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Math Grab Bag K-8
Winter Trivia
100

Write the following decimal as a simplified fraction:  0.3

3/10

100

Name a symbol which signals that a decimal is repeating.

-Bar over the repeating digits

-Ellipses (...) after the repeating digit(s)

100

In the following algebraic expression, what is the coefficient?

         5h + 9

5

100

What is the term for an 8-sided polygon?

Octagon

100

In the movie Ice Age, what kind of animal is Sid?

A sloth

200

Simplify the fraction: 84/96

7/8

200

Convert the repeating decimal 0.2..... into a simplified fraction.

2/9

200
Show your work in finding the value of p.


2(2p - 1) = 10

p=3

200

Show your work in dividing 90 by 7 using long division.

Hint: You will have a remainder.

12 R6

200

A house in Winnetka, Illinois was home to character Kevin McCallister in what famous movie?

Home Alone

300

Write the following decimal as a simplified fraction:  0.24

6/25

300

Define "Rational Numbers"

Any number that CAN be written as a fraction.

300

Find the slope of a line that passes through (1,-3) and (4, 4).

7/3

300

What is the next largest place value after "million"?

Ten million
300

Which day in December is the shortest (least sunlight) of the year?

December 21 

400

Write the following decimal as a simplified fraction:  0.246

123/500

400

Convert the repeating decimal 0.633633633... into a simplified fraction.

211/333

400

How will I know if an equation has NO SOLUTION?

When simplified, the variable terms cancel out and you are left with an UNTRUE statement, such as 3=5.
400

If a clock's shorter hand is pointed at 2, and the longer hand is pointed at 4, what time is it, in hours and minutes?

2:20

400

UGG is a popular brand of winter shoes.  Which country did that style of sheepskin boots originate in?

Australia

500

Write the following decimal as a simplified fraction:  2.72

68/25 OR 2 18/25

500

The volume of a cube-shaped aquarium is 8 feet3.  

What is the length of each side.  Write an equation AND show your work in solving for points.  

s3=8

(inverse operation: cube root)

s=2 feet

500

Which value from a linear equation (y=mx+b) describes the initial value/start/beginning of a situation?

y-intercept (b)

500

Simplify the following expression:  (x4)6

x24

500

In what winter sport do players take turns sliding heavy stones across ice to a circular target?

Curling