January+12

MMM January 12, 2009


 * Kindergarten: Mrs. Hilt had 10 balloons. 3 popped. How many balloons were left? (7 balloons)


 * Grade 1: Mrs. Hilt saw 3 dogs and 2 chickens. How many animal legs did she see? (16 legs)


 * Grade 2: Mrs. Hilt ate lunch at 12:30 p.m. She ate supper 6-½ hours later. At what time did she eat supper? (7:00 p.m.)


 * Grade 3: Which rug should Mrs. Hilt buy if she wants the rug with the biggest area? Rug A is 8 feet by 4 feet and Rug B is 5 feet by 7 feet. What is the difference in area between the two rugs? (She should buy Rug B, whose area of 35 sq.ft. is 3 sq.ft. more than Rug A.)


 * Grade 4: Mrs. Hilt met with 120 fourth-graders. If three-quarters of those students were girls, how many boys were at the meeting? (30 boys)

1) 9+8+7+65+4+3+2+1 = 99 -> 7 addition signs or 2) 9+8+7+6+5+43+21 = 99 -> 6 addition signs
 * Grade 5: Mrs. Hilt wants to know how many addition signs should be put between digits of the number 987654321, and where should they be placed, to get a total of 99?


 * Mrs. Hilt has a logic problem for Grade 6: If Jane is older than Kim, Kim is older than Shawn, Shawn is younger than Jane, and Rachel is older than Jane, list the people from oldest to youngest. (Rachel, Jane, Kim, Shawn)