Original Handbook Problem: Paige cuts a square out of a circular pizza. The corner of the square lies on the circumference of the pizza. To the nearest whole number, what percent of the pizza is left...
Thursday is Pi Day! For all of the following calculations, use 3.14 for pi. In honor of Pi Day, Wilma’s class is having a pie party. Wilma brought in her favorite kind of pie – apple. When she cuts...
Original Handbook Problem: Spike can dig 8 holes in 3 hours. Butch can dig 7 holes in 4 hours. Lucky can dig 6 holes in 5 hours. How many minutes will it take them to dig 3 holes if all three work...
This plan focuses on all things percents. Mathletes will practice with tips, markups, markdowns, interest and percent of quantity scenarios. Use the 'would you rather' questions in the extension to...