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From: John.Feltham@f706.n640.z3.fidonet.org (John Feltham)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Minor Glitch
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 19:53:06 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/706 - Coral Sea, Townsville Qld Australia

G'day Carol,

I was just showing a parent through the latest question set and noticed
that you have a question which mentions 'dimes'.  Just a minor point,
but students and teachers outside of continental America may not know
what a dime is, or even a plugged nickel for that matter....   :-)

ooroo

 * SLMR 2.1a * Coral Sea Views, Wulguru, Townsville, Australia


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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Fellow MatheMagician
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 92 23:19:43 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

Sue, I've been contacted by Carl Main of Shoreline Community College 
who would like to get in contact with you regarding MathMagic. (He 
contacted me on Internet)  Do you have Internet access?  If so, can 
you contact him at Main@quest.nwnet.net.  If not, might I give him 
some way of contacting you, possibly your work address?  Thanks, Carol


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From: Robert.Plourde@f120.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Robert Plourde)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: REGISTRATION FOR MATHMAGIC
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 15:28:28 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/120 - SpaceMet Internet, Amherst MA

DEAR CAROL,

I AM A TEACHER FROM FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR PROJECT PALMS.  I AM INTERESTED IN THE MATHMAGIC PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE MORSE POND SCHOOL (GRADES 5/6) AND THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL (7/8).  COULD YOU PLEASE HELP IN THIS PROCESS.  THE SPACEMET IS VERY NEW TO ME AS IS TELECOMMUNICATING IN GENERAL.  TO SAY THE VERY LEAST I AM STRUGGLING WITH THE PROCESS.  ARE ANY TEACHERS FROM MY DISTRICT CURRENTLY INVOLVED?  HOW DO YOU DOWNLOAD MATERIAL TO A FLOPPY DISK USING MICROSOFT WORKS 2.0 SO
 THAT I CAN BRING THE INFORMATION TO SCHOOL ON A DISK OR PRINT IT ON AN IMAGEWRITER?

THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.

ROBERT PLOURDE



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From: Carol.Hooper@f90.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: re: 3rd 4th help
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 18:21:10 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/90 - Stallion K12 Net BB, El Paso TX

Please see my recent messages and posting.  There was no mistake and a 
clarification has been added to the problem listing.  Hope this helps.


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From: Carol.Hooper@f89.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic guide Pg 2
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 23:11:39 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/89 - Wolverine BBS, El Paso TX

HOW DO STUDENTS WORK ON A PROBLEM?
    1.  Simply log on the first day of the
        problem cycle.
    2.  Problems will be posted in a message addressed to
        "All."  Subject line will indicate cycle number
        and corresponding dates.  For example: " Subject:
        Cycle 1 - Sept 8-18" means problems are for Cycle 1
        with a starting date of Sept. 8 and solution format
        due date of Sept. 18.
    3.  Look at the problem for your grade level.
    4.  Get out the thinking cap and begin to discuss
        strategies with students in your grade level from
        around the world.  Enter messages, share ideas, work
        towards a solution while discovering new friends
        from within your city, other states, and even other
        nations.  IMPORTANT:  Your first message must
        indicate your grade level and whether you are
        working as a team or individual.  All teams must
        list names of team members for proper credit as well
        as the sponsoring school, if applicable.  As this
        information is received by MathMagic management,
        updated postings will be made available, listing
        participants in team and individual categories by
        grade level to help you locate other students with
        whom you can discuss the current problem.
HOW DO WE SUBMIT OUR SOLUTIONS?
Solutions are turned in anytime before the last day of the
problem cycle and are written in a specific format.  This
format is:
    1.  State the problem, listing the knowns and unknowns
        and any assumptions which are made.
    2.  Explain the strategy, or strategies.  Suggested
        strategies are:
        a.  Work a simpler case and apply.
        b.  Look for a pattern to apply.
        c.  Make a wild guess and check your answer.
        d.  Make a table, chart, or diagram; use a model.
        e.  Label known parts and unknown parts with
            variables.
        f.  Write an equation relating the knowns and
            unknowns.
        g.  Work backwards.
        h.  Work for a subgoal.
        i.  Find a related problem or strategy you can
            apply.
        j.  If all else fails, act it out.


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From: Jeff.Harrits@f921.n720.z6.fidonet.org (Jeff Harrits)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Ni hau - hello
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 11:07:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 6:720/921 - World Data Exchange, Taipei Taiwan

We'd love to hear from you and your class.  You can also send mail to TAS Kids.  I know our students are always fascinated by any "wild" weather, especially the mention of snow and cold temperatures.  We do get snow in the high mountains but most of our students never see it.

