It's Hip to be Square. A Perfect One!

Tell us what your number is. How you know it is a perfect square. Why it is your favorite and make sure to embellish!

Remember to have fun telling us why with this one!!

Turkey Day Math

On Thanksgiving, Sarah is helping her mom harvest seeds from the two sunflowers in their backyard.  She found 23 seeds in the first flower and 49 seeds in the second. Write an expression then evaluate it. 

Most Memorable Math Moment.

So far, what has been your favorite MATH topic in Mr. B's Math Class?

What is duotrigintillion?

What is duotrigintillion? Make sure to explain your answer.

Perfect Square Cube

What is the smallest natural number (greater than 0) that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube? What is the next smallest number?

5 x 5 = 25 Perfect Square

5 x 5 x 5 = 125 Perfect Cube

Find a number that is BOTH a square and a cube.

Probability Scrabble

Can you guess how many other words are could make by using any of the eleven letters in the word PROBABILITY ? There is no way to know except by sitting down with paper and pencil and making a list. For each word, you can use each letter as many times as it appears in PROBABILITY. For example, you could spell BABY because there are two B's, but you can't spell ROOT, because there is only one O.

Today is a Perfect 10!

The 10th day of the 10th month of the 10 year of the millennium. 10 is no ordinary number! In ancient Greece, the Pythagoreans valued 10 as a symbol of knowledge and of the universe. We use base 10 for most of our daily lives. It just makes CENTS! Today is a symmetrical date using Roman Numerals (of the form X/X/X). In Binary 101010 = 42 What's special about 42? Read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life! :) 10 is triangular (Bowling= tetractys) 1+2+3+4=10. 

How did you use the number 10 today?

How many apples?

Alex bought a bag of apples on Saturday, and he ate a third of them. On Sunday he ate half of the remaining apples. He ate one more on Monday and one more on Tuesday, then ate half of the remaining apples on Wednesday. On Thursday he looked in the bag and saw that there was just one apple left. How many apples did the bag have to begin with? 


Make sure to show/explain your work. 


* Due on Friday 10/15/09
Note: Posts will only be posted after the due date because there is only one answer.

BONUS Blog!! = More points for you!

Remember to show/explain your work or you will not receive points. If you get it correct WITH WORK you can earn up to 10 points. Good Luck!


1. The ratio of Kate's stickers to Jenna's stickers is 7:4.  Kate has 21 stickers.  How many stickers does Jenna have?
2. Chef Pillsbury's secret recipe requires 7 eggs for every 2 cups of flour.  How many eggs will he need if he uses 8 cups of flour?

3. The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its width is 6:5. Its length is 24 inches. What is its width?

4. The ratio of the length of Joey’s rope to Chad’s rope is 8:3. Joey’s rope is 56 cm long.  How long is Chad’s rope?

5. Pat the Painter mixed 3 pints of yellow paint with 4 pints of green paint to make a nifty new color. He used 27 pints of yellow paint. How many pints of green paint will he need?

Answers are due by Friday 10/15

Digits 1 through 9 = 100

Look at the following:
1 + 23 - 4 + 5 - 6 + 78 + 9 = 106
Notice that the digits 1 through 9 are used in order to arrive at 106. Using 1 through 9 in order, and using only addition or subtraction, create an equation that equals 100.


(Hint: There is MORE than one answer!!)

I want to be....

What do you want to do when you grow up?
In that job, how will you use math?

(In your paragraph, make sure to list details to how math would be used)

Eating Cheese

Small pieces of cheese are placed over each of twelve numbers on the face of a circular clock. A mouse eats the cheese over the number 1 and walks clockwise around the clock, eating every other piece of cheese. What number will be under the last uneaten piece of cheese?
Explain (the steps) how you received the answer that you did.