Silly Bandz
As you probably know “Silly Bandz” are now in “style”. Don’t think I am some kind of dork because I put style in quotations it’s just I don’t think they are all that cool. I, naturally have decided to write a problem about them.
Miranda currently has 27 silly bandz. She wants to get 87 more. (She is crazy in my opinion.) Her mom is giving her 15 dollars to buy them. She can only buy them at Toys and Co. TAC is having a sale. buy two packs of 12 silly bandz for $3.99 and get the next one half off. They are also having a deal when if you buy 2 packs of 24 silly banz for $6.99 each you can get one 12 pack for free. Since tax is 7% percent for toy and such would Miranda be able to reach her goal? If not tell how much money she would have to get.The person with the most silly bandz in the her school has 171 bandz. How many more bandz would she have buy to get to that? What would be the total cost after that? Remember, tax is 7%. Good luck!
EOG Week
It’s EOG week! We, (my class), have had our first two tests already; reading and math calulator active. I am hoping to do well in math because I want to get into AIMM for Middle School. Here’s a problem about EOG’s.
There are 24 magnet Elementry schools in Gilford county. There are magnet 22 Middle schools in Gilford County.
The averege 4th or 5th grade class has 24 people in it. There are about 4 classes at each school for 4th or 5th grade.
3/8 of the Elementry schools have combined 2nd and 3rd grade classes. These classes have all have about 11 3rd graders and 11 2nd graders. There are about 5 of these classes at each school. All the other schools have about 20 3rd graders per class and have about 3 3rd grade classes.
Middle School is where it gets difficult. Let’s start easy. 5/11 of the schools have 239 people per grade. Then there are 16/44 that have about 104 per grade. 1 school is a center for advanced academics and only has 83 people per grade. 2/22 are schools with arts. They have about 278 kids per grade. The remaining school has only 52 people per grade. (I know, it’s sad.)
Each EOG book has 72 pages in it. This book is 11″ by 6″ by 1/2″. A special science test is given to each 5th grader and 8th grader. These books have 32 pages each and are 11″ by 6″ by1/4″. How much space would all the test books combined take up? How many pages would we save if we RECYCLED all these papers?
One last, very important thing. People only take EOG’s from3-8 grade.
One more thing. I am pretty sure I got most of the “facts” wrong compared to real life, so please don’t hold it aginst me.
CHALLENGE!!!!
If 4 tests are ripped per grade in each school so that those people have to get another test book, that is just the same,(this doesn’t include science), how much space would be wasted?
If you can do this send me your email at FRENCHgirl909@gmail.com and I will send you a special email card!!! You just have to get the right answer.
=) Meghan…Good Luck! Happy EOG’s!
New Stuff
Well I have a new page on this blog. It’s called Math from Many. I’d like you to post a problem you came up with and I’ll put it on that page. I f you want to please enclude your name.
I also have a new blog!!! Click on this link to get there http://med517.edublogs.org/.
Thank you!!
Meghan:-)
“Santa Claus”
So, most people know about Santa, or so they say. This is a math problem that makes me wonder just how “Santa” could go to every house in 12 hours or less.
There is about 370 kids in my school. 1/5 of them have been naughty. The rest have been alright. Togo from one house to the next it takes about 1 minute. (If you ride on a “magical” sleigh.) To get up and down the chimneys or through the door it takes Mr. Claus 20 seconds. It takes him 5 seconds to put the gifts where they go, then he must come back up the chimney. How long would it take this over sized magical man to do this trip for only the people at my school? Is it possible?
Triangles Wanted!
My lovely teacher Mrs. Buckmaster claims she will give $1000 dollars to anyone how can make a right equilateral triangle. She came in to class with her check book and everything. If you find that you have made an equilateral triangle please post a commit immediately and if I reply then you might just have your self $1000. Good Luck!!!
