Christmas+Maths+Challenges

Each class is invited to upload a Christmas Maths Challenges. Please indicate which stage your challenge is suited to.

=Merry Christmas Math Problems=
 * # If candy canes cost .89 a dozen, how much would it cost to buy candy canes for a school with 400 students?

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 * 1) Macy's has hired 400 store Santas. If each Santa sees 125 children a day for 30 days, how many children are seen by Macy's Santas?
 * 2) One group of carolers goes to every 6th house in a neighborhood, another goes to every 8th house. At which house will they first meet?
 * 3) Mr. Green is putting lights around 8 windows; each window is 3 and 1/2 feet wide and 5 feet long. How many feet of lights does he need?
 * 4) 10 elves each made 10 xylophones. Each xylophone had 10 keys. They did this for 10 days. How many keys were made by elves? Show in exponential form and solve.
 * 5) Each batch of 48 cookies that Amy makes takes 20 minutes in the oven. If the oven is on for 3 hours and 55 minutes (15 minutes for preheating), how many cookies did Amy make?
 * 6) Beth is making gingerbread men. She uses 2 raisins for eyes and 3 raisins for buttons for each gingerbread man. She buys 4 boxes of raisins, each with 120 raisins in it. How many dozens of gingerbread men can she make?
 * 7) Brian wants a 7 and 1/2 foot Christmas tree. Which of these trees is a better buy? Explain. A.) All trees $42 B.) $6 a foot C.) First 4 feet $22; each additional foot $6
 * 8) K-Mart is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to midnight and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. How many hours is it open in one week?
 * 9) Each large roll of ribbon has 20 yards. Each package takes 3 feet of ribbon. How many packages can be wrapped?