March+9

Monday Morning Math
 * March 9, 2009**

Mrs. Hilt made a bar graph showing how often she eats her favorite foods in one week. What food does she eat the most? (Answer: Bagel)
 * Kindergarten**

Mrs. Hilt made 5 Rice Krispie Treats. She used 8 large marshmallows and 10 mini marshmallows. How many marshmallows did she use altogether? (Answer: 18 marshmallows)
 * 1st Grade**

Mrs. Hilt and her sister drove to a concert 78 miles away. They drove 32 miles and then stopped for gas. Her sister put 28 gallons of gas in the car. How many miles did they have left to drive? (Answer: 46 miles)
 * 2nd Grade**

Mrs. Hilt spent 74 cents at the school store. She bought a notebook for 35 cents, a ruler for 18 cents, and 3 pencils. What is the cost of one pencil? (Answer: 7 cents)
 * 3rd Grade**

In how many different ways can the cars of a three-car train be arranged? Show the possibilities. Answer: ABC BCA CAB 6 ways ACB BAC CBA
 * 4th Grade**

Mrs. Hilt interviewed 50 fifth graders. 41 said they like peanut butter sandwiches, 35 liked jam sandwiches and 30 liked both on their sandwiches. How many students liked neither? Answer: Only Jam Only Peanut Butter Jam/Peanut Butter 35 - 30 41 - 30 30 5 11 Number that liked neither = 50 - (5+11+30) = 4
 * 5th Grade**

Four boys work together painting houses for the summer. For each house they paint they get $256.00. If the boys work for 4 months of summer and their expenses are $152.00 per month, how many houses must they paint for each of them to have one thousand dollars at the end of the summer? Answer: Must earn 4 x $1,000.00 + 4 x $152.00= $4608 Number of houses = 4608/$256/house = 18 houses
 * 6th Grade**