- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Plane Geometry
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
May is National Bike Month, so here are a few problems related to bicycles. Brenden is riding an old-time bicycle that has a back wheel with a diameter of 1 foot and a front wheel with a radius of 1.5...
- General Math
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
- Sequences, Series and Patterns
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...
- General Math
- Measurement
- Probability, Counting and Combinatorics
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
The Iditarod sled-dog race is run on a trail that was originally a mail-supply route. In 1925, part of the trail became a lifesaving highway for the children who lived in Nome. The Iditarod is...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
- Sequences, Series and Patterns
Final exams often accompany the final days of school. Sherry has had four tests so far in her science class, each worth 1/6 of her final grade. She scored 87%, 89%, 92% and 91% on these tests. Her...
- General Math
- Percents and Fractions
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
The July 4 holiday is one that many people plan their summer vacations around. Peggy works a Monday through Friday job that has the following July 4 holiday policy. If July 4 falls on a weekend...
- General Math
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
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...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
After polling each student in her homeroom about their summer plans, Mrs. Baker discovered that each student planned to participate in one or more of the following activities: Attend summer school...
- Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- General Math
- Percents and Fractions
- Problem Solving (Misc.)
When Riya’s alarm went off on the first day of her senior year in high school, she hit the snooze button and slept for another 10 minutes. When the alarm sounded the next time, Riya got up and...
- 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...