March+Challenges

March 26th  Farmer's Market

Mrs. Brown sold eggs for $.50/dozen and little green apples for $.30/dozen. At the Saturday market, she sold a total of 120 items. She took home three one-dollar bills, one 1/2 dollar and three dimes. How many eggs did she sell and how many little green apples did she sell? You might want to use a guess and check strategy.

March 19th Pizza Party

You just made your first pizza all by yourself. You take it out of the oven, put it on the table and cut it into four equal slices. The phone rings. You turn to answer it and your pet ferret, who loves pizza, grabs a slice and runs off with it. After you figure out what fraction of the pizza is left, how can you cut the remaining three pieces of the pizza so that the four people in your family will each get an equal share? HINT: Draw a picture to prove your answer.

March 12th

Off to See the Stars Play Your soccer team is raising money for a trip to see the national team play. The total cost of the trip is $2,640. There are 16 players on the team. How much should each player raise? SUPER CHALLENGE: One team member, Danny, always collects twice as much as the others because he has dozens of relatives he can ask for money. If Danny gathers twice the amount asked, the money needed by the rest of the players will now be lowered to___?

 March 5th -- Do I Look Like a Bank? You have $20. Your dad asks to borrow half your money. Then your mom asks to borrow half of what you have left. Then your sister asks to borrow half of what you have after your mom leaves. How much are you left with? You sure are generous!

