Math Challenge July 31

Philip Emeagwali, supercomputer scientist, Internet pioneer, and mathematician grew up in western Nigeria. When he was 10 years old, his father drilled him daily to solve 100 math problems in one hour. On average, how long did he take to solve each problem?

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Math Challenge July 30

Morgan read that a piece of cheesecake has 191 calories, but a piece of apple pie has 427 calories. How many calories will she save by eating the cheesecake instead of the pie?


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Math Challenge July 27

Bugs Bunny ordered a sports magazine. The discounted cost of one magazine is
$1.50 per month. What will be the cost of a year’s subscription?

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Math Challenge July 26

Bert keeps his collection of Figgy Fizz bottle caps in 8 boxes under his bed. If there are 46 caps in each box, how many total caps does he have in his collection?

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Math Challenge July 25

Tyler and Cody love watermelon! Their mom just brought one home from the store and cut it up for them to share. There was a total of 18 pieces. Tyler found 17 seeds in his piece of watermelon. If each piece had the same amount of seeds, how many seeds were in the whole watermelon?

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Math Challenge July 24

Amelia Earhart flew about 2,205 miles in 15 hours when she did her first solo flight across the Atlantic. What was her average speed in miles per hour?

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Math Challenge July 23

I just got back from a trip to Dallas, Texas. The five tallest buildings in Dallas are listed here along with how tall they are. What is the average height of these buildings?

Chase Center 787 feet
Renaissance Tower 886 feet
Bank of America Plaza 921 feet
JP Morgan Chase Tower 738 feet
Fountain Place 720 feet

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Kelly