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Freddie 1.0: This message was "Made in Taiwan"



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Subject: 3rd 4th help
From: tmay@eis.calstate.edu (Tim May)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 07:08:51 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

Mr. May's 3/4th grade Math Magic club (Allysa, Alexanne, Miri, Emily,
Mikaela, Brandon, Kenny, and Joey) from Cherry Valley School in Petaluma
CA, is hard at work on the 3rd 4th grade problem. 
We have broken down the first part of the problem into parts after
Alexanne started a list like this ...

45 pennies
40 pennies  1 nickel
35 pennies  2 nickels
35 pennies            1 dime

We have found out that the list will endup being fairly long.
But the club is having trouble with the second part of the problem
Here is the letter the club has written to the mathmagic community:

"Dear MathMagic,
We do dont understand the second part of the 3-4 problem. These are the
reasons why.  20 nickels is a dollar and 20 dimes is two dollars.  Is this
part of the problem possible. Has anybody else solved it.  Please write
back soon.
from Mr. May's MathMagic Club"
From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: re: Want to Join In!!
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 08:07:08 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

Welcome.  NO, it's never too late.  This problem cycle continues 
through November 23rd.  So jump right in!


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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic TimeCycle 2
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 15:31:50 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

In order to go with the majority of the voters and provide for a 
smooth transition (sound familiar :-)!), I am going to change the 
current cycle to a five week cycle.....The problems will be due on 
November 23.  The next cycle (Cycle 3) will be a four week cycle.  
Thanks for you input.  Hope this gives everyone time to get those 
responses on line!  Thanks.


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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: 7/8 Grade Solution
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 09:35:32 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

HI,WE ARE FROM INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN EL PASO
TEXAS.OUR NAMES ARE NANCY VELARDE, LINDSEY MALONE, AND LORI
MORENO.
     WE KNOW THAT EACH LETTER HAS A DOLLAR VALUE BASED ON ITS
POSITION IN THE ALPHABET. WE CAN FIND THE DOLLAR VALUE OF
WORDS BY USING ALGEBRA. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE LETTERS ARE
CREATED INTO VARIABLES.
     WE NEED TO FIND OUT THE DOLLAR VALUE OF MATH
MAGIC,INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL,A TEN DOLLAR WORD,A TWELVE
DOLLAR WORD,A 20 -100 DOLLAR WORD,1,000 OR 10,000 DOLLAR
WORD,THE CHEAPEST WORD,AND THE MOST EXPESIVE WORD.
      WE ALL HAD DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.LORI'S STRATEGIES FOR A
WAS SHE FOUND THE LETTER VALUE AND MULTIPLIED WIT THE
CALCULATOR. FOR B SHE DID IT THREE DIFFERENT WAYS BECAUSE OUR
SCHOOL CAN BE SPELLED THREE DIFERENT WAYS.FIRST SHE DID
INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THIS SHE FOUND THE DOLLAR
VALUE AND MULTIPLIED WITH THE CALCULATOR. THEN SHE USED
INDIAN RIDGE SHE DID THE SAME ,FOUND THE DOLLAR VALUE AND
MULTIPLIED WITH THE CALCULATOR.THE LAST ONE SHE USED WAS
IRMS,FOUND THE DOLLAR VALUE AND MULITIPLIED WITH THE
CALCULATOR. NEXT ARE MY STRATEGAES WERE I USED SEVERAL
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. ONE OF MY STRATEGIES WAS TO USES A
CALCULATOR TO FIND THE SUM OF THE WORDS. ANOTHER ONE OF MY
STRATEGIES WAS I TRIED DIFFERENT WORDS. SOME OF THEM I GOT
RIGHT AWAY BUT WHEN I GOT TO 30 DOLLARS,60 DOLLARS,AND 100
DOLLARS.I HAD TO DO SOME OF THEM BY HAND BECAUSE THEY WERE TO
BIG FOR THE CALCULATOR. I TRIED EVERY WORD FROM I TO
ZOOGRAPHY. I ALSO LOOKED IN THE DICTIONARY FOR WORDS TO USE.
HESE ARE MY STRATEGIES.
      NANCY'S STRATEGIES FOR G-THE CHEAPEST WORD,H-THE MOST
EXPENSIVE WORD WERE VERY EASY FOR G,THE CHEAPEST WORD I
GUESSED,THEN I LOOKED IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY.THE CHEAPEST
WORD IS (A)IT IS WORTH $1.MY STRATEGIES FOR H-THE MOST
EXPENSIVE WORD,I LOOKED IT UP IN THE GENIOUS BOOK OF
WORLD RECORDS.
     OUR SOLUTIONS ARE FOR A)MATHMAGIC=$5,110,B)INDIAN RIDGE
MIDDLE SCHOOL=589,245,235,INDIAN
RIDGE=144,027,020,IRMS=40,014 C)A $10 WORD =BE,D)$12=CD,E)$20
=AT;$30=BO;$40=TAB;$50=MAD;$60=ACT;$70=SAD;$80=DEAD;$90=OF$10
0=DAY;F)$1000=JET;G)CHEAPEST WORD=(A)=$1;MOST EXPENSIVE WORD-
LOPADOTEMACHOSCLACHOGALEOKRANIOLEIPSANODRIMHYPOTRIMMATOSIPHIO
PARAOMELITOKATAKECHYMENOKICHLEPIKOSSYPHOPHATTOPERISTERALEKTRY
ONOPTEKEPHALLIOKIGKLOPELEIOLAGOIOSIRAIOBAPHETRAGANOPTERYGON=
THE WORD HAS TO MANY LETTERS TO FIND THE ANSWER ON THE
CALCULATOR.