A Challenge (da-da-da-daaaa)
Sierra wants to know how much money you would have to pay to have a guarantee that you will win the North Carolina power ball lottery. For the lottery you have to guess 5 numbers out of 50 to go on a ticket. Then you have to choose 1 more number to be your power ball number. To win you have to get the first five numbers correct and then you have to get the power ball number correct. If you don’t then you don’t win. Each lottery ticket (the thing that you put your number on) cost $1. Think of all the possible lottery tickets and figure out what the cost would be.
Example:
1st lottery ticket 2nd lottery ticket 3rd lottery ticket
54321 pb 5 54321 pb 6 54321 pb 8
Hint: for every first combination of numbers there is 50 different power ball numbers so that would already be $50.
If anyone maneges to do this I will be impressed.
Coming Soon There is a shortcut to doing stuff like this. In December at the most there will be a podcast o the page “My Presentations” about it until then Peace Out!!!
Pies for Peoples
Meghan likes pies. She makes 13 pies every week for a year. Half of the pies she makes (by the end of the year) get eaten. Meghan keep 46 pies at the end of the year. She gives the remaining to the Greensboro Urban Ministry (GUM). GUM gives 75 pies back. How many pies does Meghan have now? How many pies does GUM have now?
P.S. This is the longest word problem I think I’ve ever written.
Really, Really, Really BIG!!!
Really Big Numbers!!! 12,345,678,900,987,654,321,123,456,789,009,876,543,211,234,567,890,
090,876,543,211,234,567,890,909,877,656,543,211,279,784,787,857,878,
478,758,673,523,143,143,434,344,165,675,676,893,697,979,759,378,478,
947,856,956,785,267,856,756,745,674,675,647,657,465,746,385,697,659,
265,485,628,936,759,267,529,735,678,357,673,563,856,455,778,998,089,
033,668,895,735,468,797,887,646,464,666,666,633,333,333,332,333,330,
000,000,000,111,111,111,122,222,222,223,333,333,333,444,444,444,455,
555,555,556,666,667,676,667,777
twelve 134-illion (too big!!),
three hundred forty-five 133-illion (too big!!),
six hundred seventy-eight 132-illion (too big!!),
nine hundred 131-illion (too big!!),
nine hundred eighty-seven 130-illion (too big!!),
six hundred fifty-four 129-illion (too big!!),
three hundred twenty-one 128-illion (too big!!),
one hundred twenty-three 127-illion (too big!!),
four hundred fifty-six 126-illion (too big!!),
seven hundred eighty-nine 125-illion (too big!!),
nine 124-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred seventy-six 123-illion (too big!!),
five hundred forty-three 122-illion (too big!!),
two hundred eleven 121-illion (too big!!),
two hundred thirty-four 120-illion (too big!!),
five hundred sixty-seven 119-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred ninety 118-illion (too big!!),
ninety 117-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred seventy-six 116-illion (too big!!),
five hundred forty-three 115-illion (too big!!),
two hundred eleven 114-illion (too big!!),
two hundred thirty-four 113-illion (too big!!),
five hundred sixty-seven 112-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred ninety 111-illion (too big!!),
nine hundred nine 110-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred seventy-seven 109-illion (too big!!),
six hundred fifty-six 108-illion (too big!!),
five hundred forty-three 107-illion (too big!!),
two hundred eleven 106-illion (too big!!),
two hundred seventy-nine 105-illion (too big!!),
seven hundred eighty-four 104-illion (too big!!),
seven hundred eighty-seven 103-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred fifty-seven 102-illion (too big!!),
eight hundred seventy-eight 101-illion (too big!!),
four hundred seventy-eight centillion,
seven hundred fifty-eight novemnonagintillion,
six hundred seventy-three octononagintillion,
five hundred twenty-three septnonagintillion,
one hundred forty-three sexnonagintillion,
one hundred forty-three quinnonagintillion,
four hundred thirty-four quattuornonagintillion,
three hundred forty-four trenonagintillion,
one hundred sixty-five duononagintillion,
six hundred seventy-five unnonagintillion,
six hundred seventy-six nonagintillion,
eight hundred ninety-three novemoctogintillion, three hundred eighty-five novemsexagintillion,
