Volume 8 Math Stars Worksheet Page 20
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35Vol. 8 No. 6
1.
A cubic foot is what fraction of a
6.
A game uses the spinner below
and a single die to determine its moves.
cubic yard?
The number of spaces a player moves is the
2.
You have an unlimited supply of
sum of the number on the die and the
5-cent and 11-cent stamps. Using only
number on the spinner.
these stamps you can pay 16 cents in
postage but not 17 cents. What is the
1
largest amount of postage that cannot be
paid with any combination of these
3
2
stamps?
3.
The figures below are two faces
of a rectangular solid. Each small square
How many ways can a player move five
has an area of one square centimeter.
Find the:
spaces?
a) volume of the rectangular solid.
b) surface area of the rectangular solid.
Strategy of the Month
When a problem involves data with more than
one characteristic, making a table, chart, or
graph is a very good way to organize the
information. It helps your brain to identify
patterns and to discover any missing data.
Tables help you record data without repeating
yourself. Making a table or chart is especially
useful for certain problems about probability
and for some logic problems. Sometimes tables
4.
Two dice are rolled. The sum is
and charts are included in your information
not three. What is the probability that one
and you need to read through them carefully to
of the dice is a three?
understand the data you need to solve your
problem. Creating a graph is also a good way
to organize and visualize information. Make a
table to solve this problem: A certain factory
makes bikes and trikes. Seats come in boxes
of six. The foreman hates to have any leftovers
5.
What number could you add to 7/12
at the end of a shift. If 59 wheels are sent by
to get the sum 11/16?
the home office, how many boxes of seats
should be ordered?
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