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Problem #9 September 27, 2009

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How many triangles can you find in the picture?  What other shapes can you find? (hint: draw a picture.)   Please ask your child to help draw this out for you!!!  The following triangles are all the same size and are all equilateral triangles…

Triangle

Triangle Triangle Triangle

Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle

**13 triangles…other shapes: rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, and hexagon.**

 

Problem #8 September 27, 2009

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How many more miles did Montrel ride than Vicky?

Train Rides

 

Monday

Tuesday

Montel

15 miles

22 miles

Vicky

18 miles

13 miles

**6 miles**  Good luck!!

 

Problem #7 September 23, 2009

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If you took a shape out of this bag without looking, which shape would you be most likely to pick?  Which shape would you be least likely to pick? Explain.

 Bag:  square, triangle, circle, square, square, triangle, circle, triangle, circle, square, square, circle…(sorry once again picture couldn’t be pasted!)

**Most likely: square–there are more squares in the bag than triangles and circles.

  Least likely: triangle–there are less triangle in the bag than squares and cirlces.**

 

Problem #6 September 23, 2009

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Tell the operation needed to solve the problem. 

Toby, Neal and Quinn each gave canned food to the Food Drive.  How many cans did they give altogether? 

Toby gave 9, Neal 13, and Quinn 27…

Good Luck!!!

**You would need addition to solve this problem!  The answer is:  49**

 

Problem #5 September 23, 2009

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Good luck!

Heather, Erin and Greg are going to the movies.  List the different ways they could sit in a row.  How many ways could Erin and Greg sit next to each other?

**4 ways…HEG, HGE, EGH, GEH…the other two sitting arraignments were: EHG, GHE but Erin does not sit by Greg**

 

Problem of the Day #4 September 14, 2009

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How many more lines of symmetry does Figure A have than Figure B? (Hint: Use objects.)

Figure A                                                                 Figure B

 (Square)                                                              (Rectangle)

—Sorry!!  The graphics wouldn’t copy/paste, but they are simple quadrilaterals!!! 

ANSWER**Figure A has 2 more lines of symmetry. **

Good luck!!  Don’t forget to post your answers as a comment!!!  Thanks!!!

 

Problem #3 September 10, 2009

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The sum of my digits is 13.  My hundreds place is 3 less than 5.  My ones place is 4 more than 3.  My thousands place is even.  What 4-digit numbers can I be?

**2,227 and/or 4,207**  Highlight for the answer!  This is a good one!  Good luck!!!

 

Problem #2 September 9, 2009

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   How many more milligrams of calcium does one orange have than one banana?

Milligrams of Calcium in Fruit

Fruit

Milligrams of Calcium

Apple

10

Banana

7

Orange

52

Peach

4

Highlight below for the answer!!  Good luck!!  Remember to check with your child about their strategy and answers!! :)

**45**

 

Problem #1 September 8, 2009

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1. Sue collected 73 bugs and Vern collected 65 bugs, including 47 with wings.  How many of Vern’s bugs did not have wings?

Good luck!!!  Highlight below for answer…

18 – Ask your child HOW they solved this problem and have them explain their strategy!!

 

Welcome to Problem of the Day! August 23, 2009

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This is a chance to try out a math problem your child completed today!!  Have your child tell you how they figured it out and explain themselves!

The Never Ending Math Problem

 

 
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