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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: re: Inservice workshop
Date: 5 Nov 92 04:07:10 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

That's wonderful!  I sure appreciate the support and look forward to 
more participants.  Yes, it is fun to exchange.  I think the program 
should allow for continued exchanges...they just won't be taken into 
consideration when discussing recognition.  Please feel free to 
continue and learn!


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From: Carol.Hooper@f89.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic Participants
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 00:04:13 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/89 - Wolverine BBS, El Paso TX

                 Current MathMagic Partipants
Grade Level K-2
 1.  Nancy Bucher/Bonners Ferry-Naples, Idaho/Grade 2-6
 2.  Mary Darling/Columbus, Ohio/Grade Level K-8
 3.  Dorothy Feist/Hebron, North Dakota, Grade Level K
 4.  Susan Foxman/Portland, Oregon/Grade Level K-5
 5.  Lorna Kropp/Spokane Washington/Grade K-6
 6.  Chris Rowan/Brownsville, Texas/Grade Level K-4
Grade Level 3-4
 1.  Nancy Bucher/Bonners Ferry-Naples, Idaho/Grade 2-6
 2.  Mary Darling/Columbus, Ohio/Grade Level K-8
 3.  Susan Foxman/Portland, Oregon/Grade Level K-5
 4.  Lorna Kropp/Spokane Washington/Grade K-6
 5.  Tim May/Petaluma, California/Grade Level 3-4
 6.  Chris Rowan/Brownsville, Texas/Grade Level K-4 Grade
 7.  Linda Scott/Portland, Oregon/Grade Level 4
Level 5-6
 1.  Nancy Bucher/Bonners Ferry-Naples, Idaho/Grade 2-6
 2.  Cindy Cole/Charlemont, Massachusetts/Grade Level 5-6
 3.  Mary Darling/Columbus, Ohio/Grade Level K-8
 4.  Susan Foxman/Portland, Oregon/Grade Level K-5
 5.  Jeff Harrits(TAS Kids)/Taipei, Taiwan/Grade Level 5-6
 6.  Lorna Kropp/Spokane Washington/Grade K-6
 7.  Robert Plourde/Falmouth, Massachusetts/Grade Level 5-8
 8.  Julie Rosenoff/Spokane, Washinton/Grade Level 5-6
 9.  Deborah Roussell/Hatfield, Massachusetts/Grade Level 6
10.  Jim Specht/West Linn, Oregon/Grade Level 6 - 8
11.  John White/Newbed, Frederiction, Canada/Grade Level 5-6
Grade Level 7-8
 1.  Mary Darling/Columbus, Ohio/Grade Level K-8
 2.  John Feltham/Townsville, Queensland, Australia/Grade
     Level 8-12
 3.  Carol Hooper/El Paso, Texas/Grade Level 7-8
 4.  Ed Kwasniewski/Kelowna, B.C.  Canada/Grade Level 7
 5.  Robert Plourde/Falmouth, Massachusetts/Grade Level 5-8
 6.  Jim Specht/West Linn, Oregon/Grade Level 6-8
 7.  Tom Winn/Fir Island, Washington/Grade Level 7-8
Grade Level 9-10
 1.  Brian Bridal/Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Grade Level 9
 2.  William De Salazar/Ft.  Lauderdale, Florida/Grade Level
    9-12
 3.  John Feltham/Townsville, Queensland, Australia/Grade
    Level 8-12
 4.  Sheila King/Diamond Bar, Los Angeles/Grade Level 9-12
 5.  Sue Walker/Bothell, Washington/Grade Level 9-10
Grade Level 11-12
 1.  William De Salazar/Ft.  Lauderdale, Florida/Grade Level
     9-12
 2.  John Feltham/Townsville, Queensland, Australia/Grade
     Level 8-12
 3.  Sheila King/Diamond Bar, Los Angeles/Grade Level 9-12
 4.  Sue Walker/Bothell, Washington/Grade Level 9-10
 5.  Clovis Lacerda/American School of Racife, Brazil/Grade
     Level 10-12
Grade Level??
 1.  Steve Paulson/Everett, Washinton/Grade Level ??
 2.  Shawn Wyant/Muskegon, Missouri/Grade Level ??
Please correct and update as necessary.  Thanks, Carol


