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Tag: fun math problems

25 Jan 2015

The Super Bowl of Math

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfun math problems, math enhancement, math intervention, Russell Wilson, Super Bowl math, Super Bowl XLIX, Tom Brady

Share these five engaging Super Bowl math problems with your math intervention or enhancement students. Myth or Math? A super bowl quarterback can throw a fully inflated football 55 yards in the air. If he has his equipment manager deflate the balls by 16% (or 2 pounds per square inch) and that causes a 10%…

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24 Nov 2014

Do the Turkey Math

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfun math problems, Thanksgiving math, turkey facts, turkey math

Happy Thanksgiving!  Share these fun math problems with your students. 1. The average American eats 16 pounds of turkey each year.  How much turkey will be eaten this year by the entire town of Turkey, North Carolina (population 292)? 2. Mrs. Pilgrim is planning a big Thanksgiving for her family. She is expecting 12 adults…

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27 May 2014

Summer math help for students

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfun math problems, math tips for parents, summer math

According to at least one study on average, all students, regardless of socio-economic status, lose approximately 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation over the summer months each year.* Throughout the summer months we will provide fun math challenges for students on this blog.  Meanwhile, here are some tips from PBS that may…

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1 Apr 2014

More math fun: perimeters, game totals and the lines on the basketball!

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfourth grade math, fun math problems, march madness

More fun math problems from Ms. Renninger’s class. A basketball has 4 lines of height and 6 lines of width. How many lines does a basketball have total? Ohio State had 25 wins and 4 losses. How many games did they play altogether this season? If the basketball court is 2 meters by 8 meters.…

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31 Mar 2014

The Math Behind Basketball Jerseys and Lost Shoes from Northside Elementary

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfourth grade math, fun math problems, Northside Elementary

Enjoy these fun math problems from the 4th graders at Northside Elementary. The total height of the all the players of Duke is 42 ft. What is half of the total height of the players on Duke’s team? In their last game Ohio State doubled their score from their previous game. If they scored 90…

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17 Mar 2014

Mathematical Difference between NBA and College hoops

Renata PalmsUncategorizedcollege basketball, fun math problems, march madness

Already television and social media are abuzz with college basketball statistics. March Madness is here. Here are two fun math problems to share with students: Problem 1: NBA games have 4 12-minute quarters.  College games have 2 20-minute halves.  Which games are longer, NBA or College, and by how much? Problem 2: College players use a…

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