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After Mister Goodmath visited Hollywood Hills Elementary School in Hollywood, Florida, Chris Bravate's Fifth Graders submitted the following guest problem. Mister Goodmath sends a great big THANKS to this class of Mighty Panthers. Well done, Kids!!! Visit Hollywood Hills Elementary.
The
Challenge: Several
months ago Mrs.
Bravate's class was informed by the school's principal that their classroom
needed to have the carpet removed and tile installed in its place.
Her students took it upon themselves to calculate for school board installers
how many 12 inch square tiles it would take to complete the job.
The kids measured the room at 35 feet long and 22 feet wide. There
were several built-in pieces of furniture along the walls; two closets
each measuring 4 feet in long and 2 feet in depth and one book shelf measuring
19 feet long and 1 foot in depth. Tile could not be laid
beneath them because they could't be moved. Accepting the challenge,
your task is to arrive at the same number of tiles that the Hollywood Panthers
did.
Should you decide to ponder the problem and accept
the challenge, communicate your solution to Mister Goodmath at 
"rooneym@mistergoodmath.org".
Be
sure when you e-mail Mister Goodmath that you include the following information.
1. The number of the Challenge you are working on. 2. Write about your
solution (how did you get your answer)? 3. What is your first and last
name? 4. What is your teacher's name. Great
solutions will be featured on T.V. during WAVE morning announcements.
The Hint:
Drawing a picture will help
keep you on the right track.
