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| Katherine Stoklosa Middle School 560 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01854 Tel: 978-275-6330 Fax: 978-275-6343 | James S.
Daley Middle School, Lowell, Ma. 150 Fleming Street, Lowell, MA 01851 Telephone: (978) 937-8981 |
Coming Soon !2006 Project Coordinators:
Ms. Linda Dano- retired LPSD teacher/ Math Trail Designer
Mr. Paul Giguere - Stoklosa Instructional Technology Teacher
Mrs. Ellen Savage - Stoklosa Lead Math Teacher
Problem 1.
Marleena
How many bags of mulch would you need to cover a 4 foot by 8 foot area 6 inches deep? How much would it cost?
Problem 2.a.) 4 bags, $40 c.) 16 bags, $40Solution 1: a.) 6 inches = .5 feet / V= Lx WxH V= 8x4x.5= 16 cubic feet 16/ 4per bag= 4 bags 4bags times $10= $40
b.) 6 bags, $50 d.) 10 bags, $100
Neang
How much cement would you need to replace a large lightpost base in cubic inches? If 231 cubic inches equals 1 gallon, how many gallons of premixed cement would you need?
a.) 1000 inches, 400 gallons b.)12334.52 cubic inches, 486.29 gallons
c.) 2000 inches, 400 gallons d.) 5000 cubic inches, 40 gallons
Solution 2 : b.) V= pi r2 x h The base of the column is the area of the circle, so 3.14 X 13 squared = 3.14 X 169 = 560.66
560.66X 22 inch height = 12334.52. If 231 cubic inches equals 1 gallon, 12334.52 / divided by 231 inches to a gallon = 486.2966 gallons of pre mixed cement.
More Coming Soon!
Challenge: Solve the
2004 word problems our students created 1. School Community,A problem template and guidelines were made available to all students who wished to participate. Problems submitted here represent our students' best efforts. For further details, templates, a lesson plan with standards , photos and additional student math problems and solutions , please visit:
2. History and Landmarks
3. Multicultural Connections
4. Famous People
5. Sports, Entertainment and Recreation.
Our National Math Trail Sample Forms
Ma. based Lesson Plan / originalNational Standards addressed in this project
The ten problems below represent all five categories listed above. In the spirit of keeping our Lowell virtual theme concept intact, we have added a relative link to each of the problems below to allow our viewers to learn more about Lowell, Massachusetts, a great place to live and go to school!
School Community
#1. Chanda Phim Grade 8
Word Problem:
Jodi wants to attend the Lowell Winterfest after school, but she has about two hours worth of homework assigned by her teachers. She has after school programs until 4:30 PM. By the time she gets home, it would d be 5 PM. Her father says he can bring her to the Winterfest if she finishes her homework by or before 7:30 PM. It also takes about forty minutes to drive to the Fest. (She lives on the outskirts of town.) The finale of the Fest, however, is 8 PM. Will she be able to get a ride from her dad in time to get to the fireworks at the Winterfest? If she is able to, how much time would she have to socialize? If she isn't able to, how much time would she miss the Fest by?
Multiple Choice Question:
If she asked her teacher to excuse her out of all of her homework the next day, how much time would she have at the Fest?
a.) 3 Hours#1.Solution: Word: 20 minutes / Multiple choice: 2 Hours and 20 Minutes
b.) 3 Hours, 10 Minutes
c.) 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
d.) 2 Hours and 20 Minutes
Lowell History and Landmarks
#2.Shikha Kaji / Ianna Hondros-McCarthy- Grade 8
Word Problem:
City Hall is located at the center of the city. The Post Office is 1.2 miles away in the West direction. The Whistler House Museum is halfway between the two landmarks. How far is the Whistler House Museum from City Hall?
