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Problem of the Month - March 2025

You roll a fair six sided die twice.  Your score is whichever roll was higher.  For example, if you rolled a 4 and then a 3, your score would be 4.  What is the probability that your score will be 5?  

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Problem of the Month - February 2025

In hockey, teams play three 20 minute periods.  At the end of a hockey game, Team A had 4 goals and Team B had 2 goals.  How many different Team A to Team B scores were possible at the end of the first period?   

 

The possible scores were: 

0-0,

0-1, 

0-2, 

1-0, 

1-1, 

1-2, 

2-0, 

2-1, 

2-2, 

3-0, 

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Problem of the Month - January 2025

You have a cube that has a side length of 5 cm.  You want to cover it completely with cubes that have a side length of 1 cm so that you have a new, larger cube.  How many 1 cm cubes will you need?  


Solution:

You will need 218 one cm cubes.  The side length of the new cube will be 7 cm, so the number of cubes can be found by evaluating 7x7x7-5x5x5=218.  

 

What if the original cube had a side length of 6 cm?

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Problem of the Month - December 2024

Pick a two digit number.  Calculate 91 x (your number) x 111.  

What do you notice?

Try it with other two digit numbers.  

Why does this always happen?  


Solution

91 x 111 =10101 so when you multiply a two digit number by 10101, you get the two digit number repeated three times.  

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June 2024 - Neighbourhood Math Adventures

Welcome to the Math Trail! Get ready to explore your neighborhood and have fun while solving math problems. 

Feel free to modify the trail based on the amount of time you have to explore! Have a fantastic time exploring and applying your mathematical reasoning skills in your neighborhood.

Stop 1: Street Signs Bingo

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