Problem of the Week
Problem of the Week Grade 6 Crossing Paths Red and Justin are planning a countryside ride on their ATV. They will follow this pattern: • drive five kilometres and turn right; • drive five kilometres and turn right; • drive five kilometres and turn left; • keep repeating these three steps until they return to their starting point. a) On the grid below, the side of each square is one kilometre. Map out the boys’ route, starting from the point S in the direction shown. Then determine how far they will have travelled when they get back to S. b) What is the name of the shape enclosed by their route? c) What is the area of this shape?
Problem of the Week Grade 7 Kitchen Sized The rectangular floor plan of the first level of a house is shown in the following diagram.
Dining Room
Living Room
Laundry
Kitchen
Both the laundry room and the dining room are square with areas of 4 m2 and 25 m2, respectively. The living room is rectangular with an area of 30 m2. Determine the area of the kitchen.
Strands Measurement, Patterning and Algebra
Problem of the Week Grade 7 Kitchen Sized The rectangular floor plan of the first level of a house is shown in the following diagram.
Dining Room
Living Room
Laundry
Kitchen
Both the laundry room and the dining room are square with areas of 4 m2 and 25 m2, respectively. The living room is rectangular with an area of 30 m2. Determine the area of the kitchen.
Strands Measurement, Patterning and Algebra
