This plan builds on what Mathletes already know about ratios to introduce the definition of probability as a ratio of desired outcomes to total outcomes. Mathletes will then practice calculating the...
Original Handbook Problem: Three Maryland educators will split equally $234 million from the Mega Million Lottery. Each will collect about $53 million after taxes. What percentage of tax will be paid...
Original Handbook Problem: Manny has 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 2 ties and 4 pairs of shoes. If Manny’s school uniform consists of a shirt, a pair of pants, a tie and a pair of shoes, how many...
Original Handbook Problem: At a certain middle school, the 6th-grade class of 390 increased by 10%, the 7th-grade class of 350 increased by 22% and the 8th-grade class of 420 increased by 20%. Overall...
Winner of the 2013-2014 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by Get 'M. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using cutting-edge technology to create...
Winner of the 2011-2012 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by team Stone Valley. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using cutting-edge technology...
Finalist Video in the 2012 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by team N3RD$. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using cutting-edge technology to...
Finalist Video in the 2011-2012 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by team 2Legit2Quit. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using cutting-edge...
Phoenix earns hotel rewards points whenever she stays at a participating hotel. She can then use these points to pay for future hotel stays. For instance, a stay that costs $500 could be paid for...
In 1998, Nkem Chukwu gave birth to the first set of surviving octuplets. The eight babies weighed from 11.3 ounces to 28.6 ounces at birth. Leonard Weisman, the Texas Children’s Hospital’s chief of...