Wednesday, September 9, 2009

OPEN HOUSE EXTRA CREDIT PROBLEMS

Solve the following problems and bring the solutions (with any work that you did shown on the same piece of paper) to open house on Monday, September 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Each problem is worth 2 extra credit points. Your family may help you!

1. Use the digits 1-9 to solve the following number riddle. You cannot repeat digits within the number.

I am the largest 4-digit odd number you can make (while following the rules above). What number am I?

2. Edgar does sit-ups daily. On Monday, he did 20 sit-ups. On Tuesday, he did 30. He did 50 sit-ups on Wednesday, and 90 on Thursday. If he continues this pattern, Edgar will do an impressive number of sit-ups on Saturday. What number of sit-ups will he do on Saturday?