Mathnasium

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.

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: 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.

Algebra and Up: Question: Dave, Tom, and Star agree to meet at the coffee shop by the park. Unfortunately, there are three coffee shops by the park, and they forget to specify which one. What’s the probability that Dave, Tom, and Star will all go to different coffee shops? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Middle School: Question: Luke has 154 tulips and 105 daffodils. He wants to make the greatest number of bouquets that he can with the same number of tulips and the same number of daffodils in each, and he doesn’t want to have any leftover flowers when he’s done. How many tulips and how many daffodils should be in each bouquet? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: Adalyn is making a sign to carry in a parade. She uses a piece of poster board that is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide and folds it in half, hamburger style. What are the area and perimeter of Adalyn’s sign? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: Isaac replaces the six strings on his guitar once every 3 months. How many new guitar strings will he need over the course of 4 years? 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 biologist is monitoring a flock of toucans. The biologist determines that the number of toucans in the flock can be estimated using the function f(n) = 22 + 3n, wherein n is the number of toucan nests that the biologist counts in the flock’s territory. If the biologist estimates that there are 37 toucans in the territory, then how many nests did they count? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: Christine has a cube-shaped box that is 1 foot wide that is completely filled with 1-inch cube-shaped blocks. She takes three-quarters of them out. How many blocks are left in the box? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: Laura and Harold are repotting orchids. They plant 2 orchid plants in each pot. When they’re done, they have 3 rows of 5 pots of orchids. How many orchid plants did Laura and Harold repot? 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: There is a 40% chance of rain for Saturday and 40% chance of rain on Sunday. What is the probability it will rain on both Saturday and Sunday? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Middle School: Question: On the news this morning, Haroula heard the weather person say, Yesterday morning’s rain totaled 2.4 inches. She is curious what 2.4 inches of rain really means. If it rained at a steady rate from 4 AM to 12 PM, use the chart below to help Haroula determine the type of rain that fell yesterday. (Use 1 inch 25 mm) If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: After a bad rainstorm Joey checked his rain gauge and read 2 1/4 inches of rain. Joey wants to know how much snow the storm would have brought if it had been cold enough. If one inch of rain is equivalent to 13 inches of snow, how many inches of snow would be left after the storm? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: Grace has been keeping track of the sunny, cloudy, and rainy days over the past two weeks. She recorded 4 sunny days, 7 cloudy days, and 3 rainy days. How many more days were cloudy or rainy than sunny? 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 16ounce green smoothie with 1 scoop of super vitamin powder costs $4.85. A 16ounce green smoothie with 3 scoops of super vitamin powder costs $5.55. Write a function of x, the number of scoops of super vitamin powder, that yields the cost of a green smoothie. If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Middle School: Question: A 12-ounce steak has 92 grams of protein. A 6-ounce serving of chicken has 52 grams of protein. A 9-ounce serving of salmon has 63 grams of protein. If Mason wants to cook the option with the most protein per ounce, then which should he choose? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Upper Elementary: Question: William used to drink 6 cans of soda per day, but he decided to replace his soda with bottled water. If a can of soda costs $0.85 and a bottle of water costs $0.75, then how much money does William save each week by swapping from soda to water? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Lower Elementary: Question: Natalie prepares 16 ounces of broccoli for family dinner night. Each of the 4 people in Natalie’s family eat the same amount of broccoli, and there are 4 ounces of broccoli left over. How many ounces of broccoli does each family member eat? 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: Soren and his family share a lemon meringue pie that weighs 2 pounds. Soren takes a slice whose angle measures 40. How much does the remaining pie weigh? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.

Middle School: Question: Daniel orders a pumpkin pie from a bakery. The pie costs $16.60. He tips the baker 15% rounded up to the next dollar. By how much money does Daniel round the tip? If you would like to know the answer and are interested in becoming a mathlete, call us and setup an appointment.