October Math Challenge
September 2023 Math Challenge Winners
Grade 1 Finn
Grade 2 Nora
Grade 3 Eisley
Grade 4 Everett
Grade 5 Arie
Grade 6 Tim
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October Math Challenge
Kindergarten
There are 10 pumpkins at the halloween dance. Two pumpkins are painted blue. The rest are painted yellow. How many are yellow?
Grade 1
At the Halloween dance there are spiderwebs in the gym. On one web there are 3 spiders; one another web there are 8 spiders; on the last web there are 5 spiders. How many spiders altogether?
Grade 2
Frankenstein is coming to the dance and bringing cupcakes. There are orange, black and purple cupcakes. He is bringing 27 cupcakes - How many of each color is he bringing?
Grade 3
Frankenstein is coming to the dance and bringing cupcakes. There are orange, black and purple cupcakes. Each color has the same number of cupcakes. He is bringing 27 cupcakes. How many of each color is he bringing?
Grade 4
If there were 8 people at the dance and everyone shook everyone else's hand exactly once, how many handshakes would there be in total?
Grade 5
23 students received a loot bag full of goodies. Each loot bag has 37 assorted candies and toys. How many candies and toys were there before they were put into the bags?
Grade 6
One student wants to be dressed as Harry Potter. If the Harry Potter costume costs $13.34 and the student pays with a $20 bill, how much change will he receive? Show how you solve this problem.