Math Mix-Up
Which is greater: 0.6 or 3/5?
What is equal (both = 0.6)
Which direction does the sun rise?
What is the East?
What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
What is a solid?
You buy 3 items at $2 each. Total?
What is $6?
What has a neck but no head?
What is a bottle?
A shirt is $50 and is 20% off. What is the final price?
What is $40?
Which country is directly south of Canada?
What is the United States?
What happens to particles when heated?
They move faster and spread out
A car travels 60 km/h for 2 hours. Distance?
What is 120 km?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What is a towel?
Find the missing number:__ × 4 = 36 ÷ 3
What is 3?
Why are coastal cities often warmer in winter than inland cities?
Water moderates temperature
Why does ice float on water?
Ice is less dense
You have $20. You spend $7.50. How much left?
What is $12.50?
If 5 machines make 5 items in 5 minutes, how long for 100 machines to make 100 items?
What is 5 minutes?
A rectangle has area 24 m² and width 4 m. What is the length?
What is 6 m?
Why do deserts get very hot in the day but cold at night?
Lack of water → no heat retention
Why can you smell perfume across a room?
Particles move and spread (diffusion)
A recipe needs 2 cups for 4 people. How much for 10 people?
What is 5 cups?
A farmer has 17 sheep, all but 9 run away. How many left?
What is 9?
Explain why multiplying by 0.5 is the same as dividing by 2
Both find half of a number
f you travel west across time zones, do you gain or lose time? Explain.
Gain time (clocks go backward)
Compare how particles behave in solids vs gases
Solids = tight/vibrate; Gases = far apart/move freely
Why is estimating useful before solving a problem?
To check if answers are reasonable
You see a boat full of people, but there isn’t a single person on board. How?
Everyone is married (no “single” people)