Math Mania questions about measurement
The
first Math Mania puzzles of 2008 ask the question:
"Do you measure up?" These are all questions that deal with
the numbers used to measure things, from distance to time
and beyond.
Ms. Amy Ruzicka is Ms. Math Mania. The math
teacher at St. Gabriel's School in south St. Louis says that
many Americans have trouble when it comes to problems dealing
with measurement.
She's designed six questions that call for you to solve these
measurement questions.
Last month, we found that even a math teacher can make mistakes.
Ms. Ruzicka put a number 9 in Question 2, instead of a 6.
That made it pretty much impossible to come up with an "order
of operations" that would give an answer of 24.
However, she tells Young Saint Louis.com that she's
got all the right numbers in place for the six questions for
January.
So, now that you're back from the holiday break, you can
get warmed up for math by figuring the answers to the six
questions. Then, fill out the attached entry form and send
in your answers.
The rules for entering Math Mania in 2008 are
the same as for 2007. Each month, YSL.com publishes
a number of math brainteasers. We also publish an entry form
that can be printed out and the answers filled in.
If you answer all the math puzzles correctly, you'll have
a chance to win a Borders book certificate. Depending on the
number of correct entries, YSL.com will give from three
to five $10 certificates.
To enter the January contest, fill out the attached entry
form and give answers to the six measurement questions. Be
sure to follow instructions when completing the entry form.
In the February edition of YSL.com, we'll publish
the answers to these January puzzles and name any winners.