Multiple Choice Question:
The Merrimack River is 1.8 miles from City Hall to the East. Based on the information above, how far away is it from the Whistler House Museum?
a.) .6 miles#2.-Solution: Word: .6 miles Multiple Choice: c.) 2.4 miles
b.) 3.0 miles
c.) 2.4 miles
d.)1.8 mile
See the Whistler House Online!
Lowell History and Landmarks
#3. Lowell History and Landmarks
Yasmine Turay Computer Club - Grade 7
Word Problem:
If a mill girl in the 1850's worked 16 hours a day, six days a week, how many hours would she work in a week?
Muiltiple Choice Problem:
How many hours would the same mill girl work in a month?
a.) 496 hours
b.) 384 hours
c.) 500 hours
d.) 400 hours
#3 Solutions: Word: 96 hours a week / Multiple Choice: b.) 384 hours
Learn more about the "Lowell Mill Girls" online !
Multi Cultural Connections
#4 Name: Arleen Vath Computer Club - Grade 5
Word Problem:
Students at our school perform traditional ethnic dances at our International Day Show. If a dance group practices the South East Asian Coconut Dance 2 hours a week , for six weeks, how many hours does the group practice in all?
Multiple Choice Question
If there are 6 pairs of dancers in the Coconut Dance group, how many combined hours did the students practice each week?
a.) 24 hours#4 Solutions: 12 hours, Multiple choice- a) 24 hours
b.) 12 hours
c.) 48 hours
d.) none of the above
Visit Lowell's Angkor Dance Troupe online !
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#5. Multi Cultural Problems
Name: Brian Le / Grade 8
Word Problem:
John is planning to attend the Lowell Folk Festival. He plans to go early because he is going to walk there and he wants to get there when everything starts. So, he checks his pockets and only finds $30 and he is awfully tired from walking , so he wants to take a cab home which costs at least $10. Also, he is very hungry so he plans to eat from the Wat Lao Mixayaram of New England tent because of the delicious scent he smells while he walks by.
The menu for the Wat Lao tent food is:
$1 -Chicken WingIf John decided that he wanted a Papaya Salad, Two Spring Roll, a Fried Rice Plate , Four Beef Teriyakis and Four Chicken Wings, will John have enough money to get home? If yes, how much money would he have left from the $30 to pay for the cab?
$1.50 - Beef Teriyaki
$3 -Fried Noodles Plate
$1.50 -Spring Roll
$2 -Sticky Rice
$5 -Papaya Salad
$2 -Fried Rice Plate
$2 -Spring Water
Multiple Choice:
John is still hungry. If John just decides to walk home instead of taking a cab, what are the possible group of food he can buy below?
A.) Papaya Salad, Two Spring Roll, and Two Spring Water
B.)Two Fried Noodles Plate, Two Beef Teriyaki, and Two Spring Water
C.) Two Chicken Wing, One Beef Teriyaki, One Spring Roll, One Fried Noodles Plate, and One Spring Water
D.)Five Chicken Wings, One Papaya Salad, and One Spring Water
#5. Solutions: Yes, $10 / Multiple choice, C.) Two Chicken Wing, One Beef Teriyaki, One Spring Roll, One Fried Noodles Plate, and One Spring Water
Visit Lowell's Summer Folk Festival soon !
Famous People from Lowell
#6 Andrew Howe -Grade 8
Word Problem:
Benjamin Franklin Butler was born on November 5, 1818. If he captured Baltimore on May 13, 1861, how old was he to the day? In December 1864, Butler organized the 25th Corps, which consisted of thirty-seven African-American regiments plus white officers. If each regiment at creation consisted of 1,000 men, how many men were in the 25th Corps once it was formed?
