball in what year? A. 1980 B. 1993 C. 1986 D. 1975

SWEET SIXTEEN

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11. MARCH MADNESS The players are working on passing drills. Which set of coordinates below are located within the triangle? A. (4 , 7) B. (1 , 0) C. (2 , 3) D. (5 , 2)

12. MARCH MADNESS The Florida Gators made 27 out of 45 total shots. Which decimal below is equivalent to 27/45 ? A. .52 B. .37 C. .40 D. .6 GATORS GATORS

13. MARCH MADNESS To help him dunk the ball, the Louisville mascot used the complex shaped figure below to jump off. Find the Volume of the complex figure: A. 48 units cu. B. 40 units cu. C. 32 units cu. D. 24 units cu. LOUISVILLE

14. MARCH MADNESS 3 POINTER Help re-arrange the following from LEAST to GREATEST: .625 , .8 , ½ , .365 , ⅔ A.) .8, .625, ⅔, ½, .365 B.) .365, ½ , .625, ⅔, .8 C.) ½, .8, ⅔, .625, .365 D.) .365, .625, .8, ½, ⅔

15. Free Throw – 1 point What school has won the most men’s NCAA college basketball championships? A. UCLA B. Kentucky C. North Carolina D. Florida

ELITE EIGHT

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16. MARCH MADNESS The scale shown below is not balanced. What needs to be added to side A to make it balanced? Hint* = 1 Player = 1 ½ basketballs Side A Side B A. B. C. D. NCAA

17. MARCH MADNESS The trophy given to the tournament’s Most Valuable Player has a cube shape for its trophy base. How many faces, edges, and vertices does a cube have? A. 8 faces, 8 edges, 8 vertices B. 6 faces, 8 edges, 8 vertices C. 3 faces, 6 edges, 4 vertices D. 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices M V P M.V.P. NCAA TOURNAMENT Trophy base

18. MARCH MADNESS The team trainer had 5 ¼ ft of athletic tape. She used 2 ¾ ft of the tape to wrap an injured player’s ankle. How much athletic tape does the trainer have left? A. 3 ¼ ft B. 2 ¾ ft C. 2 ½ ft D. 1 ¾ ft

19. MARCH MADNESS 3 POINTER The Syracuse Orangemen scored 27 points in the first half. Which of the following choices have a value equal to 27? Select ALL that apply. A. 2 + 5 B. 6 + 3 x 3 C. (3 + 6) x 3 D. 13.5 x 2 2

20. Free Throw – 1 point The 2014 Women’s College Basketball championship featured two undefeated teams playing each other in the final game. Who were the two teams? A. UCLA & Duke B. Maryland & Rutgers C. Tennesse & Penn St. D. Connecticut & Notre Dame

FINAL FOUR

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21. MARCH MADNESS 1/5 of all the fouls called during the championship game were offensive fouls. If a total of 30 fouls were called, how many of them were offensive fouls? A. 6 B. 7 C. 10 D. 15 CHARGING!

22. MARCH MADNESS The tallest player on the team is 7 ⅙ ft tall. The shortest player on the team is 5 ¾ ft tall. Find the difference between the tallest player and the shortest. A. 2 ¼ ft B. 1 5/12 ft C. 2 ⅞ ft D. 1 ⅔ ft 7 6 5 4 GO STATE! #1

23. MARCH MADNESS The United Center Arena in Chicago is hosting a round of games for the NCAA tournament. If they sold 1,000 tickets for $65.25 each, then which of the following choices would be equal to the amount of money the arena made from the tickets? A. 65.25 x 10 B. 65.25 x 10 C. 65.25 + 1000 D. 65.25 ÷ 1000 2 3

24. MARCH MADNESS U N C 3 Pointer Find the Volume of one of the North Carolina Tar Heels lockers. player U N C 6 ft A. 15 ft B. 9.25 ft C. 12 ft D. 14.4 ft 3 3 3 3 1.25 ft 2 ft

25. Free Throw – 1 point Which current NBA star won a NCAA championship while he was in college? A. Kevin Durant B. Carmelo Anthony C. Lebron James D. Chris Paul

26. Free Throw – 1 point Which legendary college basketball coach has won the most NCAA championships? A. John Wooden B. Rick Pitino C. Mike Krzyzewski D. Bobby Knight NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CHAMPIONSHIP

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27. MARCH MADNESS In the first half of the game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s team scored: the difference of seven and a number n, times three. Which expression below shows how many points Notre Dame scored? A. 3(7 – n) B. 7 – 3 x n C. 3 x 7 – n D. 3 + (7 – n) #1 GO IRISH!

28. MARCH MADNESS The team spent 5/8 of their practice focusing on offensive drills. They spent 3/12 of their practice focusing on defensive drills. The rest of the practice time was spent focused on strength training. What fraction of the practice was spent on strength training? A. 1/8 B. 21/24 C. 6/24 D. 8/20

29. MARCH MADNESS 3 POINTER Which problem could be solved with the expression shown below? ½ ÷ 5 Five teammates share ½ of a whole pizza. What fraction of the whole pizza will each friend eat? Papa Johns delivered 5 pizzas to a team meeting. Each person at the meeting ate ½ of a pizza. If all 5 pizzas were eaten, how many people were at the meeting? Five teammates each order their own pizza. Each player eats ½ of a pizza. How much is left over? Darrin eats ½ of a pizza everyday. How much pizza will Darrin eat in 5 days?

DUKE 30. MARCH MADNESS 3 Pointer Four friends decided to put their money together and buy a DUKE Blue Devils season ticket package. The ticket package is for 16 regular season home games, and will be split up as followed: John gets to go to ¼ of the games. Brian gets to go to ⅜ of the games . Rory gets to attend more than one game. Skip gets to attend more games than Rory. What fraction of the tickets did Skip receive? ⅓ C. ¼ ¾ D. ⅝

31. Free Throw – 1 point NBA Legend, Michael Jordan, won a national championship as a freshman with what school? A. Syracuse B. Kansas C. North Carolina D. Georgetown

32. Free Throw – 1 point Teams that win the NCAA tournament celebrate by: A. Mopping the court after the game B. Cutting down the nets C. Deflating all the basketballs D. Throwing their game worn shoes to the crowd WE WON !!!!!

GAME OVER! What’s your final Score?

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Answers: 1. B - .625 21. A – 6 2. A – North Carolina 22. B – 1 and 5/12 3. D - $307.40 23. B – 65.25 x 10 4. D – 1in = 400mi 24. A – 15 ft 5. B. Pete Maravich 25. B – Carmelo Anthony 6. C - .60 26. A – John Wooden 7. D - 2/15 27. A = 3(7 – n) 8. B – 18 28. A – 1/8 9. B – 1,920 in cu. 29. A 10. C – 1986 30. C – ¼ 11. D – (5, 2) 31. C – North Carolina 12. D - .6 32. B – Cutting Down the Nets 13. B – 40 units cu. 14. B - .365, ½ , .625, 2/3 , .8 15. A – UCLA 16. B 17. D – 6 f, 12e, 8v 18. C – 2 ½ ft 19. A , C, D 20. D – Connecticut/NotreDame 3 3