1. NCAA
MARCH MADNESS
MATH
NCAA
5th Grade Edition

2. MARCH MADNESS MATH: MARCH MADNESS MATH
“MARCH MADNESS MATH” captures the spirit of the NCAA basketball tournament with round after intense round of challenging Math word problems. Work your way through each level of the tournament, scoring as many points as you can.
Each correct answer earns you 2 points. More challenging questions will be worth 3 points. Free Throws will be awarded every round, and they will consist of college basketball trivia. Free throws will be worth 1 point each. Keep track of your points on a scorecard.
** Perfect Score = 63 Points

3. MARCH MADNESS SCORING:
45 points or more
CHAMPION – congratulations you are a Math March Madness MVP!
points
FINAL FOUR- great job! You are well on your way to becoming a champion!
25 – 34 points
ELITE EIGHT- You did an awesome job, a little more practice and you’ll be shooting your way into the final four!
points
SWEET 16 – Fantastic effort! Keep practicing your skills.
** Perfect Score = 63 points

4. FIRST ROUND

5. YOU

6. 1. MARCH MADNESS
The shot is blocked! Approximately where is the Basketball on the number line? ½
A B C. 3/8 D. 4/5

7. 2. MATH MASTERS 3
North Carolina scored 5 points, Stanford scored 2 points, and Kansas scored 9 points. Which team scored the most points? A. North Carolina B. Stanford C. Kansas D. All scored the same amount 4 2

8. 3. MARCH MADNESS
Jacob bought two tickets for the NCAA FINAL FOUR. The two tickets cost him $ While at the game, Jacob spent $52.33 on food, and another $29.42 on souvenirs. How much money did Jacob spend total? A. $ B. $ C. $ D. $307.40
FINAL 4 NCAA
NCAA
FINAL FOUR
FINAL 4
NCAA V

9. 4. MARCH MADNESS
3 POINTER
The players on UCLA have to fly from Los Angeles to New York City for a game at Madison Square Garden. If it is 2,800 miles from L.A. to NYC, and the map shows a distance of 7 inches between the two cities, what would be the scale factor of the map? A. 1 in = 1,000 mi B. 1 in = 280 mi C. 1 in = 28 mi D. 1 in = 400 mi
UCLA

10. 5. Free Throw – 1 point
Who is the NCAA college basketball all-time leading scorer? A. Wilt Chamberlain B. Pete Maravich C. Michael Jordan D. Grant Hill

11. SECOND ROUND

12. YOU

13. 6. MARCH MADNESS
The players from the University of Connecticut made 16 of 20 free throws during the game. Which choice below is NOT equal to the fraction 16/20? A. 32/40 B C D. 4/5

14. WOLVERINES BASKETBALL
7. MATH MASTERS
The souvenir shop at the arena sells a wide variety of NCAA team t-shirts of different sizes and colors. 2/5 of all the t-shirts available at the shop are Michigan Wolverines. Of the Michigan Wolverines t-shirts, 1/3 were yellow . What fraction of shop’s entire t-shirt selection is YELLOW Michigan Wolverines? A. 3/8 C. 1/2 C. 11/15 D. 2/15
WOLVERINES BASKETBALL
MICHIGAN M
U of M M

15. Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs!
8. MARCH MADNESS
The Hot Dog guy sold 27 hot dogs at the game. 2/3 of those hot dogs had mustard on them. How many of the hot dogs had mustard on them? A B C. 10 D. 9
Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs!

16. 9. MARCH MADNESS
3 Pointer
The new AirJordans come in a rectangular shaped shoe box. The length of the box is 20 in, the width 12 in, and the height 8 in. Find the volume of the shoe box A. 1,800 in B. 1,920 in C in D in 3 3 3 3
AIR

17. 10. Free Throw – 1 point
The three point shot was introduced to college basketball in what year? A B C D

18. SWEET SIXTEEN

19. YOU

20. 11. MARCH MADNESS
The players are working on passing drills. Which set of coordinates below are located within the triangle?
A. (4 , 7) B. (1 , 0) C. (2 , 3) D. (5 , 2)

21. 12. MARCH MADNESS
The Florida Gators made 27 out of 45 total shots. Which decimal below is equivalent to 27/45 ? A B C D
GATORS
GATORS

22. 13. MARCH MADNESS
To help him dunk the ball, the Louisville mascot used the complex shaped figure below to jump off. Find the Volume of the complex figure:
A. 48 units cu. B. 40 units cu. C. 32 units cu. D. 24 units cu.
LOUISVILLE

23. 14. MARCH MADNESS
3 POINTER
Help re-arrange the following from LEAST to GREATEST: , .8 , ½ , , ⅔ A.) .8, .625, ⅔, ½, B.) , ½ , .625, ⅔, .8 C.) ½, .8, ⅔, .625, D.) , .625, .8, ½, ⅔

24. 15. Free Throw – 1 point
What school has won the most men’s NCAA college basketball championships? A. UCLA B. Kentucky C. North Carolina D. Florida

25. ELITE EIGHT

26. YOU

27. 16. MARCH MADNESS
The scale shown below is not balanced. What needs to be added to side A to make it balanced?
Hint* =
1 Player = 1 ½ basketballs
Side A
Side B
A. B.
C. D.
NCAA

