Problem of the Week #27: Posted May 20, 2008

Grade 6
Six monkey statues are arranged in a row from left to right. Each monkey is a reflection of the one sitting beside it on its left. If the first monkey has its right paw raised, what paw does the last monkey have raised?

Grade 7
If my garden is a rectangle in shape and has an area of 40 square metres what is the least amount of fence I need to go around the garden?

Grade 8
A ladder is leaned against a vertical wall such that the slope of the ladder is 9/4.
The ladder reaches a point on the wall that is 13.7 metres from the ground. If the ground is level, what is the length of the ladder?

Grade 9
What is the shape of the graph of all the solutions to the equation

Grade 10
List all the Pythagorean triples by creating a formula to determine such.