math trivia

MATHTRIVIA

How to Play

• Math Trivia is played on teams, you will work with your teams

• We will play in rounds, there are 3 rounds in the first half of the game and 3 rounds in the second half of the game

How to Play

• In each round you will use points, for the first half the point values are 5, 3, & 1

• You may only use each point value once per round

• Write your points and answer on your answer cards

• One person per team will bring the answer card to me

• You have until the end of one song to turn in an answer for each question

Round 1

Round 1 Question 1

•What is the median of the following:9, 23, 18, 3, 10, 11, 14, 17

Answer

12.5

Round 1 Question 2

Frank received the following test scores: 90, 82, 90, 93, 85.

What is the range of his scores?

Answer

11

Round 1 Question 3

•What is the mean number of candles sold per month?

Answer

35

Round 2

Round 2 Question 1

Answer

C – the mode of the scores

Round 2 Question 2

Answer

H. 2.5

Round 2 Question 3

Answer

B. 2

Round 3

Answer

B. 85.5

Round 3 Question 2

Answer

a. 60

Round 3 Question 3 

Answer

C. 5

Half Time Question

•For the half time question you can wager up to 12 points.

• If you get the answer correct you earn the points, but if it is incorrect you lose the points.

HALF TIME QUESTION

Answer

D. The larger the area, the greater the heating costs.

Second Half

•Point Values are now 2, 4, and 6•You still may only use each point value one time per round

Round 4

Round 4 Question 1

Answer

•H. 15

Round 4 Question 2

Answer

Mode

Round 4 Question 3

What percent of the data lies below the upper quartile?

Answer

75%

Round 5

Round 5 Question 1Y

Find the 5 Number Summary for the following data set:

345, 350, 356, 360, 375, 405

Answer

Min = 345Q1 = 350Med = 358Q3 = 375Max = 405

Round 5 Question 2

•The above represents the cost in dollars of 20 DVDs.

•How many DVDs cost less than $26.

Answer

15 DVDs

Round 5 Question 3

The box-and-whiskers plot represents quiz scores.

What score represents the third quartile?

Answer

85

Round 6

Round 6 Question 1

•What is the first quartile?

Answer

6

Round 6 Question 2

Find the mean, median and mode.

Answer

Mean= 80.625Median = 80Mode = 73

Round 6 Question 330

What is the mode?

Answer

168

Final Question

• For the final question you may wager between 0 – 15 points.

• If your answer is correct you get the points, if your answer is incorrect you lose the points.

The data set 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19 represents the number of hours spent on the Internet in a week by students in a mathematics class. Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?

Final Answer

Box and Whisker Plot 2