six hundred ninety-seven octosexagintillion,
six hundred fifty-nine septsexagintillion,
two hundred sixty-five sexsexagintillion,
four hundred eighty-five quinsexagintillion,
six hundred twenty-eight quattuorsexagintillion,
nine hundred thirty-six tresexagintillion,
seven hundred fifty-nine duosexagintillion,
two hundred sixty-seven unsexagintillion,
five hundred twenty-nine sexagintillion,
seven hundred thirty-five novemquinquagintillion,
six hundred seventy-eight octoquinquagintillion,
three hundred fifty-seven septenquinquagintillion,
six hundred seventy-three sexquinquagintillion,
five hundred sixty-three quinquinquagintillion,
eight hundred fifty-six quattuorquinquagintillion,
four hundred fifty-five trequinquagintillion,
seven hundred seventy-eight duoquinquagintillion,
nine hundred ninety-eight unquinquagintillion,
eighty-nine quinquagintillion,
thirty-three novemquadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-eight octoquadragintillion,
eight hundred ninety-five septenquadragintillion,
seven hundred thirty-five sexquadragintillion,
four hundred sixty-eight quinquadragintillion,
seven hundred ninety-seven quattuorquadragintillion,
eight hundred eighty-seven trequadragintillion,
six hundred forty-six duoquadragintillion,
four hundred sixty-four unquadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-six quadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-six novemtrigintillion,
six hundred thirty-three octotrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three septentrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three sextrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-two quintrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three quattuortrigintillion,
three hundred thirty tretrigintillion,
one hundred eleven novemvigintillion,
one hundred eleven octovigintillion,
one hundred eleven septenvigintillion,
one hundred twenty-two sexvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-two quinvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-two quattuorvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-three trevigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three duovigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three unvigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three vigintillion,
four hundred forty-four novemdecillion,
four hundred forty-four octodecillion,
four hundred forty-four septendecillion,
four hundred fifty-five sexdecillion,
five hundred fifty-five quindecillion,
five hundred fifty-five quattuordecillion,
five hundred fifty-six tredecillion,
six hundred sixty-six duodecillion,
six hundred sixty-seven undecillion,
six hundred seventy-six decillion,
six hundred sixty-seven nonillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven octillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven septillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven sextillion,
eight hundred ninety-eight quintillion,
eight hundred eighty-eight quadrillion,
eight hundred eighty-eight trillion,
eight hundred eighty-nine billion,
nine hundred ninety-nine million,
nine hundred ninety-nine thousand,
nine hundred ninety-nine
six hundred ninety-seven octooctogintillion,
nine hundred seventy-nine septoctogintillion,
seven hundred fifty-nine sexoctogintillion,
three hundred seventy-eight quinoctogintillion,
four hundred seventy-eight quattuoroctogintillion,
nine hundred forty-seven treoctogintillion,
eight hundred fifty-six duooctogintillion,
nine hundred fifty-six unoctogintillion,
seven hundred eighty-five octogintillion,
two hundred sixty-seven novemseptuagintillion,
eight hundred fifty-six octoseptuagintillion,
seven hundred fifty-six septseptuagintillion,
seven hundred forty-five sexseptuagintillion,
six hundred seventy-four quinseptuagintillion,
six hundred seventy-five quattuorseptuagintillion,
six hundred forty-seven treseptuagintillion,
six hundred fifty-seven duoseptuagintillion,
four hundred sixty-five unseptuagintillion,
seven hundred forty-six septuagintillion,
three hundred eighty-five novemsexagintillion,
six hundred ninety-seven octosexagintillion,
six hundred fifty-nine septsexagintillion,
two hundred sixty-five sexsexagintillion,
four hundred eighty-five quinsexagintillion,
six hundred twenty-eight quattuorsexagintillion,
