Operations and Algebraic Thinking
LeBron James scored points in this pattern:
10, 15, 20, 25, 30
What is the seventh number in the pattern?
40
Jayson Tatum scored 12,430 points in his career.
What is the value of the digit 4 in 12,430?
400
4 hundreds
Devin Booker made 2/4 of his free throws in the first half and 1/8 in the second half.
What fraction of his free throws did he make in total?
5/8 of his free throws
Joel Embiid is 7 feet 2 inches tall.
How many inches tall is Joel Embiid?
86 inches
At the free throw line, the player shoots the ball at a right angle to the court.
What is the measure of a right angle in degrees?
90 degrees
Steph Curry made 6 three-pointers in each of 4 games.
He also made 2 free throws in each of those games.
How many total points did he score?
80 Points
Luka Dončić sold 345 jerseys each month for 3 months.
How many jerseys did he sell in total?
1,035 Jerseys
Klay Thompson took 12 shots in a game and made 3 of them.
What fraction of his shots did he make?
3/12 or 1/4
The arena is 300,000 cubic units. What are possible dimensions of the arena?
A basketball player shoots the ball from a corner where two lines meet forming an angle of 45 degrees.
Is this angle acute, right, or obtuse?
Acute Angle - less than 90 degrees
Giannis scored 8 points in each of 3 games.
Jimmy Butler scored 6 points in each of 4 games.
Whose total is greater, and by how many points?
They scored the same amount - 24 points
The Miami Heat scored a total of 9,456 points during the season. They played 82 games.
About how many points did they score per game on average?
About 115 Points per game
Zion Williamson played two quarters of a game:
In the first quarter, he played 2/3 of the time.
In the second quarter, he played 3/4 of the time.
Which quarter did he play more in, and how do you know?
2/3 = 8/12
3/4 = 9/12
Second Quarter
LeBron 5 miles 2 times a week after practice.
1 mile = 5,280 feet.
How many feet he run in total per week?
52,800
What polygon is a basketball hoop?
Trick question! A basketball hoop is a circular shape and this is NOT a polygon.
Kevin Durant earns 2 bonus points for every assist and 3 bonus points for every rebound.
In one game, he had 4 assists and 5 rebounds.
In another game, he had 6 assists and 2 rebounds.
Which game earned him more bonus points?
Game 1: 23 points
Game 2: 18 points
Game 1
Anthony Edwards ran 3.65 miles during each workout session. He worked out 4 days this week.
How many miles did he run in total?
14.6 total miles
Jalen Brunson drinks 3/4 of a sports drink bottle during each practice. He practiced 5 days this week.
How many bottles of sports drink did he drink in total?
15/4 or 3 3/4 bottles
An NBA player scored the following points in 4 games:
Game 1: 20 points
Game 2: 15 points
Game 3: 18 points
Game 4: 7 points
What is the average number of points scored per game?
Averaging 15 points per game
At a basketball game, the coach measures two angles made by a player’s shot trajectory: one is 60 degrees and the other is 120 degrees.
What type of angles are these?
Angle one is acute
Angle two is obtuse
The Charlotte Hornets are planning to score at least 100 points in their next game.
A 3-pointer is worth 3 points
A 2-pointer is worth 2 points
A free throw is worth 1 point
Task:
Create two different combinations of shots (3-pointers, 2-pointers, and free throws) that total exactly 100 points.
Multiple Answers
Ja Morant is tracking his average points per game for the season.
He scored a total of 2,133 points over a certain number of games.
He wants his average to be exactly 27 points per game.
How many games did he play?
79 Games
During an NBA training week,
LaMelo Ball spends:
2/5 of his practice time on shooting drills
1/4 on defense drills
The rest on conditioning
Question:
What fraction of his practice time does LaMelo spend on conditioning?
7/20
KD's vertical jump is 38 inches.
The coach wants to know his height in feet and inches.
If KD improves his jump by 6 inches, what is the new jump height in feet and inches?
3 feet 2 inches
An NBA team wants to build a new water cooler station shaped like a rectangular prism to fit near the court. The station measures 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet high.
What is the volume?
If the team wants to double the volume what would you do?What about half the volume?
24 cubic feet
Double ONE dimension
Half ONE dimension