Math VEGAS

Game Rules Recap

Minimum Bid= $50Maximum Bid= $50 less than your total

Objective: To help everyone in your team understand the problems and work together to come up with the correct answer

Goal: Have the most money at the end of the game to win some Vegas Bling !

UTPA’s cross country team is going to a meet in Chicago or Main this season. After a team vote 3/5 of the girls want to go to Chicago. Of those who want to go to Chicago, 2/3 say they want to go to a red sox game. What fraction of the team wants to go to the game?

UTPA’s cross country team is going to a meet in Chicago or Main this season. After a team vote 3/5 of the girls want to go to Chicago. Of those who want to go to Chicago, 2/3 say they want to go to a red sox game. What fraction of the team wants to go to the game?

Engineers at United Airlines use steel to build model planes before they build their full-sized planes. John had 7/8 yard of steel left over and Suzan asked him if she could use ½ of what was left. How much will Suzan get?

Engineers at United Airlines use steel to build model planes before they build their full-sized planes. John had 7/8 yard of steel left over and Suzan asked him if she could use ½ of what was left. How much will Suzan get?

A PS2 game costs $50. Javier found a used game on sale at BlockBuster for 3/5 of the regular price. Ezequiel told Javier he could pay 1/3 of the price if he was willing to share the game. How much will Ezequiel end up paying?

A PS2 game costs $50. Javier found a used game on sale at BlockBuster for 3/5 of the regular price. Ezequiel told Javier he could pay 1/3 of the price if he was willing to share the game. How much will Ezequiel end up paying?

Jennifer has a fruit roll-up. She gives half of it to Monica and then Monica gives Ivone one fourth of her part. How much of the fruit roll-up did Ivone end up getting?

Jennifer has a fruit roll-up. She gives half of it to Monica and then Monica gives Ivone one fourth of her part. How much of the fruit roll-up did Ivone end up getting?

In Mr. Mora’s first period class, three fourths of the students are girls. Of those, four fifths of the girls have brown hair. What fraction of Mr. Mora’s class represents girls with brown hair.

In Mr. Mora’s first period class, three fourths of the students are girls. Of those, four fifths of the girls have brown hair. What fraction of Mr. Mora’s class represents girls with brown hair.

Ruby is making turtle brownies (yum!). The recipe calls for five-eighths of a bag of caramel candies. The bag has 24 caramel squares in it. a) How many caramels should Ruby use for one

batch of brownies?b) Ruby decides to make two batches of brownies

so she can share with Miss Hibner’s class. How many caramels will she need for two batches?

Ruby is making turtle brownies (yum!). The recipe calls for five-eighths of a bag of caramel candies. The bag has 24 caramel squares in it. a) How many caramels should Ruby use for one

batch of brownies?b) Ruby decides to make two batches of brownies

so she can share with Miss Hibner’s class. How many caramels will she need for two batches?

Martha is tiling her kitchen floor. She measures and finds that covering the floor requires twelve rows with eleven and one-third tiles in each row. How many tiles should she buy?

Martha is tiling her kitchen floor. She measures and finds that covering the floor requires twelve rows with eleven and one-third tiles in each row. How many tiles should she buy?

Stephanie is making a frame for her little sister’s drawing. The wood strip for the frame is one inch wide. If the square picture is 10¾ inches on a side, how much wood should she buy?

Stephanie is making a frame for her little sister’s drawing. The wood strip for the frame is one inch wide. If the square picture is 10¾ inches on a side, how much wood should she buy?

Kevin is going to make cookies to share at a school fundraiser. She has seven pounds of cookie dough. How many cookies could he make if one cookie takes 1/5 of a pound of dough?

Kevin is going to make cookies to share at a school fundraiser. She has seven pounds of cookie dough. How many cookies could he make if one cookie takes 1/5 of a pound of dough?

Linda is babysitting her four little cousins. There are 5 ¼ ounces of apple juice in the fridge. How much should she give each of her cousins if she wants them all to get an equal amount?

Linda is babysitting her four little cousins. There are 5 ¼ ounces of apple juice in the fridge. How much should she give each of her cousins if she wants them all to get an equal amount

It takes 20½ gallons of fertilizer to fertilize one acre of land. If South Texas Agricultural Supply Super Store has 300 gallons of fertilizer in stock, how many acres could their current stock fertilize?

It takes 20½ gallons of fertilizer to fertilize one acre of land. If South Texas Agricultural Supply Super Store has 300 gallons of fertilizer in stock, how many acres could their current stock fertilize?

Mrs. Martinez uses 3 ¾ gallon of gas to drive to work each day. Driving to and from work takes 7 ½ gallons. If her car gets 25 miles to the gallon, how many trips to and from work can she make on one tank of gas?

Mrs. Martinez uses 3 ¾ gallon of gas to drive to work each day. Driving to and from work takes 7 ½ gallons. If her car gets 25 miles to the gallon, how many trips to and from work can she make on one tank of gas?

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