Jesse's Problem

There are 7 girls on a bus. Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack there are 7 big cats. Each big cat has 7 small cats. How many legs are on the bus? The bus driver does not count. The backpacks are on the bus and do not have legs. Wheels on the bus do not count!

YOU MUST EXPLAIN IN WORDS YOUR THINKING AND CALCULATIONS!!!

Good luck :-)

Hint: The answer is a 5 digit number.

Dots can be arranged to form diamonds. Here are the first three diamond patterns.

A. Make a drawing of the next diamond pattern. Hand that in the basket for me to look at. 1 pt.

B. How many dots will be in the sixth diamond pattern? 1 pt

C. Make a table with data up to and including diamond 6 and hand that in with your drawing. 1 pt

D. Could a diamond pattern have 70 dots? Explain why or why not. 2 pts

E. How many dots would be in the nth diamond pattern? Clearly explain your process. 2 pts

Geometry #21

The following list contains the results Yvonne got when she rolled three number cubes simultaneously and recorded the numbers appearing on the three faces.

a. (1,3,3)
b. (5,3,4)
c. (4,6,2)
d. (4,3,2)

If each set of three numbers was used as the lengths of the sides, could Yvonne always make a triangle? Explain how you know. Be sure to use mathematical language in your explanation.

Measurement #5

The muscles in the human eye move an estimated 100,000 times or more each day. (Source: Guiness Boof of Records 1993, edited by Peter Matthews [New York: Bantam Books, 1993])



a. About how many times do your eye muscles move in one year?

b. About how many movements do your eye muscles make in one second?

c. In about how many days will your eye muscles make 1,000,000 movements?



Total Points: 9 points

1 point for each letter answered (3 pts total)

2 points for ALL work shown and explained for each letter (6 pts total)

Measurement #13

You are planning to tile the floor of a rectangular room that is 15.5 feet by 18.5 feet in size, using square tiles. The tiles measure 12 inches on each side and are sold in boxes of 25. How many boxes of tiles do you need to complete the job? Explain your process.

Total Points: 4 points
Post: 2 points
Work is explained and shown: 1 point
Correct Answer: 1 points