Math Challenge #2

Post your solution as comment. If you aren't sure how to solve this one, post a question for your classmates to answer about the problem.

Terrill cuts a piece of rope into three pieces. One piece is eight feet long, one piece is seven feet long, and one piece is five feet long. The shortest piece of rope is what percent of the original length of the rope?


Question Source: 1001 Math Problems, 3rd Edition

Math Challenge #1

Solve this problem and post your work. Share your problem solving method so your classmates can check out different techniques.

3 out of every 8 children in Mrs. Michael’s first grade class are boys. If there are forty children in her class how many more girls than boys are there?