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World Record Holders
This or That
Down & Up
100
Brittany paid $4.50 for 3 pounds of apples, how much did she pay per pound?
What is $1.50 per pound of apples?
100
The world recorder holder for fastest growing hair is at 0.75 inches in 1 month. Write this ratio in 3 different ways.
What is 0.75 inches/1 month, 0.75 inches: 1 month, 0.75 to 1 month?
100
Kevin made $50 in 5 hours of work, and Jessica made $80 in 10 hours. Who earned more money per hour?
Who is Kevin? He made $10 per hour, and Jessica made $8 per hour.
100
Shrimpy could swim in 18 inches in 6 seconds. How long would it take Shrimpy to swim 27 inches?
What is 9 seconds?
200
Paul makes $75 for working 5 hours as a bank teller. How much does he make per hour?
What is $15?
200
Michael Phelps won 22 medals in 4 Olympic Games. What is his rate of medals won for each Olympic Game? (hint: it's ok if it is not a whole #).
What is 5.5 medals per Olympic Game?
200
Ashlee's juice mix has 5 cups of pineapple juice and 2 cups of grape juice. Dario's juice has 6 cups of pineapple juice and 3 cups of grape juice. Whose juice tastes more like pineapple?
What is Ashlee's juice?
200
What famous basketball player majored in math at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC)? (Hint: His jersey number is a prime: #23 and he is in the movie Space Jam).
Who is Michael Jordan?
300
Amari made $200 working 4 hours as a graphic designer. If she works 10 hours and gets paid the same hourly rate, how much money will she earn?
What is $500?
300
Anthony Morigerato, who lives in New York, currently holds the world recorder for fastest tap dancer. He recorded 1,163 taps in 1 minute. If he could continue this rate for an hour, how many taps would he have completed?
What is 69,780 taps in an hour?
300
Bernie buys 2 pairs of same priced shoes for $95. Darius buys 3 pairs of same priced shoes for $138. Who paid more for one pair of shoes?
Who is Bernie? He paid $47.50 per pair of shoes and Darius paid $46 per pair of shoes.
300
10-year-old Katelyn Penner can juggle a soccer ball 5000 times in 50 minutes, without the ball touching the ground. If she juggles at a constant rate, How many times can she juggle the ball in 75 minutes?
What 7500 times?
400
Rihanna's new album has 12 songs that costs $12.96 on I-Tunes. Jay-Z's record company wants to charge the same rate per song for his 14 song album. How much with Jay-Z's new 14 song album cost?
What is $15.12?
400
American Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record for the 100 meter race. She ran this in a little over 10 seconds. How many meters does she run in 1 second?
What is about 10 meters per 1 second?
400
It took Alex 5 hours to read 4 articles. It took Abby 7 hours to read 6 articles. If they continue at this pace, who will read 24 articles first?
Who is Abby? Abby will take 28 hours and Alex will take 30 hours.
400
The word "algebra" comes from what language?
What is Arabic (the language spoken in Egypt and many other countries)?
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