Donut Weekend Challenge

The original price of each donuts is $2. After 5 o’clock in the afternoon, 
the price will be changed to $5 for 3 donuts. What is the price difference 
between buying 21 donuts before and after 5 o’clock?

Snowman Challenge

Geometric Snowman

Create a snowman on paper that uses as many polygons as possible. You can draw it or cut and paste the pieces together. Be creative! You many find different-sized circular objects at home to trace for the circles. You should create a base, mid-section and head for your snowman. Try to include polygons for the eyes, nose, mouth, hat and scarf.

Elapsed Time Challenge

This is a tricky one! Read carefully!

Ms. Earl flew from Vancouver to Montreal with a stop
in Winnipeg to switch planes. The flight from Vancouver
to Winnipeg was 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Ms. Earl
was in Winnipeg for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and her
flight from Winnipeg to Montreal was 1 hour and 45
minutes long. Ms. Earl landed in Montreal at 7:30 P.M.
What time did Ms. Earl's first flight leave Vancouver?

Include A.M. or P.M. in your answer (for example, 11:58 A.M.).

Your solution is due on Monday. Please be sure to show
your thinking (on a time line, chart, clocks, etc.) and your answer.

Time Weekend Challenge

Peter completed a bike tour 3 hours and 26 minutes after he started.

If he started at 8.15a.m., what time did he finish?

Your solution is due to Ms.Earl on Monday.

Be sure to show all your thinking (not just the answer).

Climbing Stairs Math Challenge

John works in a multi-level office building. He doesn't like taking the elevator.
One day he wondered how many stairs he climbs to get to his office.
To enter his building, John has to climb a set of 12 stairs.
Then he climbs six sets of 11 stairs and two sets of 10 stairs.
At the end of the day, he climbs the same number of stairs to leave the building.
How many stairs does he climb every day at work?

Your solution is due to Ms.Earl on Monday.
Be sure to show all your thinking (not just the answer).

Christmas Light Challenge

Sally is counting her Christmas tree lights.

• She has between 100 and 200 lights
• The number of her lights is a multiple of 5.
• The number is odd.
• The tens digit is also odd.

How many lights could Sally have? See if you can find all 5 possibilities.

Your solution is due on Monday.

Candy Cane Math Challenge

Prancer is passing out candy canes to 7 of his reindeer friends. He wants to give each friend an equal amount. He has 75 candy canes in all. How many candy canes will each reindeer receive and how many will be left over?

Show all your math thinking along with your sentence answer. Your solution is due on Monday.