Who Wants to Improve Their 50:50 POLL PHONE-A-FRIEND Who Wants to Improve Their Math Number Sense? Lifeline icons on the question slides are hyperlinks which will take you to the lifeline screen. To return to the game, you may right click on the screen, choose Go, Previously Viewed. This should return you to the question slide. Alternatively, left click as usual to return to the game board, then click on the highest number that has been previously selected (in gold to indicate a followed hyperlink). To utilize the 50:50 option, the moderator may tell the contestant which two options to disregard or, use Control-P to change the mouse arrow to a pen. Draw a line through two incorrect responses, then use Control-A to change the pen back into an arrow and continue with the game. Clicking on the action button on the phone handset image of the Phone a Friend lifeline slide will hyperlink to the Ask Jeeves web site where the participant may ask for help. Improving Mathematical Number Sense

  A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

A. 7 Back to Board

30 boys and 20 girls participated in a math competition 30 boys and 20 girls participated in a math competition. Certificates were awarded to 30% of the boys and 40% of the girls. What percentage of all of the participating students received certificates? A. 70 B. 35 C. 34 D. 36

C. 34 Back to Board

  A. 20 B. 40 C. 30 D. 60

B. 40 Back to Board

The teacher distributed 104 books between 19 students and had some left over. If she gave each student the same number of books, then how many were left with her? A. 14 B. 11 C. 12 D. 9

D. 9 Back to Board

    B. 20 C. 10 D. 30

C. 10 Back to Board

Jana has 18 stuffed animals. Shawna has 13 stuffed animals Jana has 18 stuffed animals. Shawna has 13 stuffed animals. Write a number sentence showing how many more stuffed animals Jana has than Shawna. A. 18 + 13 = 31 B. 31 – 18 = 13 C. 18 – 13 = 5 D. 31 – 13 = 18

C. 18 – 13 = 5 Back to Board

Marty says, “I take a number, add 5, and then multiply by 8 Marty says, “I take a number, add 5, and then multiply by 8. My final result is 24.” What is Marty’s starting number? A. 3 B. -2 C. 8 D. -4

B. -2 Back to Board

George has 336 donuts and 462 bagels George has 336 donuts and 462 bagels. He wants to divide his bagels and donuts into stacks that are the same number of pastries in each stack. What is the greatest number of pastries that he can place in each stack? A. 45 B. 43 D. 44 C. 42

C. 42 Back to Board

Andrea decided to rollerblade to her mother’s house Andrea decided to rollerblade to her mother’s house. Four blocks from her home, one of the wheels on her skate broke, and she had to walk the remaining six blocks to her mother’s. She could not repair her skate and had to walk all the way back home. How many more blocks did Andrea walk than she skated? A. 12 blocks B. 10 blocks D. 20 blocks C. 16 blocks

A. 12 blocks Back to Board

The art teacher has 120 crayons and 30 pieces of paper to give to her students. What is the largest number of students she can have in her class so that each student gets an equal number of crayons and paper? A. 240 B. 120 C. 15 D. 30

D. 30 Back to Board

David’s company has to ship 3,752 boxes of sprinklers David’s company has to ship 3,752 boxes of sprinklers. If a truck can hold 550 boxes, how many trucks does he need to ship all the boxes? A. 6 B. 5 C. 8 D. 7

D. 7 Back to Board

Alex and Juana went on a 50-mile canoe trip with their class Alex and Juana went on a 50-mile canoe trip with their class. On the first day, they traveled 23 miles. What percent of the total distance did they canoe? A. 2% B. 46% C. 23% D. 73%

B. 46% Back to Board

         

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What type of mathematics classroom environment should we promote? A. An empowering one! B. A chaotic one C. An uncaring one D. A discouraging one

Continue to create mathematics environments where students feel empowered!