Volume 8 Math Stars Worksheet Page 23
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35Vol. 8 No. 7
1.
The coach is arranging square
3.
Nathan, Dwayne, John and Allen
tables for the Math Club banquet. Tables
each have a favorite sport: volleyball,
pushed together seat one person on a side.
track, swimming and football. Nathan and
Complete the chart to show the number of
Allen both use balls in their sport, John is
seats needed.
afraid of deep water, and Nathan hates to
wear a helmet. What is each boy's favorite
Tables
Seats
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sport?
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8
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4.
A softball team has five pitchers and
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three catchers. If pitchers never catch and
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catchers never pitch, how many different
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pitcher - catcher pairs are possible?
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Is this reasonable? Why?
2.
A dropped super ball rebounds
Strategy of the Month
one-third the distance of its preceeding
height on each bounce. If such a ball is
Some problems are difficult to "see" even if you
draw a picture. For these problems, it can be
dropped from a window 36 feet off the
helpful to actually act out the problem. When
ground, how high will it rebound after three
you role play with friends or people at home,
bounces? after 10 bounces? after 100
you may discover the solution as you act out the
bounces?
problem. Or you may recognize another strat-
egy that will help you find the answer. Some-
times "acting out" a problem can be done with
manipulative materials. To find the solution to
the problem below, become the director and
choose your cast to act this out: Joey's little
sister, Ella, must take four steps for every three
steps Joey takes. Suppose one of Joey's steps
covers 32 centimeters. How far will Ella travel
when she has taken 12 steps?
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