HUES 6th Grade Math Choice #17 30-May-2000

Hollis Upper Elementary School, Hollis, New Hampshire


1.  Limits

1.1.  1/2 + 1/4 = ?
1.2.  1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 = ?
1.3.  1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 = ?
1.4.  1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + ... = ?

Draw a picture to help you imagine what happens in 1.4.

Source: Calculus By and For Young People (ages 7, yes 7 and up), 1988, by Donald Cohen



2.  The Graduating Class - 29-May-2000

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3. 1986-87 Annual 6th Grade Contest

3.30.  Which of the following is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5?
          A) 2001  B) 2010  C) 2100  D) 2110

3.33.  Find the largest prime factor of 30 x 40 x 50.

3.38.  When the last 3 digits of a year (such as 1987) are consecutive digits written in descending order, we'll call the year a descending year.  A descending year will next occurs in which century?

3.39.  A circle has an area of 36pi?.  What is the area of the smallest square that can surround the circle?

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Don Braffitt