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From: Robert.Plourde@f120.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Robert Plourde)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: got your message
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 15:13:06 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/120 - SpaceMet Internet, Amherst MA

* Original From: Helen Sternheim (1:321/109)
* Original To  : Robert Plourde (1:321/120)

This is channel 2 the math magic area.  Write local messages in areas 1 and 2   
please.  Did you find the messages from Carol Hooper with the math-magic   
problems?  They should still be available here. 

Use the list command to find the correct messages.  then enter the message  
number to see it on screen.



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From: Ken.Blystone@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Ken Blystone)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic Archive
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 15:26:11 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

Carol,
The 1st 100 MathMagic messages have been archived in a file called 
MMAGIC01.ZIP.  Soon my system will start to purge the early MathMagic 
messages.  Nothing will be lost, however.  I will continue to archive 
all messages using the same format name.  MMAGIC02.ZIP will be the 
second hundred messages and so on.  Anyone who would like to review 
the messages 1-100 may file request MMAGIC01.ZIP from 1:381/64.
   
Thanks!


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From: Carol.Hooper@f89.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic Problems Cycle 2
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 23:10:46 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/89 - Wolverine BBS, El Paso TX

Grade Level K-2
A penney is a coin with 2 sides - "heads" and "tails." Tammy has
10  pennies. If she  drops all of them on  the floor, how many
will land facing "heads" up?
*************************
Grade Level 3-4
Carol has 45  cents in change. What possible coins  could she have
to make this amount?
Ted has 20 coins which are all dimes and nickels.  Some of these coins,
                                                   ^^^^
when combined, equal 60 cents.  Altogether, how many dimes and how many
nickels does he have?  (Rewording completed for clarification.)
************************* Grade Level 5-6
Underneath many city streets, there are tunnels and man-made holes for
drainage, electrical lines, phone lines, and so forth.  These
"manholes" are covered with large, heavy, metal covers on the street.
The covers could be many different shapes, such as squares,  circles,
rectangles,triangles, and others.  What is the best shape for a manhole
cover?  What is the worst shape for a manhole cover?  Explain your
answers.  *************************
Grade Level 7-8
Let's assign each letter of the alphabet a dollar value based on its
position in the alphabet. Let A=$1, B=$2, C=$3, D=$4,...up to  Y=$25,
Z=$26.  When we assign values to letters like this we create
"variables." Now we can find the dollar value of words, using algebra.
For example, the word CAB is worth $6, because CAB = 3x1x2 = 6 (notice
we mutiply the value of the letters together, since in algebra when
variables are next to each other they are multiplied).  Now can you
find A) the dollar value of "MathMagic" B) the dollar value of the name
of your school C) a $10 word D) a $12 word E) a $20, 30, ...$100 word
F) a $1000  or $10000 word G) the cheapest word H) the most expensive
word.
*************************
Grade Level 9-10
Use any mathematical operations you know to represent each natural
number n as an expression with n n's. For example, represent 3 as a
combination of three 3's as: (3 + 3)/3. Write  as many of the natural
numbers as you can  in this way:  one 1, two 2's, three 3's, four 4's,
etc.   (These can be combined using various operations!)
*************************
Grade Level 11-12
Define n> to be the sum of the first n natural numbers greater than n.
Define <n to  be the sum of  the  n natural numberrs upto and including
n. So,
    4> =  5 +  6  + 7 + 8 = 26
    <4 =  1 + 2  + 3  + 4 = 10
Write a formula using  n for
A)  n> - <n
B)  n> + <n
************************


