As the trees begin to sprout and bloom, here is a new stumper for you…
Write the word acorn. Drop the second and last letters. Add an e. Add a t in the middle. Double the last letter. Reverse the first two letters. Add a k after the a, and divide the letters into two words that spell the result of a buried acorn.
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Bright Ideas Calendar McDonald Publishing 1991
This week I would like you to find a brain teaser or “stumper” of your own to share. Here is a great place to start your research. Leave a comment with your brainteaser or email it to me!
HAPPY PI DAY! Not sure what Pi is, or just looking for some Pi Day fun? This week’s challenge is to head on over to the Math Minute page and complete one (or more) of the Pi Day Math Minutes! Enjoy your Pi Day!!!
June 28, 1921
On this day in history, bridge builder Joseph Strauss submits his finished plans for the Golden Gate Bridge to city officials in San Francisco. Some people worry that the bridge will spoil the natural beauty of the landscape. After spending a dozen years convincing people that the bridge should be built, Strauss noted, “The value of an idea depends not only on the sweat you put into thinking it up, but also on the sweat you put into getting people to accept it.” The Golden Gate Bridge is famous not only for its beauty but also for its span of 4,200 feet.
Challenge: With your teacher’s permission, measure the longest hallway in your school and figure out how many times the hallway could be laid end to end on the span of the Golden Gate Bridge. You could also do this with a hallway at home and compare. Email Ms. Skaggs with your findings!
Day-By-Day Math Susan Ohanian Math Solutions Publications 2000
There are 2 jars of equal capacity. The first jar has 2 amoeba inside, while the second jar contains 4 amoeba. An amoeba reproduces itself by doubling every 3 minutes. Jar #1 is filled in 2 hours. How long does it take jar #2 to fill?
Math Starters & Stumpers – Marcy Cook
See if you can do this one in your head…
Begin with the number that is 5 more than 7. Increase this number by 8, twice. Add 20. Now reduce the answer by half. What is the number?
Happy Solving!
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Math Starters and Stumpers by Marcy Cook
Seagulls were on the beach when a boat horn scared them. Half the number flew away but one returned. Another blast made half the number fly away, but one returned. If the number of seagulls at the end is equal to the beginning number, how many seagulls were there?
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Popcorn in a box costs $1.20. If the popcorn costs exactly a dollar more than the box, how much does the box cost?
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How is a flea like a kangaroo? Leave a comment with as many similarities as you can find.
What word rhymes with the word for a royal person, has a homonym that means to twist and squeeze, and has an anagram that is the word for a happy smile?
Email me with your answer! Happy Solving!