What I’ve Learned Lately October 11, 2011 to October 14, 2011

Math Humor Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Question 1 A total of 114 people signed up on the first day that a new fitness center opened in town. Write the prime factorization of the number of people who joined on the first day.

Question 2 Nathan just got his driver’s license. On Monday he drove 5.25 miles to school and 6.5 miles on the way home because he takes his friend Harry home. His dad is going to let him drive to school all week. Which equation can be used to find t, the total miles Nathan will drive this week? a.( ) x 5 = t b x 5 = t c.( ) x 5 = t d.( ) ÷ 5 = t

Question 3 Lynn went to the store to buy food for supper. She bought a pizza for $8.89, a salad mix for $2.39, and four soft drinks at $.79 each. What is the best estimate for the amount of money Lynn spent at the store? a. $10 b. $15 c. $20 d. $12

Question 4 Simplify: ( )  7 Go Aunt Sally!

Question 5 Joe’s father drives a truck 8 hours per day. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, he drives 45 miles each day. On Thursday and Tuesday, he drives 30 miles each day. Which equation could be used to show t, the total miles driven in the 5-day week? a. ( ) x 5 = t b. (45 x 2) + (30 x 3) = t c x 3 x 2 = t d. (45 x 3) + (30 x 2) = t

Question 6 Mr. Smith always buys plenty of goodies at Halloween. Here is what he has bought: Raisins2.75 pounds$4.95 Caramels3 3/ 8 pounds$6.59 Chocolate bars4 5/ 6 pounds$8.19 Hard candies0.6 pounds$1.75 What is the best estimate of the number of pounds of candy Mr. Smith bought? a. 12 lbs b. 9 lbs c. 10 lbs d. 13 lbs

Question 7 Jack, Johnnie, Billy and Jim went to the baseball game. Each took $5.00 for snacks. Jack spent $4.40, Johnnie spent $3.75, Billy spent $4.75, and Jim spent only $2.25. With how much money together did the four boys leave the game?

Question 8 The map shows the distances between rooms at the intermediate school. Front door Ms. Sloppy Mr. Nallie Mr. Poellot Mr. Perry Mrs. Slater 40.5 ft 2.8 ft33.7 ft1.6 ft Which is the best estimate of the distance from Ms. Sloppy’s room to Mr. Perry’s room? a. 80 ftb. 79 ftc. 78 ftd. 77 ft

Question 9 Nancy was making Holiday gift bags which each contained one apple and one candy bar. If there are 27 candy bars in a package and apples come in bags of 18, what is the least number of gift bags Nancy will have to make so that she won’t have any extra apples or candy bars? (Hint: Think LCM)

Question 10 Mr. Robinson is preparing for his son’s birthday party. He has a package of Tootsie Rolls which contains 28 pieces. He also bought a bag of Heath Bars which holds 42 pieces. Mr. Robinson wants to make gift bags that each have the same amount of Tootsie Rolls, and he wants them to each have the same amount of Heath Bars. What is the greatest number of gift bags he can make so that he will not have any Tootsie Rolls or Heath Bars left over? (Hint: Think GCF)

Bonus Question How many 9’s do you get when you count from 1 to 100?