Wrightstown Math Trail 2009
Created by
Wrightstown’s Enriched Math Sixth Graders
Class of 2015
The class of 2015 is proud to present
the first ever Wrightstown Math Trail.
Brought to you by:
Ross, Manon, Adam, Daniel, Andrew, Tyler, Julia, Mitch,
Jenn, Ariel, Michael, Erica, Lisha, Colton, & Harry
One Gigantic Order
The Snow family ordered 100 pies from
the Pizza Place for a Super Bowl
party.
Bob, Joe, Mike and Billy, workers at the
Pizza Place, can make 10 pies in an
hour.
However, Mike eats three pies every
hour. If the workers start making pies
at 7:00a.m., what time will they finish
100 pies exactly?
Colton & Michael
The Snack Shack
The Snack Shack at the Tri-Township Field has three different kinds
of Big League Chew: Grape, Green Apple, and Bubble Gum. At the
beginning of the week there were 5,286 packs. Each day a certain
amount of each flavor is sold.
On the first day the following amounts were sold:
Bubble Gum – 45
Green Apple – 27
Grape – 9
Would the shack have enough Big League Chew if the amount sold
of each item was doubled daily for a week? Give proof.
Tyler
The Ice Cream Order Mix-Up
At the Hometown Deli there is a new ice cream section. The Hometown Deli workers must record every customer’s order and the
time the order was placed. One day, Anna and Grace (two workers) were about to close up and realized that they forgot to record five
customers’ orders. Luckily, the girls remembered some things about the customers’ orders.
There were five customers and each customer :
brought a friend (that didn’t buy any ice cream), came in at a certain time, bought ice cream, and bought 2 different toppings. (If the topping has a
1 next to it, it goes in the first topping section; if there is a 2 next to it, it goes on the second topping section.)
This is what Anna and Grace remembered about the customers and their orders:
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Allison was not the first of five to buy ice cream.
Danielle did not buy chocolate ice cream.
Juliana’s two best friends are Jordan and Leslie, and she brought one of these friends.
Michelle bought mint ice cream.
Leanne brought Rebecca with her at 1:30 p.m.
Michelle bought ice cream with a cherry 1 and hot fudge 2.
Danielle didn’t come at 11:30 or 12:30.
Allison brought Marian with her.
Juliana bought chocolate ice cream.
Leanne didn’t buy anything with chocolate.
The girl that had cherry topping brought Leslie.
Marian accompanied the person that bought vanilla ice cream with toppings of chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Danielle did not buy sprinkles, a cherry, or strawberry ice cream.
Juliana came at 11:30.
Michelle did not come at 1:00.
Leanne bought whipped cream 1 and sprinkles 2.
Allison came in earlier than 1:30 and later than 11:30.
Andrea came at 1:00.
Michelle came earlier than 12:30.
You may want to use the grid on the next slide to help with the orders.
Lisha
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Videos, Videos, & More Videos
The manager of the local video store wanted to
remodel the entire store. He wanted to organize the
store with 16 new shelves that would need 1 m x 4 m
space, a new front desk needing a space of 5 m x 7
m, a manager’s office in the corner needing 3 m x 8
m, and a movie snack bar needing 4 m x 5 m.
If the store measured 24 m x 28 m, how much space
would remain after the remodeling project?
Note:Think of the square footage of the store.
Manon
Octagonal School Light Dilemma
The Octagonal Schoolhouse needed a lot of light for children to be
able to see. There were seven small windows providing 3/5 of
the necessary light. Oil lamps and candles (four of each needed
daily) provided the rest of the light.
Prices are:
1 candle = 50¢
1 reusable lamp = $1.00
Oil for a lamp for 1 day = 75¢
Original window = $7.00
How much did it cost to light the Octagonal Schoolhouse in the
first two weeks after the school opened?
[Hint: Some amounts should be added after doing some other
math.]
