Easter Egg Math Contest

How many of the angles in this triangle are larger than a right

angle?

8 x 9

Question #9Mr. Green Jeans likes to use graphs to record how many plants he sells

in a week. The graph below shows his sales for Week 17 of 2012.How many more plants were sold on Wednesday and Saturday than on

Sunday and Tuesday?How do you know? What operation (s) were used to solve the problem?

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday05

10152025303540455055

Plants sold in Week 17 of 2012

2. Mr. Johnson wants to plant 28 gardenia bushes in equal rows in his backyard. The drawing below shows one plan for planting

the gardenias.

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X

Which equation (number sentence) reflects the model above to show one planFor planting the gardenia bushes?

A) 7+4B) 4x7C) 7+7D) 28+ 4+ 7

A B C D

Which letters represent fractional amounts that are less than 2.5 inches?

A) 8 post cards B) 10 post cards C) 12 post cards D) 15 post cards

There were 38 post cards in one package. Amber divided the post cards equally into 4 groups. Which is the BEST estimate of the number of post cards in each group?

Sally worked at the mall. She had a box of 64 shirts that had to be sold by the end of

her 8 hour shift. How many shirts does she need to sell every hour to sell all of the

shirts before she goes home?

Write a different number sentence that is in the same fact family as the problem you

just solved?

1. A school had 35 students in fourth grade. Each student in fourth grade bought a 4th grade t-shirt for

$14. Which of the following number sentences (equations) could be used to find the total amount that

the class spent on t-shirts?

• A) 35+14 =?• B) 14 x ? = 35• C) 35 divided by ? = 14• D) 35 X 14 = ?

QUESTION #5MR. REYNOLDS AND MR. MONTOYA WORK FOR THE SAME TRUCKING COMPANY. LAST WEEK MR. REYNOLDS DROVE HIS TRUCK 4,379 MILES. MR. MONTOYA DROVE 6,512 MILES. WHAT IS THE BEST ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES BOTH MEN DROVE?

WHAT PROCESS WAS USED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

A)10,000 miles B) 12,000 miles C) 2,000 miles D) 11,000 miles

QUESTION #1A PARTY ROOM HELD 9 TABLES FOR GUEST. ANTHONY INVITED 81 PEOPLE TO HIS PARTY. HOW MANY PARTY GUEST WILL SIT AT EACH TABLE? HOW COULD THE SOLUTION BE FOUND?

A) 81 divided 9 B) 81 plus 9 C) 81 subtract 9 D) 9 multiplied by 81

How many squares would need to be shaded to represent the fraction 4/5?

The picture below shows the key boxes at the front desk of The Biltmore Hotel. Write a multiplication sentence that represents

the number of key boxes shown below.

________________ x________________ = ___________________

Question #13Xavier is ordering food from the subway shop. He is thinking about buying a combo, which includes a drink, sandwich and

chips. The menu is below:

Drinks Sandwiches Chips

Dr. Pepper Turkey/cheese Cheetos

Sprite Ham/cheese Doritos

Grape Roast Beef/cheese Limon Chips

How many combination choices does Xavier have? How do you know?A) 36B) 27C) 9D) 18

• What is the plan to solve this problem?

Brian bought a collection of 44 old coins at a collector sale. He decided to sort them into

different piles according to what the coins were made from. The coins were made from copper, silver, gold and platinum. He was surprised to

find that each set of coins had an equal amount.

How many of each type of coin was in his collection?

3. Look at the problem below.

100 x 27 = n

• Describe what digits you will see in the tens and ones places of the product. Show and explain how you found your answer.

Jordan conquered 37 levels on his Wii in a school week. If he conquered about the same

number of levels each day. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total

number of levels he conquered in one day?

• A) 9 problems• B) 7 problems• C) 10 problems• D) 11 problems

Which two equivalent fractions represent the unfilled part of the tray?

X X X X X XX X X X X X

A) 4/16 = 2/8

B) 2/3 = 4/12

C) ½ = 3/12

D) 4/6 = 1/2

Hiram flew out of Egypt twice a month for 3 years. How many times did Hiram fly out of Egypt in all?

How do you know? What process did you use?

• A) 72 times• B) 36 times• C) 216 times• D) 108 times

1. A school had 35 students in fourth grade. Each student in fourth grade bought a 4th grade t-shirt for

$14. Which of the following number sentences (equations) could be used to find the total amount that

the class spent on t-shirts?

• A) 35+14 =?• B) 14 x ? = 35• C) 35 divided by ? = 14• D) 35 X 14 = ?

Aspen’s family is going to see her play a basketball game at the University of Texas in Austin. The arena holds 500 people. If Aspen’s

family takes up 113 seats in the arena, how many seats are left for the other spectators at the basketball game?

How did you solve your problem? What were your key words?

• A) 287• B) 387• C) 487• D) 178

• A) $15• B) $8• C) $10• D) $5

Mr. Smith bought a Disney hat for each of his 6 children. If Mr. Smith spent a total

of $58 for the 6 hats, which of the following is the most reasonable estimate

for the cost of each hat?

Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Montoya work for the same trucking company. Last week Mr. Reynolds drove his truck 4,379 miles.

Mr. Montoya drove 6,512 miles. What is the best estimate of the total number of miles both men drove?

What process was used to solve this problem?

• A)10,000 miles• B) 12,000 miles• C) 2,000 miles• D) 11,000 miles

Brian collects all kinds of hot wheels models. His collection includes pickups, SUV’s, sports cars and classic cars. The graph represents Brian’s

collection of hot wheels models.

pickups

SUVs

sports cars

classic cars

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Brian’s Hot Wheels Collection

Which statement about Brian’s collection is TRUE?A) Brian has four times as many SUVs as classic cars. His pickup collection is one third the size of his sports cars collection and his sports cars collection is 3 times larger thanthan his pickups collection.B) Brian has four times as many classic cars as SUV’s and he has 3 times as many pickups In his collection as he does sports cars.How do you know which is true? You must test each statement. Show your work.

At the start of any checker game, there are 34 checker pieces on the board. Wayne’s checker game tournament started with 13

checker games going at once. How many checker pieces were on the boards at the start of the tournament? (2 digit by 2 digit)

• A) 450• B) 470• C) 442• D) 467

7. The chart below shows how many laps Aspen ran each day at track practice.

Day Number of laps

Monday 17Tuesday 23Wednesday 27Thursday 32Friday 37

In the empty chart, write Aspen’s number of laps for each day rounded to the nearest ten.

Day Number of laps

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

• What is the extra information that is not needed? What is the plan to solve this problem?

• A) 16 trays• B) 20 trays• C) 12 trays• D) 7 trays

Aspen’s fashion store has 84 bracelets to put in display windows. Aspen will display them in trays that hold 7 bracelets each. She also has sixteen rings to display.

How many trays will she need to display the bracelets?

Question #4Two girl scout troops met on Saturday to gather hats for the

homeless for the cold winter nights. Each troop gathered 144 hats and put the hats in sets of 4 (for the father, mother, 2 kids).

How many total sets of hats did both troops gather?

What are the steps to solve this problem?

• Step 1_________________________• Step 2_________________________• Step 3_________________________• My answer to this problem is __________sets.

Number of seconds

4 5 7 9

Number of feet

60 75 105 135

The table below shows the number of feet Alex travels on his bike in different numbers of seconds.

What is one way to find out the number of feet Alex travels on his bike in 1 second?

A) Multiply the number of seconds by the number of feet.B) Multiply the number of feet by the number of seconds.C) Divide the number of seconds by the number of feet.D) Divide the number of feet by the number of seconds.

• What is the plan to solve this problem?• A) 4 pencils• B) 6 pencils• C) 10 pencils• D) 8 pencils

There are 19 pencils in a box. Five students shared the pencils equally.

Using compatible numbers, about how many pencils will each student receive?

Question # 16The table below shows the number of students that are going on

a field trip. Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the number of busses and the students that went on

the field trip?

Number of vans

8 12 20 5

Number of students

64 96 160 40

What is the rule? How do you know? A) Multiply the number of vans times the number of students.B) Divide the number of students by the number of vans.C) Divide the number of vans by the amount of students.D) Multiply the number of students times the number of vans.

Atlanta collects autographs. The table below shows one page of her autograph book. Can you think of an equivalent fraction to

represent the autograph boxes on this page (8/32)?

Demi Lovato

Rhianna

Chris Brown

Lil’ Wayne

1 Direction

Macklemore

Chris Tucker

Taylor Swift

Brian’s tile floor is arranged in the following pattern. Write a multiplication number

sentence that represents Brian’s tile pattern. (Think arrays or area models!!!)

Write a multiplication number sentence (equation) that represents Brian’s pattern.

On Michael’s first attempt at jumping a ramp on his skateboard, he traveled 8 feet before he landed. He jumped 14 more times

and each time he only traveled 8 feet before landing. How many feet did Michael travel in all?

What process would be used to solve this problem?

• A) 108 feet• B) 112 feet• C) 120 feet• D) 22 feet

4. Kai ordered a set of 11 Justice charms for each of her nieces. She has 9 nieces. How many Justice charms did she order all together?

What operation do we need to perform to get our answer?

• A) 20 charms• B) 72 charms• C) 99 charms• D) 119 charms

6. The table below shows the time it will take Atlanta to run different distances. If Atlanta runs at the same

speed, what is one way to find how long it will taker her to run 18 miles?

Distance in miles Time in minutes

4 24

6 36

8 48

10 60

18 ?

A) Add 18 + 6B) Subtract 6 from 18C) Multiply 18 by 6D) Multiply 18 by 60

The Hopgood family traveled to Ohio for a family reunion. On the first day, they drove 268 miles. If they are able to travel the same number of miles each day, what is the best estimate for the total number of

miles they will travel over the four day trip? Remember that you round to smallest possible place, example: tens or hundreds place.

• A)1200• B) 1780• C) 1000• D) 1080