September questions
Nutty Brain Teasers lead off 2008-09
The
first Math Mania puzzles start off with just
two word questions. But, they are a little tricky and you'll
have to be on your toes to get them right.
The creator of Math Mania for the 2008-09 school
year is the same as last year, Ms. Amy Ruzicka.
And the purpose of Math Mania is also the
same. Ms. Ruzicka and Young Saint Louis.com want
to give you a chance to have fun with math without the pressure
of earning a classroom grade.
But, YSL.com wants to include an element of competition
and a chance of winning a prize. In this case, a $10 Borders
book certificate.
If a kid gets all the answers correct, he or she has a chance
to win a certificate. We'll give away up to three $10 certificates
each month. If more than three kids get all the answers correct,
we'll have a random drawing to pick the three winners.
And this year, we're including a little incentive for
your math teacher. For all teachers who have students
entered in the monthly contest, we'll have a drawing so the
teachers get a chance to win a book certificate.
A teacher can win a certificate even if none of his or her
students gets all of the answers correct. The teacher gets
a chance to win merely by having the students enter.
The rules for entering Math Mania are the same
as last year. The competition is open to kids 8 through 13
in the metro St. Louis area. An entry blank and the September
questions are printed below.
Be sure to follow the rules, especially about filling out
the entry blank clearly (printing is best) and get
the entry postmarked by the 15th of the month.
In October, we'll have a new set of questions and will publish
the September answers along with the names of any winners.