Jenn & Julia
The Wal-Mart™ Run
Matt leaves the Wrightstown CVS™ at 2:15
p.m. to travel to the Warminster Wal-Mart™,
which is 15 miles away. Matt travels on Second
Street Pike, which has a speed limit of 45 mph.
The route has no turns or traffic lights. Matt must
return to CVS™ to meet a friend, Jack, by 3:00
p.m.
How much time can Matt spend at Wal-Mart™?
Daniel
Postal Problem
Two workers, Bob and Bill, have a job at the Pineville Post Office. Their job is to
place stamps on a variety of letters and packages.
One day, Bob arrives at work at 7:30 a.m. His break is at 1:15 p.m., and he returns to
work at 2:00 p.m. Bob can stamp 13 letters in 20 minutes.
The same day, Bill arrives at work at 10:00 a.m. His 15 minute break is at 1:00 p.m.
Bill can stamp 43 letters in one hour.
At 6:00 p.m., who would have fully stamped more letters and packages? By how
much?
Adam & Harry
Tri-Township Field, Wrightstown, PA
Wrightstown Math Trail, 2009
# 8 plays for the Tri-Township Titans. He starts on the mound (which is
50 ft) and throws 55 pitches in the first inning. # 8 gets taken off the
mound in the second inning and is put in left field. There he makes a
huge throw to home.
#8 then plays right field. With one out and a runner on second base, a
ground ball is hit to #8. He throws the ball home to prevent the runner
from scoring.
By the fourth inning, the other team has gone through their order. The
clean-up hitter smacks one to deep center field over #8’s head. The short
stop cuts off the throw.
The next inning, #8’s coaches put him on third. There he gets a ground
ball and throws the runner out.
Finally, the opposing team gets to the bottom of the sixth inning down by
one with the tying run on first. The runner tries to steal but
underestimates #8, the catcher, who threw him out to win the game.
In total, how far did #8 throw in the whole game?
Use the diagram on the next slide to help you.
Hint: Use the Pythagorean theorem (a2 + b2) = c2.
Mitch
Twilight Mail
The Wycombe Post Office has 300
boxes. 150 of them are small boxes
that are 3 in x 4 in x 5 in. Large
boxes have the dimensions of 4 in x 6
in x 7 in. The Wycombe Post Office
is giving away new Twilight books
that are 2 in x 2 in x3 in.
How many books will it take to fill all
the boxes?
Ariel & Erica
Candy Confusion
Six children went to Wrightstown’s Candy Store to buy candy. Each
child bought a different type of candy and different amount. Use the
following clues to solve this logic puzzle.
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Ross and Lauren have chocolate.
Jill and Mary’s candy are similarly shaped.
Bob’s candy reminds him of his great grandfather, who was a happy farmer.
Lauren likes to laugh unkindly at people just like her candy’s name.
Jill and Mary’s candy both start with the same letter as their names.
½ the amount of characters in Andrew’s candy is the amount of boxe(s) he bought.
Ross doesn’t like to share so he didn’t buy an even amount of boxes.
The number of boxes Mary bought plus the number of boxes Ross bought equals the amount of
boxes Andrew bought.
Ross has the same amount of boxes as the length of the shorter leg when the longer leg is 4 and
the hypotenuse is 5 on a right triangle.
The amount of characters in the candy Lauren bought minus the square root of nine equals the
number of boxes she bought.
The number of boxes Bob bought is equal to the number of “B’s” in his name.
Ross & Andrew
Jolly
Ranchers
Ross
Bob
Mary
Jill
Lauren
Andrew
1 box
2 boxes
3 boxes
4 boxes
5 boxes
6 boxes
Mike & Ike
Jelly Beans
Snickers
Skittles
Hershey
A special thank you to my sixth graders,
Class of 2015 for a Wrightstown first.
Best wishes at Newtown Middle School!
Always follow the math trail to find future
success.
Mrs. Hills