- Across Europe - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 3. Calculate Tray's gift "budget" during her first year working for Capital City Guidebooks (requires a bit of geography research). Initially a two-week problem.
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- Across the Netherlands - Maggie Hos-McGrane
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 5. Help sort out this bike trip through the Netherlands (requires a bit of map reading). Initially a two-week problem.
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- Across Wisconsin - Jo Wenzler
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine how long it will take this athletic math teacher to bike across Wisconsin (requires a little map reading). Initially a two-week problem.
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- Aidan's Millimeter Measurements - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Calculate Aidan's height and age based on his well-baby measurements at the doctor's office.
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- Chocolate, Orange, Mega-mint Swirl - Fitzgerald's Spring 2000 Class C
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. How many half-gallon cartons of ice cream can fit in the freezer?
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- Citius, Altius, Fortius - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Would record-holding speed skaters and runners break the speed limit in a residential zone?
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- Coast to Coast Driving Costs - Suzanne and Richard Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. If the price of gas has increased 61% in the five years since we took
our first coast to coast
trip in October 2000, what would it cost per mile to make the same
trip in October of 2005?
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- Ducky Promenade - Leon Roland & class (poetry by Annie Fetter)
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the weight of a duckling and two ducks after reading this poem.
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- Frugal Flooring - Marita Paynter
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Graeme determine how many tiles he needs to decorate his new bedroom and whether or not he can afford them.
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- Funny Ducks - Ethel Breuche
Algebra, difficulty level 4. These funny ducks always walk exactly three feet from the lily pond. What is the area of the region bounded by their path?
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- The Great Flood - Jon Basden
Elementary, difficulty level 3. How much "flood" water did Mr. Basden clean up with his shop vac?
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- How Large is the Patio? - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 2. The Smiths are putting new flagstone on their patio. How many square feet will the patio cover?
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- Lost in Space - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Figure out how big an error the engineers made when they mixed up their units.
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- Meters of Money - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Ms. Juncos's class determine the amount of money they will raise with this metric project.
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- Milk Madness - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 4. Help Georgina find out how much milk is left using the number pattern she describes.
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- A Million in Time - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. "Human beings can expect to live a million..." Use your conversion skills to determine which unit of time best completes this statement.
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- Mirror Musing - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Using the information given in a picture of Hagrid and Baby Norbert, find out how tall each of them is.
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- Mr. W. Goes Across Australia - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 5. Help Mr. W figure out when he needs to start his trip in order to meet Mrs. W on time (requires a bit of map reading).
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- Neighborhood Watch - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many trips will be made around the neighborhood in this watch program.
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- The Olympic Distance - Shrawan Khanna & Class
Elementary, difficulty level 4. Determine how many kilometres the Russian Olympic team members will travel in attending the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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- Partial Area - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the area of the portion of the circle that is not included inside the inscribed square.
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- Pizza Pie - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Use the given information to decide how many slices of the small pizza would be equal to or greater than 3 slices from the large pizza.
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- Play Ball! - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. Figure out how to scale down parts of a basketball court so that it's "woman sized," assuming that the average men's college player is 6'3" and the average woman is 5'6".
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- Pondering Prescriptions - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Help calculate the amount of antibiotic in each dose of my prescription.
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- Pouring the Punch - Neil Bress
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. The Refreshments Committee needs to pour exactly four liters of eggnog using only three-liter and five-liter measures.
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- Practicing for the Winter Olympics - Cynthia Paul
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. What is the length of the semicircular path Sonya skates across the
ice rink?
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- Raisin Nut Cookies - Marsha May
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Sarah needs to convert her cookie recipe for her cousin.
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- Running a Mile on a Metric Track - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 4. How far out from the rail on a 400 meter track would you have to run to cover 440 yards?
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- Saline Solutions - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 3. Measure the ingredients needed to mix the saline solutions.
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- Saturday Bike Ride - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Now that spring has arrived, Ali and Maya decide to dust off their bikes and go for a Saturday ride. Help find what time they will meet.
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- Save the Lake! - Annie & Tom Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. How far does the water level drop if you take 900,000 gallons of water out of a lake with a surface area of 334 acres?
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- Super Deal Salsa - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine how much money was saved by buying salsa in bulk.
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- Tiling Triangles - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Given the dimensions of a large triangle, find the dimensions of the 25 small triangles that tile it.
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- Water Fun? - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how long it would take for a 30-gallon water heater to empty.
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- The Weight of Bart's Brick - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 1. Bart was asked by his construction foreman about the weight of a brick. Bart's answer befuddled his boss. (But not you.)
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- Your Speeding Ticket - Leigh & Chip Nataro
Trig/Calc, difficulty level 2. Work with powers of ten and the metric system to determine your fine.
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