1. POW Examples
Problem of the Week

2. POW #1 Date: September 10 Name
Title is underlined: Thinking Outside the Triangle
Question: How many triangles
Show your work.
3 triangles in the top row. 3 that are 1 wide, 2
Long. 3 that are 1 wide, 3 long.
2 triangles that are 2 wide, 1 long. 2 that are
2 wide, 2 long. 2 that are 2 wide, 3 long.
1 triangle that is 3 wide, 1 long. 1 that is 3 wide, 2 long. 1 that is 3 wide, 3 long
There are 18 triangles in all

3. POW #2 Date: September 21 Name
Title is underlined: Alive in Time
How long have you been alive?
Show your work.
In years.
= 15 years
B) In whole number days
15 years x 365 days = 5475 days
September 21 – June 29 = 84 days
= 5559 days
C) In whole number hours
5559 days x 24 hours = hours
D) In minutes
hours x 60 minutes = minutes
E) In seconds
minutes x 60 seconds = seconds

4. Marks 1 mark for: POW, Date, Name, Title Underlined
1 mark for: Correct answers, written in a box
3 marks for: showing your work.
However you best show your thinking, whether it is with words, numbers or pictures, you must show your thinking. This helps us see where you may have taken a step down the wrong path.