Problem Solving Worksheets With Answer Key - Math Stars Page 2
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398. Ben, Boykin, Bill and Boyd each like to
MathStars Home Hints
watch a different type of TV show. The shows are
Every year you grow and change in many
on at 3, 5, 7, and 8 PM.
different ways. Get someone to help you
measure and record these data about your-
Use the clues below to find out the type of
self. Be sure to save the information because
program that each boy watches and the
we will measure again in two months!
time it
How tall are you? _____________________
is on.
How much do you weigh? ______________
1) Boykin likes science fiction.
2) Ben doesn't like wrestling, but his friend does.
What is the circumference of your head?
3) Boykin's favorite show comes on later
_______________________
than the ones Boyd and Ben watch.
4) The news is on at 5:00, but that is not
5. Using exactly four 4's and any
what Bill watches.
operations [+, -, x, ÷, (),
, !], find an
5) The movie is on at 8:00.
expression to equal each of the following:
6) Boyd enjoys wrestling which is on before
Ben's favorite show.
1 = __________
4 = __________
2 = __________
5 = __________
3 = __________
Look for more of these
in later issues!!
Program
Time
6. Sandy dropped a basketball from the top of
her Mom's office building which is 72 meters tall.
Ben
__________ _________
She discovered that the ball bounced back 36 m on
Boykin
__________ _________
the first bounce and 18 m on the second bounce.
Bill
__________ _________
If this pattern continues, how high will the ball be
Boyd
__________ _________
on the sixth bounce?
7. A bag contains red, blue and orange
marbles. If the probability of randomly
Setting Personal Goals
selecting a red marble is 0.4 and the
probability of selecting a red or blue marble
Problem solving is what you do when you don't
is 0.9, what is the probability of selecting a
know what to do. Being a good problem solver will
red or orange marble?
help you be ready to live and work in our changing
world. Computers can do computations but people
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must tell the computers what to do. Good problem
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solvers know how to make plans and use many
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different strategies in carrying out their plans. They
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use all of their past experiences to help them in new
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situations. We learn to swim by getting in the water;
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we learn to be good problem solvers by solving
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problems!
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