nine hundred thirty-six tresexagintillion,
seven hundred fifty-nine duosexagintillion,
two hundred sixty-seven unsexagintillion,
five hundred twenty-nine sexagintillion,
seven hundred thirty-five novemquinquagintillion,
six hundred seventy-eight octoquinquagintillion,
three hundred fifty-seven septenquinquagintillion,
six hundred seventy-three sexquinquagintillion,
five hundred sixty-three quinquinquagintillion,
eight hundred fifty-six quattuorquinquagintillion,
four hundred fifty-five trequinquagintillion,
seven hundred seventy-eight duoquinquagintillion,
nine hundred ninety-eight unquinquagintillion,
eighty-nine quinquagintillion,
thirty-three novemquadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-eight octoquadragintillion,
eight hundred ninety-five septenquadragintillion,
seven hundred thirty-five sexquadragintillion,
four hundred sixty-eight quinquadragintillion,
seven hundred ninety-seven quattuorquadragintillion,
eight hundred eighty-seven trequadragintillion,
six hundred forty-six duoquadragintillion,
four hundred sixty-four unquadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-six quadragintillion,
six hundred sixty-six novemtrigintillion,
six hundred thirty-three octotrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three septentrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three sextrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-two quintrigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three quattuortrigintillion,
three hundred thirty tretrigintillion,
one hundred eleven novemvigintillion,
one hundred eleven octovigintillion,
one hundred eleven septenvigintillion,
one hundred twenty-two sexvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-two quinvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-two quattuorvigintillion,
two hundred twenty-three trevigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three duovigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three unvigintillion,
three hundred thirty-three vigintillion,
four hundred forty-four novemdecillion,
four hundred forty-four octodecillion,
four hundred forty-four septendecillion,
four hundred fifty-five sexdecillion,
five hundred fifty-five quindecillion,
five hundred fifty-five quattuordecillion,
five hundred fifty-six tredecillion,
six hundred sixty-six duodecillion,
six hundred sixty-seven undecillion,
six hundred seventy-six decillion,
six hundred sixty-seven nonillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven octillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven septillion,
seven hundred seventy-seven sextillion,
eight hundred ninety-eight quintillion,
eight hundred eighty-eight quadrillion,
eight hundred eighty-eight trillion,
eight hundred eighty-nine billion,
nine hundred ninety-nine million,
nine hundred ninety-nine thousand,
nine hundred ninety-nine
go to http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/ to see 1,000,067,088,384,000,000 Pennies!
The Mega Penny project
Value= 10,000,670,883,840,000.00
Width, Height, thickness= 27,000 feet
Total Weight= 3,125,000,000,000 tons(faint)
Area(laid flat)= 89,675,160,698 acres
I challenge you to say the ‘Really Big Number’.
( I did not type the word form of the really big number only the standard form of the number.)
go to www.mathcats.com/explore/reallybignumbers.html to have some fun with really big numbers
This Week’s Challenge!!!
This week’s challenge is to think of at least 2 equations for long division, addition and subtraction and 1 equation for multiplication that equal 123. It can only use 2 numbers and YOU CAN NOT USE A CALCULATOR!
The winner of the challenge gets to be the star in one of my problems and they get to have a post all about themselves!!( to find that out I will write a post to ask questions and the winner will answer.)
Check my blog on Monday, March the 2nd to see who wins!! ☺
If you have any questions you can post them, too.
Help!!-Me!!-Please!!
Ok, these problems are called factorials. When you get past 10 they are hard! To find a factorial you must multiply by all the numbers below it. for example 3! (the sign for factorial is !) is 6 because 3x2x1=6. Now try these:
1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! Bonus 10,000 points if you figure out these: 20! 30!
You will be awarded 1,000 points!!!
