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Why a Math Classroom is such a funny place!

May25

Did you know that some Math teachers try too hard! I know, because that was me! When you’re teaching math, you are up against some tough stereotypes and perceptions—you have more standards to address than you have time for, and you have to find a way to connect material to students in a meaningful way […]

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How we construct bar graphs in New Zealand

March28
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More Math Humor

March27
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Crazy Classroom Mathematics

October24
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Math Jokes – you either love them or h8 them!

September26
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Oh dear, not another math joke?

August7

What did the math mother feed her new baby? (answer in post support)

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Literal Test Answer

July4
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How many mathematicians to change a light bulb?

June9

Check the post support for the answer!

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Leave Math out of the Equation?

November27

For some different perspectives on Mathematics by Miss USA contestants…

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The Richter Scale … NOT!

February28

Time for some humour. Here is a different take on our earlier article about Logarithms and the Richter Scale. From the NZ Herald Sideswipe Column (click on image for link). Actually, being in an earthquake of any sort is very terrifying and nature has no way of letting you know when it’s all over! I […]

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Largest number between o and 1 million which does not contain the ‘n’ is 88

 

Rotation SAT Problem: Answer: 4 (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUHkTs-Ipfg)

 

Which number has its letters in alphabetical order? Answer: F O R T Y

Hidden Rabbit? Clue: check the trees

How long for the stadium to fill? 45 minutes.

Where are you? the North Pole

Prize Object Puzzle: If Sue does not know where the prize is in the first question, it can’t be under the square. She must have been told it is under another shape. Apply this same logic to Colin. It is then obvious that the prize cannot be under a yellow object. That helps Sue eliminate her yellow shapes. Got the idea?

Algebra Puzzle: Answer = 1

Popular Math Problems Answers: 1, 1

Number of tabs? According to Lifehacker, the ideal number of tabs you should have open is nine. Yes, a single digit. To some, this is like playing a piano and only using a fraction of the notes!

Worst Graph? Where to start. What a visual mess and even some of the lines merge and are impossible to follow. A graph is a visual display of data, with the goal to identify trends or patterns. This is a spider’s web of information which fails to show a clear pattern at all. Solution? Well, different colors would help, or why not group in two or three graphs where trends are similar?

Number of different nets to make a cube is eleven – see this link

Homework Puzzle; The total value of the counters is 486, so halve this to get 243. Now, arrange the counters to equal this amount twice.

The graph on the left (Coronavirus) is for a time period of 30 days, while the one on the right (SARS) is for 8 months! Very poor graphical comparison and hardly relevant, unless it is attempting to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus?

10 x 9 x 8 + (7 + 6) x 5 x 4 x (3 + 2) x 1 = 2020

NCEA Level 2 Algebra Problem. Using the information given, the shaded area = 9, that is:
y(y-8) = 9 –> y.y – 8y – 9 =0
–> (y-9)(y+1) = 0, therefore y = 9 (can’t have a distance of – 1 for the other solution for y)
Using the top and bottom of the rectangle,
x = (y-8)(y+2) = (9-8)(9+2) = 11
but, the left side = (x-4) = 11-4 = 7, but rhs = y+? = 9+?, which is greater than the value of the opp. side??
[I think that the left had side was a mistake and should have read (x+4)?]

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