Grade 7 Fundraiser and Blog Math

ATTENTION ALL GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS!  In an effort to begin the fundraising push to accumulate funds for your grade eight Muskoka trip, we have an opportunity for you.  Next week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be a volleyball tournament in our gym.  We would like grade seven students to volunteer to sell concession items (hot dogs, beverages, chips) and parents to cook the hot dogs and supervise.  The time on both days will be from 2:30 - 5 PM and it is not necessary that you commit to both days.  All proceeds will go directly to the Muskoka Woods fund.  If you are interested, please send a note to your child's teacher specifying the date(s) and times that you would like to volunteer, no later than Friday.

The answer to last week's blog question was 8 hours and 40 minutes. (this is not too far from reality, by the way!)  This question showed me that some students are still not sure what to do with remainders.  When there was a remainder of 40, that means that there were 40 minutes that didn't complete another hour.  (520 minutes divided by 60 minutes per hour equals 8 hours with 40 minutes remainder)

Here is the next question which will be due on Wednesday November 30 at 8:10 AM.

If a trip between work and home takes 20 minutes each way, how much time will be spent in a five day work week traveling back and forth to work?  The employee only goes to work and home once per day.  Justify your thinking.