More Pizza Fractions!

Logan had 5 pizzas. He ate 2 and one sixth of them and gave 1 and one third of the pizzas to his sister. How many pizzas did he have left?

Draw a picture and explain your thinking. Your solution is due on Monday.

Pizza Fractions

Colban ate two-fifths of a pizza, Sierra ate two-tenths, Jase had six-eighths, and Amelia had one-fourth. Who ate the most pizza?

Show your solution with words and pictures. Your solution is due on Monday.

Math Challenge

Oliver can earn money by doing chores each week. His parents made up the following chart:

Chore Money Earned
Cleaning his room $1.00
Walking the dog $1.25
Clearing the table $0.50
Shovel snow from the deck $1.50

Over four weeks he did some of the chores. The first week he did everything except shovel the snow. The second week he cleaned his room and walked the dog. The third week he did everything except clean his room. The fourth week, he cleaned his room and shovelled the snow.

How much money did Oliver earn over these four weeks?

Show all of your work along with your solution. Your solution is due on Monday.

Math Challenge

Ms. Earl flew from Vancouver to Montreal with a stop in Winnipeg to switch planes. The flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg was 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Ms. Earl was in Winnipeg for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and her flight from Winnipeg to Montreal was 1 hour and 45 minutes long. Ms. Earl landed in Montreal at 7:30 P.M. What time did Ms. Earl's first flight leave Vancouver?

Include A.M. or P.M. in your answer (for example, 11:58 A.M.).

Your complete solution is due on Monday. Show your work in a diagram or picture and be sure to show all of your thinking (not just the answer).

Math Challenge

John works in a multi-level office building. He doesn't like taking the elevator. One day he wondered how many stairs he climbs to get to his office. To enter his building, John has to climb a set of 12 stairs. Then he climbs six sets of 11 stairs and two sets of 10 stairs. At the end of the day, he climbs the same number of stairs to leave the building. How many stairs does he climb every day at work?

Your solution is due to Ms.Earl on Monday. Be sure to show all your thinking (not just the answer).

Area and Perimeter Math Challenge

Simon wants to build a rectangular pen in his backyard for his potbelly pig, Smiley. Simon has 22m of wire mesh to enclose the pen. Simon wants the greatest possible area for the pen. What will his pen measure?

Draw a diagram on graph paper and explain your thinking. Your solution is due on Monday.

Valentine's Day Math Challenge

Ryder has asked his mother to give him some money to buy Valentine's Day cards for his class party. His mother gives him $6.00 to buy the cards. When Ryder visits the store, he finds that there are 6 cards in each box. One box costs $1.40. Ryder has 20 children in his class, but he doesn't need a card for himself. He does want to give Ms. Earl and Mrs. O'Neil a valentine. (Don't worry about the tax)

a. How many boxes does Ryder need to buy to have 21 cards in all?

b. How much money will Ryder spend if he gets enough cards for the class?

    

c. Will Ryder have enough money?  How much money does he have left over, or how much more money does he need?

Show your solution using words and numbers. Remember SEE, PLAN, DO, ANSWER. Your solution is due on Monday.