28. 17. MARCH MADNESS
The trophy given to the tournament’s Most Valuable Player has a cube shape for its trophy base. How many faces, edges, and vertices does a cube have?
A. 8 faces, 8 edges, 8 vertices B. 6 faces, 8 edges, 8 vertices C. 3 faces, 6 edges, 4 vertices D. 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices
M V P
M.V.P. NCAA TOURNAMENT
Trophy base

29. 18. MARCH MADNESS
The team trainer had 5 ¼ ft of athletic tape. She used 2 ¾ ft of the tape to wrap an injured player’s ankle. How much athletic tape does the trainer have left? A. 3 ¼ ft B. 2 ¾ ft C. 2 ½ ft D. 1 ¾ ft

30. 19. MARCH MADNESS
3 POINTER
The Syracuse Orangemen scored 27 points in the first half. Which of the following choices have a value equal to 27? Select ALL that apply.
A B x C. (3 + 6) x D x 2 2

31. 20. Free Throw – 1 point
The 2014 Women’s College Basketball championship featured two undefeated teams playing each other in the final game. Who were the two teams? A. UCLA & Duke B. Maryland & Rutgers C. Tennesse & Penn St. D. Connecticut & Notre Dame

32. FINAL FOUR

33. YOU

34. 21. MARCH MADNESS
1/5 of all the fouls called during the championship game were offensive fouls. If a total of 30 fouls were called, how many of them were offensive fouls? A B C D. 15
CHARGING!

35. 22. MARCH MADNESS
The tallest player on the team is 7 ⅙ ft tall. The shortest player on the team is 5 ¾ ft tall. Find the difference between the tallest player and the shortest. A. 2 ¼ ft B. 1 5/12 ft C. 2 ⅞ ft D. 1 ⅔ ft 5 4
GO STATE! #1

36. 23. MARCH MADNESS
The United Center Arena in Chicago is hosting a round of games for the NCAA tournament. If they sold 1,000 tickets for $65.25 each, then which of the following choices would be equal to the amount of money the arena made from the tickets? A x 10 B x 10 C D ÷ 1000 2 3

37. 24. MARCH MADNESS U N C 3 Pointer
Find the Volume of one of the North Carolina Tar Heels lockers.
player
U N C
6 ft
A. 15 ft B ft
C. 12 ft D ft 3 3 3 3
1.25 ft
2 ft

38. 25. Free Throw – 1 point
Which current NBA star won a NCAA championship while he was in college?
A. Kevin Durant B. Carmelo Anthony C. Lebron James D. Chris Paul

39. 26. Free Throw – 1 point
Which legendary college basketball coach has won the most NCAA championships? A. John Wooden B. Rick Pitino C. Mike Krzyzewski D. Bobby Knight
NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS

40. CHAMPIONSHIP

41. YOU

42. 27. MARCH MADNESS
In the first half of the game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s team scored: the difference of seven and a number n, times three. Which expression below shows how many points Notre Dame scored? A. 3(7 – n) B. 7 – 3 x n C. 3 x 7 – n D (7 – n) #1
GO IRISH!

43. 28. MARCH MADNESS
The team spent 5/8 of their practice focusing on offensive drills. They spent 3/12 of their practice focusing on defensive drills. The rest of the practice time was spent focused on strength training. What fraction of the practice was spent on strength training? A. 1/8 B. 21/24 C. 6/24 D. 8/20

44. 29. MARCH MADNESS
3 POINTER
Which problem could be solved with the expression shown below? ½ ÷ 5
Five teammates share ½ of a whole pizza. What fraction of the whole pizza will each friend eat?
Papa Johns delivered 5 pizzas to a team meeting. Each person at the meeting ate ½ of a pizza. If all 5 pizzas were eaten, how many people were at the meeting?
Five teammates each order their own pizza. Each player eats ½ of a pizza. How much is left over?
Darrin eats ½ of a pizza everyday. How much pizza will Darrin eat in 5 days?

45. DUKE 30. MARCH MADNESS 3 Pointer
Four friends decided to put their money together and buy a DUKE Blue Devils season ticket package. The ticket package is for 16 regular season home games, and will be split up as followed:
John gets to go to ¼ of the games.
Brian gets to go to ⅜ of the games .
Rory gets to attend more than one game.
Skip gets to attend more games than Rory. What fraction of the tickets did Skip receive?
⅓ C. ¼
¾ D. ⅝

46. 31. Free Throw – 1 point
NBA Legend, Michael Jordan, won a national championship as a freshman with what school? A. Syracuse B. Kansas C. North Carolina D. Georgetown

47. 32. Free Throw – 1 point
Teams that win the NCAA tournament celebrate by: A. Mopping the court after the game B. Cutting down the nets C. Deflating all the basketballs D. Throwing their game worn shoes to the crowd
WE WON !!!!!

48. GAME OVER! What’s your final Score?

49. YOU

50. Answers:
1. B A – 6
2. A – North Carolina B – 1 and 5/12
3. D - $ B – x 10
4. D – 1in = 400mi A – 15 ft
5. B. Pete Maravich B – Carmelo Anthony
6. C A – John Wooden
7. D - 2/ A = 3(7 – n)
8. B – A – 1/8
9. B – 1,920 in cu A
10. C – C – ¼
11. D – (5, 2) C – North Carolina
12. D B – Cutting Down the Nets
13. B – 40 units cu.
14. B , ½ , .625, 2/3 , .8
15. A – UCLA
16. B
17. D – 6 f, 12e, 8v
18. C – 2 ½ ft
19. A , C, D
20. D – Connecticut/NotreDame 3 3