Problems of the Month--September

Due October 2nd by 4:00pm

1. My son’s birthday is September 4th. What day of the week will his birthday fall on in 2020?

2. Imagine that you made a painting. The canvas costs $10, the paints cost $3.50, and the frame costs $7.49. You sold the painting for $35. How much profit did you make?

3. You are buying a computer on the Internet, and there are two offers. One is a discount of 30% off the original price, followed by a discount of 50% off the sale price. The other offer is a discount of 80% from the original price. Are the two discounts the same, or is one offer better?

4. There are five players on the basketball team named Tara, James, Jackie, Terry, and Corey. Their jersey numbers are 7, 11, 14, 24, and 42. Their positions are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. Use the clues to match the players with their numbers and positions.
a. The tallest player is the center.
b. Tara is the smallest player.
c. James has an odd numbered jersey.
d. Terry has the smallest number.
e. Jackie is not a forward.
f. Corey is number 24.
g. The point guard is number 11.
h. The center is number 42.
i. The power forward has an odd number.
j. Corey is a small forward.

Problem of the Day: April 30, 2010

In the first modern Olympiad, hosted by Athens in 1896, there were 241 competitors. All of the competitors were men. In the 2008 Olympics hosted by Beijing, there were 6305 men and 4637 women.
a.) In 2008, what was the percentage of women Olympians?
b.) Assuming that the increase in the number of men and women participating in the Olympics is constant, in what year would the number of women equal the number of men?

Problem of the Day: April 29, 2010

In badminton, the court dimensions (for doubles) are 20 ft wide and 44 feet long. When a player serves, they must serve the birdie into the service court. The service court is half the width of the full court, and begins 6 ft 6 inches from the net and extends to the baseline. What percentage of the full court is one service court?

Hint: It may help to make a sketch or find a picture of the badminton court.

Problem of the Day: April 28, 2010

This sport is full-contact basketball, with trampolines. Points are scored by shooting the ball through the net, as in basketball, though the point-scoring rules are modified. There are four trampolines set into the floor which serve to propel players to great heights for slam dunks. The rules also permit some physical contact between the members of the four-player teams. Name the sport.