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From: Paul.Launspach@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Launspach)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: re: HELLO FROM CANADA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:25:29 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

Hello from El Paso. We saw your message and we are an 8th grade class 
from Indian Ridge Middle School. We also want to write back to your 
class. There are 4 people here and we are from Mrs. Hooper's best math 
class.  There is Lisa, who is bugging me. And there is April, who is 
talking too much. Then there's Keith, who's sitting here watching us 
argue. And then there's me..Ecko. I am typing.w/b


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From: Nancy.Bucher@p0.f14.n346.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Bucher)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Problem for 7-8th graders
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 07:03:31 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:346/14.0 - Room 5, Bonners Ferry ID

Dear Carol,
	The following work was done by Amanda Amato, Cindi Kimball, Rachel
Demo, Del Mar Romero, Sue Weeks, and Adam Bates.  They are 5th and 6th graders
at Naples Elem. in Naples, Idaho.

	We found dollar value of words when each letter of the alphabet is
given a value according to its place in the alphabet, and when the values are
then mulitplied to get a product for each word.

	The value of the name NAPLES is only $255,360. because it is a short
word.  The value of MATHMAGIC is $5,110,560.  We confess we used a spreadsheet
program on a computer with our teacher's help, because first we tried working
it out by hand with paper and pencil and we got different answers from each
other.

	BE is $10.	AL is $12.  (That is Amanda's father's name also.)
	ED is $20.	BO is $30.  (That is a man's first name, also.)
	BAT is $40.	BAY is $50.	CAT is $60.	BEG is $70.
	TAD is $80.	COB is $90.	ATE is $100. 	JET is $1000.

	To do this, we factored.  For example:  10 x 7 =70 and 2 x 5 = 10
so 2 x 5 x 7 = 70.  So the product of the values of B,E, and G is 70 and
BEG is a word.

	The cheapest word is A!
	We figured out the value of "antidisestablishmentarianism" because it
is a very long word.  Again we used the computer.  Our answer, rounded off to
four "significant" digits is 9,347,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.  The computer
gave it as 9.347E+24 because it is programmed to use scientific notation.

	Thank you from Naples, Idaho.


... Help stamp out, eliminate and abolish redundancy!

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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: MathMagic Problems, Cycle 2
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 08:22:57 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

Grade Level K-2
A penney is a coin with 2 sides - "heads" and "tails." Tammy has
10  pennies. If she  drops all of them on  the floor, how many
will land facing "heads" up?
*************************
Grade Level 3-4
Carol has 45  cents in change. What possible coins  could she have
to make this amount?
Ted has 20 coins which are all dimes and nickels.  Some of these coins,
                                                   ^^^^
when combined, equal 60 cents.  Altogether, how many dimes and how many
nickels does he have?  (Rewording completed for clarification.)
************************* Grade Level 5-6
Underneath many city streets, there are tunnels and man-made holes for
drainage, electrical lines, phone lines, and so forth.  These
"manholes" are covered with large, heavy, metal covers on the street.
The covers could be many different shapes, such as squares,  circles,
rectangles,triangles, and others.  What is the best shape for a manhole
cover?  What is the worst shape for a manhole cover?  Explain your
answers.  *************************
Grade Level 7-8
Let's assign each letter of the alphabet a dollar value based on its
position in the alphabet. Let A=$1, B=$2, C=$3, D=$4,...up to  Y=$25,
Z=$26.  When we assign values to letters like this we create
"variables." Now we can find the dollar value of words, using algebra.
For example, the word CAB is worth $6, because CAB = 3x1x2 = 6 (notice
we mutiply the value of the letters together, since in algebra when
variables are next to each other they are multiplied).  Now can you
find A) the dollar value of "MathMagic" B) the dollar value of the name
of your school C) a $10 word D) a $12 word E) a $20, 30, ...$100 word
F) a $1000  or $10000 word G) the cheapest word H) the most expensive
word.
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Grade Level 9-10
Use any mathematical operations you know to represent each natural
number n as an expression with n n's. For example, represent 3 as a
combination of three 3's as: (3 + 3)/3. Write  as many of the natural
numbers as you can  in this way:  one 1, two 2's, three 3's, four 4's,
etc.   (These can be combined using various operations!)
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Grade Level 11-12
Define n> to be the sum of the first n natural numbers greater than n.
Define <n to  be the sum of  the  n natural numberrs upto and including
n. So,
    4> =  5 +  6  + 7 + 8 = 26
    <4 =  1 + 2  + 3  + 4 = 10
Write a formula using  n for
A)  n> - <n
B)  n> + <n
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