Thursday, January 21, 2010

Problem of the Week #7

My sincere apologies for being so late to update this! I have been swamped this week getting materials for our grant and trying out to build our classroom website. I am back in the game!

Our winners for last week are Connor AND Michael who were the only two to answer the problem. Congratulations.

Here is your new problem. (Warning: It has many steps.)

I have a basket of fruit that contains only bananas, apples and oranges. The basket contains 2 bananas, 6 red apples and 8 green apples. If the total number of pieces of fruit is three times the number of apples in the basket, how many oranges are in the basket?
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    Mrs. Smith - my Mom was just giving you a hard time about being a slacker!
    26 ornges

    Michael

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Mrs.Smith,

    I got the answer!! The answer is 26 oranges.
    That was a brain teaser. I really had to think on that.


    I copyed the problem to WORD and made the bascket and everything.

    first I multiplyed 6 times 8 and I got 42. so that was the nember of fruit in the basket. so then I subtracted 16.
    I got the number 16 with all the fruit in the basket already. thats how I got 26.



    Wence I multiplided then I started to get the hang of it.

    that is cool that you fing these AWSOME questions and let US answer them.

    I never want to leave 3rd grade because YOUR the teacher.

    I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    exsited about the composter.

    Me and Cade are really going to have to think.
    I'm glad you picked me. (even I didn't now the jobs already)


    thanks for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    sincerly,
    Alli

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    0 oranges hannah belling

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