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Objective: To improve your ability to
answer open ended questions using the 6th grade COS.
Goal: To obtain 3 points on each answer.
Each question should be answered as if it was a question on the ARMT.
Answer thoroughly using numbers, words and/or pictures. Read your
answers to make sure they make sense. Someone else should be able to
read it and know what you were thinking while solving each problem.
Write legibly within your given space.
Day 1
Starter 1
5.34 sec
Starter 2
5.2 sec
Starter 3
5 sec
Starter 4
6.1sec
Starter 5
5.342 sec
• This table shows how
fast the starters on a
basketball team run.
• Using this data, put the
runners in order from
slowest to fastest.
• Using sentences,
explain how you made
your choices.
Day 2
• The dimensions of a basketball court are 194
feet x 50 feet.
a) What are the dimensions of the court in
inches?
b) What is the perimeter and area of a
basketball court?
c) Explain how you got your answers.
Day 3
The board behind a
basketball goal measures
72 inches x 42 inches.
A)Convert these
measurements into
feet.
B)What is the perimeter
and area of the back
board?
C)Explain.
Day 4
The diameter of the
circular goal is 18 inches.
a)
What is the radius of a
basketball goal?
b) Would you prefer to
use a ball with the
diameter of 17 in or
19 in? Why?
c) Explain your
reasoning.
Day 5
An adult size basketball goal should be 10 feet from the ground.
a) How tall is a basketball goal in inches?
b) How many goals would it take to reach 325.75 miles?
c) How tall do you think someone would need
to be in order to dunk the ball?
d) How did you get your answers?
Day 6
When a player is fouled, they
get to shoot alone from the free
throw line which is 180 inches
away from the goal. How far do they have
to throw the ball to score?
Yards? ________ Feet? ________
Prove your answers.
Day 7
The best basketball players are honored in the
Hall of Fame in Massachusetts. Massachusetts
is 1,971,000 meters from Alabama.
a) What is the distance between the states in
kilometers?
b) If you drove 100 km an hour, about how
long would it take you driving from
Alabama to Massachusetts?
c) Explain.
Day 8
If a map scale says 1 inch = 150 km,
how far are Alabama and
Massachusetts on that map in inches
(use yesterdays answers)? Prove it.
Day 9
In the 2012 NCAA tournament, the 4 top teams
are Kentucky (32-2), Syracuse (31-2), North
Carolina (29-5), and Michigan State (27-7).
A) What is the percentage of games won for each
of the top teams?
B) What is the probability that one of these 4
teams will win the tournament of 64 teams?
*Don’t forget to explain your work & answers!
Day 9
The 2012 Kentucky basketball team consists of 2
Seniors, 1 Junior, 6 Sophomores and 6 Freshmen.
A) Develop a bar graph using this data.
B) What percent of the team are Seniors? Juniors?
Sophomores? Freshmen?
*Be sure to show your work and explain your
reasoning. Read it and make sure it makes
sense.
Day 10
The 2012 Kentucky basketball team consist
of the following jersey numbers:
1,3,20,33,23,14,25,4,22,5,30,10,12,13,32
A) Make a list of all prime numbers.
B) What percent of the jerseys are
composite numbers?
Day 11
On March 11, 2012 68 NCAA teams learned if
they will compete in March Madness
tournament this year. If your team is chosen to
participate, what is the probability that they will
win? If 4 teams from the SEC are selected for the
tournament, what is the probability that an SEC
team will win?
Write your answers in decimals, fractions and
percents.
Day 12
At Alabama’s game in the NCAA
tournament today, out of the 2455
fans, 56% of the fans were cheering
them on.
How many fans were cheering on the
other team?
Day 13
While attending a basketball game, the
McKinley family had the following budget for
their $300.
Tickets- 50%
Travel – 30%
Food – 20%
How much did they spend on each category?
Tickets? Travel? Food?
Day 14
Our basketball team had a budget of $1200
for the NCAA tournament. After game one,
we had spent 40% of the budget. How much
money was left for the remainder of the
tournament?
*Be sure to label and explain your work.
Day 15
Kentucky’s basketball coach John Calipari signed
an 8 year contract worth $4,500,000 annually.
He still took out a loan for $350,000 to purchase
his dream house. Interest was 4.5% for 30 years.
A) How much was the interest?
B) How much was his monthly payments?
C) How much did he totally pay for that house?
Day 16
REMEMBER:
Answer all parts of the question.
Label numbers and show your work.
Use sentences to describe how you got your
answer.
Read your answer and make it make sense.