U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Get Kraken!

Posted January 27, 2022

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – A Spritely Shape

Posted January 20, 2022

U of W Problem of the Week – This Crossword Has Got Your Number

Posted January 13, 2022

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U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Sven’s Gym-Cans

Posted January 6, 2022

Sven’s Gym-Cans Recently, Sven decided to start exercising at home instead of going to the gym. He does not have the nice weights that they have at the gym, but he does have different containers of food that he can use as weights. Sven has containers of soup, beans, breadcrumbs, jam, and peanuts. He also […]

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Orange You Glad

Posted December 2, 2021

Orange You Glad? Betsy is shopping for orange juice. She has discovered that it comes in a variety of containers at different prices. • At one store, a 2.63 L container of orange juice costs $4.00, and a pack of eight 200 mL orange juice boxes costs $2.64. • At another store, 2 L of […]

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Running Low on Gas

Posted November 25, 2021

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Money for Music

Posted November 18, 2021

Money for Music The CEMCers are a new up-and-coming band. They only play music that they have written. Over the past year, they had to cancel a few concerts. They will try to recover some of the money lost by using the online radio station RipRap. (a) On the streaming radio station RipRap, musicians are […]

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Trucks, Bikes and Cars

Posted November 11, 2021

Trucks, Bikes, and Cars Mohammed wants to graph a record of the traffic that goes by his house between 4:30 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. He creates a data collection sheet and collects the following data while standing on the sidewalk beside his home during that period. (a) Is the data Mohammed collected primary or secondary […]

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – Screen Size, Now and Then

Posted November 4, 2021

Screen Size, Now and Then Flat screen TVs usually have a screen ratio of 16 : 9. This means that if the screen is 16 units wide, then it will be 9 units high. If the screen is 32 units wide, then since 32 = 16 × 2, it will be 9 × 2 = […]

U of W Problem of the Week – Grade 5/6 – When is this Deal a Deal?

Posted October 28, 2021

When is This Deal a Deal? Danielle uses a battery-powered magnifying headlamp when creating silver jewellery. The headlamp requires one AA battery. Instead of buying a 10-pack of non-rechargeable AA batteries for $17.50, she decides to buy one rechargeable battery and a charger for $40. Suppose each non-rechargeable battery is used until it no longer […]

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