Multiple Choice Question:
On May 13, 1861, Butler took Baltimore. In May 1862, he took control of New Orleans. In December 1864, he created the 25th Corps. In November 1863, he was sent to New York. Put these in chronological order.
a.)Baltimore, New Orleans, 25th Corps, New York
b.)New Orleans, New York, Baltimore, 25th Corps
c.)Baltimore, New Orleans, New York, 25th Corps
d.) New York, 25th Corps, New Orleans, Baltimore
#6 Solutions: Word:42 years, 6 months, and 8 days old- 37,000 soldiers
Multiple Choice: C) Baltimore, New Orleans, New York, 25th Corps
Learn more about Benjamin Butler
#7 -Mary Silk / Grade 8
Word Problem:
Francis Cabot Lowell became a successful merchant and traveled to England, where in 1810 he acquired information about the Lancashire power looms' inner workings. He had a photographic mind that helped him remember what the looms looked like. It took him seven seconds to take a mental picture of detailed or complicated machine parts , and only four seconds for a simple part. If it took him three minutes and 12 seconds to take mental notes of all the machines, how many complicated did he memorize?
The number of simple pictures he memorized was 41 .
Multiple Choice Question:
Thanks to Francis Cabot Lowell 's vision, eventually mills were established along the Merrimack River. The original work force for these mills were mainly young women who came from nearby farms. In most cases there were three girls to a room but about one third of the rooms only had two boarders. There were three hundred rooms. Every forty or so girls had a keeper who took care of them doing the cooking and cleaning. If the girls and the keepers are the only ones living in the boarding houses how many people are living there?
a.) 800
b.) 940
c.) 900
d.) 820
#7 Solutions : Word : 4 complicated parts memorized, if there are 41 simple parts / Multiple Choice - D) 820
Find out more about Francis Cabot Lowell
#8. Famous People
Kimberley Howe and Katy Nowoswiat / Grade 8
Word Problem:
Over a four month work period, 25 cents was deducted from a mill girl's salary for each mistake she made in the cloth. She made six mistakes in a month, so how much money would she have made if she earned $14 amonth? This same girl paid $5 for room and board, and sent $2 a month home. How much money would she have left that month?
Multiple Choice Question:
What was the total profit a mill girl made after working three months at $14 a month, paying $5 a month room and board , and spending $7 purchasing various items for her needs and wardrobe?
a.) $14.50
b.) $12
c.) $20
d.) $16
#8 Solutions: Word Problem:$12. 50 , and $5. 50 left after expenses / Multiple choice: c) $20Learn more about the Lowell Mills and working conditions.
Sports , Entertainment and Recreation
#9- Category-Sports , Recreation and Entertainment
Name: Jose Negron Section: PC1- Grade 61. Word Problem:
PC2 made the line graph featured here to show their favorite sports.
How many boys liked basketball ?
How many boys liked football?
How many more boys liked football than basketball ?
How many times would the number of people that liked baseball go into the number of people that liked football?
2. Multiple Choice Question:
How many more boys liked football than soccer?
a.) 2#9 Solutions: Word problem 3 , 6, 3, 3 1/2 / Multiple choice b) 5 more
b.) 5
c.) 6
d.) not enough information
#10
Recreational/ Sports/ Entertainment
Name: Michael Lourenco and Lisa Hean / Grade 8
River Hawks-Hockey
Information:
Customers Cost
Adult $10
Faculty/Staff $10
Seniors (65+) $5
Child (12 & Under) $5
UML Student- $5
The University of Mass Lowell has recorded that about 20 faculty members and 150 students will be attending the River Hawks hockey game on Friday. 50% of the students that are going to the game will be bringing 2 younger siblings (under 12) to the game. They have also concluded that 15 senior citizens, and 80 adults are also going to be present at the game later in the week. So, how much of a profit will they make if they have to spend a thousand five hundred dollars for all the accomadations?
Multiple Choice Problem:
A family of eight will be attending the hockey game. Their family consists of 2 senior citizens, 3 UML students, 2 adults, and 1 child younger than 12. Use the chart above to answer the following question. What is the total amount of money that this family of eight will spend?
A) $49#10 Solutions: Word problem $1075 / Multiple choice C) $50
B) $60
C) $50
D) $51
Visit the River Hawks Homepage!
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