Mathnasium

Middle School: Question: There are 2,700 residents of Casey, Illinois, home of the world’s largest mailbox. The mailbox is so big that a group of people can stand inside it. If there are 135 people standing inside the mailbox, what percentage of the population of Casey is in the mailbox? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: The record for the largest pizza was broken when a restaurant called NIPfood made a pizza that was 1,260 square meters in area. If that pizza were cut in half, then each piece were cut in half, then each piece were cut in half again, over and over, until the pieces had been halved 10 times, how many pieces would there be? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Middle School: Question: In each set of Scrabble tiles, there are 42 vowels, 58 consonants, and 2 blanks. Nine of the tiles are A tiles. What fractional part of the tiles are not A tiles? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: The world record for the greatest number of hula hoops spun at the same time is held by Marawa Ibrahim from Australia. She can spin 200 hula hoops at once. If Aria can spin 150 hula hoops right now, how many more does she need to spin to break the world record? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: Each side of a Monopoly board has 11 spaces from one corner to the next. How many spaces are there around the whole board? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: There are six continents on a Risk game board. If there are 12 troops in North America, 16 troops in South America, 18 troops in Europe, 22 troops in Asia, 24 troops in Africa, and 100 troops on the board in total, then how many troops are in Australia? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Algebra and Up: Question: In the game Clue, there are 6 suspect cards, 6 tool cards, and 9 location cards. A combination of 1 suspect, 1 tool, and 1 location is selected at random at the beginning of the game and put in an envelope. What is the probability that the combination in the envelope is the Candlestick, the Library, and anyone but Colonel Mustard? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Algebra and Up: Question: A robot can run 25 meters per second. The robot’s robot dog, K9, can run 20 meters per second. If K9 runs away from the robot and the robot starts chasing it 10 seconds later, how long will it take for the robot to run and catch K9? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.