- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Plane Geometry
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Proportional Reasoning
For Father’s Day, Martin’s family is having a barbecue. Martin is making the lemonade. If the directions call for 2 tablespoons of mix per quart of water, how many tablespoons of mix are needed to...
- Percents and Fractions
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Proportional Reasoning
The date of the beginning of the school year has long been a topic of debate in many areas across the United States, but the trend is leaning towards starting school earlier rather than later...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Percents and Fractions
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
Ms. Cross leads The National Math Club at the middle school where she teaches. At the first club meeting of the school year, 60% of the students in attendance were 7th graders. If there was one fewer...
- Percents and Fractions
- Plane Geometry
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
It’s Autumn, and that means leaves are falling! Amber’s house occupies 2650 ft2 in the middle of a 50-foot by 80-foot parcel of land, and the leaves that fall cover the ground all around her house. If...
- Percents and Fractions
- Solid Geometry
For the following problems, assume that the snowballs are perfect spheres. Chiquita and Rhonda are each building a snowman. Rhonda tells Chiquita that she is making each of her 3 balls of snow 20%...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
A local charity is wrapping holiday gifts for local needy families. When 8 volunteers work together, they can get all of the gifts wrapped and distributed in 6 hours. How many hours would it have...