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Carnival Sums

 

The person who paints carnival rides likes to get people to think about her work.

•This time she painted numbers on the eight circular cars of the ride

• She also painted a number right on the center wheel!                   

Carnival Sums

How are the cars and the center wheel numbered?

•She used each of the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

•Every straight line of three numbers adds up to 15.  

Silly Symmetry Sequence

 

                                                              

Look carefully at the shapes above. What do they represent?

 

 

Silly Symmetry Sequence

 

                                                              

Look carefully at the shapes above. What do they represent?

 

 

Symmetry

Hint

Tile Totals

Jeremy is helping his dad lay new tiles on their kitchen floor.

– The kitchen floor is 8 feet wide and 12 feet long.

– The tiles are 4-inch by 4-inch squares.

How many tiles will Jeremy and his dad need to tile their kitchen?

HINT

1 foot = 12”

Tile

4”1 Square Foot

Hint #2

Tile TotalsJeremy is helping his dad lay new tiles on their kitchen floor.

– The kitchen floor is 8 feet wide and 12 feet long.

– The tiles are 4-inch by 4-inch squares.

How many tiles will Jeremy and his dad need to tile their kitchen?

Thanksgiving Meal

• Dylan is preparing the Thanksgiving turkey.• James is preparing the sweet potatoes.• It takes 5 min. to cook the sweet potatoes in the

microwave or 30 min. to cook them on the stove.• It takes 5 times longer to cook the turkey, than

to cook the sweet potatoes on the stove.• James decided to use the stove. He expects the

sweet potatoes to be done in time for lunch at 1:00PM.

• If Dylan wants the turkey to be ready at the same time, what time does he need to put it into the oven?

Thanksgiving Meal

• Dylan is preparing the Thanksgiving turkey.• James is preparing the sweet potatoes.• It takes 5 min. to cook the sweet potatoes in the

microwave or 30 min. to cook them on the stove.• It takes 5 times longer to cook the turkey, than

to cook the sweet potatoes on the stove.• James decided to use the stove. He expects the

sweet potatoes to be done in time for lunch at 1:00PM.

• If Dylan wants the turkey to be ready at the same time, what time does he need to put it into the oven?

Thanksgiving Meal

• It takes 5 min. to cook the sweet potatoes in the microwave or 30 min. to cook them on the stove.

• It takes 5 times longer to cook the turkey, than to cook the sweet potatoes on the stove.

• James decided to use the stove. He expects the sweet potatoes to be done in time for lunch at 1:00PM.

• If Dylan wants the turkey to be ready at the same time, what time does he need to put it into the oven?

Thanksgiving Meal

• It takes 5 min. to cook the sweet potatoes in the microwave or 30 min. to cook them on the stove.

• It takes 5 times longer to cook the turkey, than to cook the sweet potatoes on the stove

• James decided to use the stove. He expects the sweet potatoes to be done in time for lunch at 1:00PM.

• If Dylan wants the turkey to be ready at the same time, what time does he need to put it into the oven?

Thanksgiving Meal

• 30 min. to cook sweet potatoes on the stove.

• It takes 5 times longer to cook the turkey, than to cook the sweet potatoes on the stove.

• James decided to use the stove. He expects the sweet potatoes to be done in time for lunch at 1:00PM.

• If Dylan wants the turkey to be ready at the same time, what time does he need to put it into the oven?

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