The Triple Crown of Mathematics

The Triple Crown of Mathematics The Triple Crown is a series of three live action Thoroughbred horse races that run in May and early June. The best 3 year old thoroughbred horses in the world are invited to race in what is considered to be the highest level of professional horse racing. The Triple Crown of Mathematics combines the spirit of these legendary races with some of the most challenging Math word problems. You’ll have to analyze and think your way through the tough terrain that is the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont Stakes, in an effort to capture the Triple Crown of Mathematics. Answer all questions correct, and YOU could WIN the TRIPLE CROWN!

TRIPLE CROWN WINNER!!! How to Play: WIN = 1st Place PLACE = 2nd Place SHOW = 3rd Place WIN = 1st Place PLACE = 2nd Place SHOW = 3rd Place Each race course contains 5 challenging math word problems. After you respond to each question, your horse will move further up the track. If you answer 5 out of 5 correct you WIN the race. If you answer 4 out of 5 correct you PLACE. If you answer 3 out of 5 correct you SHOW. At the end of the 3rd race (Belmont) add up the total amount you answered correctly from all three races. If you answered all 15 questions correct, you are the: *(answer key provided, print out last slide of the powerpoint) TRIPLE CROWN WINNER!!!

Welcome to the Kentucky Derby! The first event of the Triple Crown is the Kentucky Derby. It is the best known horse race in America and was first run in 1875. The best 3 year old horses in the world meet on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is 1 ¼ miles in length, and draws close to 100,000 fans each year. The winning horse is draped with a blanket of roses, so the contest is often nicknamed the “Run for the Roses.” KENTUCKY

½ ¾ ¼ 1 KENTUCKY DERBY Location: Louisville, Kentucky Race Track: Churchill Downs Surface: Dirt Distance: 1 ¼ miles Purse: $2 Million, $1,450,000 for 1st ¼ 1 START

1. Kentucky Derby The table below shows the distance of each of the Triple Crown Races. Please list the races in order from least distance to greatest. A. Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont B. Belmont, Preakness, Kentucky Derby C. Preakness, Kentucky Derby, Belmont D. Preakness, Belmont, Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Race Distance in Miles Kentucky Derby 1 ¼ miles Preakness Stakes 1 3/16 miles Belmont Stakes 1 ½ miles

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2. Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby awards a whopping $2,000,000 prize purse, with an incredible $1,425,000 going to the owner of the winning horse. Which of the choices below is equal to 2,000,000? A. 2 x 10 B. 2 x 10 C. 2 x 10 D. 2 x 10 3 4 5 6

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3. Kentucky Derby If one lap around the track at Churchill Downs is 1 ¼ miles long, how many laps around the track would it take to equal a distance of 5 miles? A. 3 laps B. 4 laps C. 5 laps D. 8 laps #1 WIN

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4. Kentucky Derby To prepare for the Derby, the trainer had the horse run 3 ½ miles on Monday and 2 ⅝ miles on Tuesday. How many miles did the horse run altogether? A. 6 ⅛ miles B. 5 ⅗ miles C. 5 ⅞ miles D. 6 ⅔ miles

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5. Kentucky Derby Last year 21 horses were entered into the Kentucky Derby. 1/3 of the horses wore blinders for the race. How many horses DID NOT wear blinders? A. 7 B. 3 C. 14 D. 18 blinders

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Welcome to the Preakness Stakes! The second leg of the Triple Crown is known as the Preakness Stakes. The Preakness takes place at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Stakes were first run in 1873, and the distance is slightly less than that of the Derby, with a race length of 1 and 3/16 miles. The winning horse is decked with a blanket of black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland. MARYLAND

½ ¾ ¼ 1 PREAKNESS STAKES Location: Baltimore, Maryland Race Track: Pimlico Race Course Surface: Dirt Distance: 1 3/16 miles Purse: $1,500,000 ¼ 1 START

1. Preakness Stakes 3/5 of the horses in the Preakness Stakes are Colts. Of those colts, 2/3 are brown. What fraction of the horses are brown colts? A. 5/8 B. 3/9 C. 6/15 D. 19/15

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2. Preakness Stakes Preakness 2015 Key chains Key Chains 1 BAG Contains 12 Key Chains 1 BOX Contains 28 bags of key chains 1 CRATE Contains 15 boxes of key chains *The Gift Shop at Pimlico Race Course is selling novelty 2015 Preakness key chains. According to the information above, how many key chains would be found in one crate? A. 15 B. 28 C. 336 D. 5,040

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3. Preakness Stakes Approximately where is the horse on the number line? A. ⅜ B. .825 C. ⅝ D. .475 1 .25 .50 .75 Preakness Stakes

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4. Preakness Stakes The average race horse drinks a minimum of 5 gallons of water per day. How many cups of water are needed to make 5 gallons? A. 10 c B. 50 c C. 64 c D. 80 c 1 c = 8 fl oz. 1 p = 2 c 1 qt = 2 p 1 gal = 4 qt

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5. Preakness Stakes In 2003, a horse named Funny Cide broke the record for largest margin of victory, winning the Preakness by 9 ¾ lengths. The very next year, a horse named Smarty Jones broke Funny Cide’s record winning by an astounding 11 ½ lengths. How much more was Smarty Jones’s margin of victory compared to Funny Cide? A. 1 ¾ lengths B. 2 lengths C. 20 ¼ lengths D. 2 ½ lengths

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Welcome to the Belmont Stakes! The final and most difficult leg of the Triple Crown is known as the Belmont Stakes. First raced in 1867, The Belmont Stakes are held at Belmont Park on New York’s Long Island. It is the longest of the Triple Crown races and nicknamed “the Test of the Champion,” because of its grueling 1 ½ mile distance. The Belmont winner is draped with a blanket of white carnations. NEW YORK

½ ¾ ¼ 1 BELMONT STAKES Location: Long Island, New York Race Track: Belmont Park Surface: Dirt Distance: 1 ½ miles Purse: $1.5 million ¼ 1 START

1. Belmont Stakes NY NY At which set of coordinates should a fourth horse be placed to accurately form the vertices of a parallelogram. A. (6 , 2) B. (4 , 1) C. (5 , 5) D. (5 , 2)

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2015 2. Belmont Stakes BELMONT STAKES A vendor was selling “Belmont Stakes” T-shirts outside of Belmont Park. He sold 54 T-shirts in one hour. 2/6 of the shirts sold were red. How many red shirts did the vendor sell? A. 9 B. 18 C. 6 D. 24 $ 10 T-SHIRTS BELMONT BELMONT STAKES 2015 STAKES

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3. Belmont Stakes The steps below lead the horse jockeys to the locker room. What is the volume in cubic units of these steps? A. 16 cubic units B. 28 cubic units C. 40 cubic units D. 64 cubic units This Way to Locker room

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4. Belmont Stakes To improve stamina and prepare for Belmont’s longer track, the horse trainer had his horse run 3 ¾ miles each day for 5 consecutive days. How many total miles did the horse run after the 5 days? A. 15 ¼ B. 18 ¾ C. 8 ½ D. 16 ⅛

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5. Belmont Stakes After a grueling race, the #9 horse took the victory at Belmont. Please check all of the following that equal a value of 9. A. 3 B. 3 + 3 x 2 C. (3 + 2) + 2 D. 3 2 9 2 3 (must have all correct) WINNER

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\ ½ ¾ ¼ 1 5/5 correct=WINNER 4/5 correct= PLACE 3/5 correct= SHOW CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve completed the Belmont Stakes! 5/5 correct=WINNER 4/5 correct= PLACE 3/5 correct= SHOW ¼ 1 FINISH

FINAL SCORING 15 out of 15 correct 11- 14 correct 7-10 correct TRIPLE CROWN WINNER!!! 11- 14 correct 7-10 correct 1 1 1 2 2 3

Answer Key Kentucky Derby 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C Preakness 1. C 2. D Belmont 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A, B, C