1. science
2. mathematics
3. algebra

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Book 3
Answer on page 33
Hint
on
page
32
Not counting the three top pieces, which shapes
can be removed without causing
the entire structure to fall?
Dear Parent/Teacher:
Mathmania™ puzzles provide opportunities for you to work together with your child on math skills.
Here are suggestions from the pages in this book.
• “Go Like Sixty,” Page 19: This puzzle features factors. Factors are numbers that when multiplied
together produce another specific number: 4 and 15 are factors of 60; 14 and 7 are not. To solve
this maze, your child can pass through only numbers that are factors of 60.
• “Pie Time,” Page 22: Your child is probably already familiar with basic fractions. In this activity,
she’ll have fun putting that knowledge to use, combining slices of pie in a way that fills three
pie plates. She’ll need to compare fractions that have the same denominator, and compare
equivalent fractions—those with different numerators and denominators that name the same
1
1
1
—
—
amount. For example, there are two pie plates with —
4 of a pie in each. Two 4 s = 2 . If she puts
1
those pieces together with another half, she’ll have one full pie—and —
3 of the puzzle is solved!
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CONTENTS
Page
Title
Concepts
Skills
2
A Mighty Meal

Solving word problems
3
Piñata Puzzler

Solving word problems

4
Precise Ice

Geometry

5
In 3-D

Geometry
6–7
Lots in Common
Multiplication and division of
large numbers
8-9
Mail Call

Solving word problems
10
Three Little Pigs

Solving word problems
11
Viva Piñata!
 Multiplication and division of
large numbers
12–13
Anagrammatic
Mixed operations
awareness

Reading and drawing inferences
Reading and drawing inferences
ordering
Logical and analytical reasoning
coordination




HINT
General

Comparison and

Hand-eye
Identification and estimation
Accuracy in computation  Reading and drawing
inferences  Application to everyday life  Choosing a
strategy

Logical and analytical reasoning
ordering  Choosing a strategy


Logical and analytical reasoning

Accuracy in computation
Accuracy in computation
inferences


Comparison and

Choosing a strategy

Reading and drawing
14
A Dirty Job
 Multiplication and division of
large numbers  Measurement
with conversion
15
Snow Problem

Solving word problems

16–17
Carnival Clues

Solving word problems

18
Carry the Four

Measurement with conversion
19
Go Like Sixty

Mixed operations
Accuracy in computation  Logical and analytical
reasoning  Choosing a strategy  Developing
mathematical vocabulary
Fencing Lesson

Solving word problems

Application to everyday life
22
Pie Time

Operations with fractions

Accuracy in computation
23
Ticket Time

Solving word problems

24
As You Were

Patterns

25
Function
Machines

Patterns
Lodging Logic

General awareness

28
Number Noodler

Mixed operations

29
Sand Art

Geometry

Folding Fun

Geometry


Comparison by change of units
Reading and drawing inferences
change of units

Comparison by
Logical and analytical reasoning  Reading and
drawing inferences  Choosing a strategy

Choosing a strategy

Comparison by change of units

20-21
26–27
30–31
Reading and drawing inferences
everyday life
Logical and analytical reasoning
estimation


Application to

Identification and
Logical and analytical reasoning
Reading and drawing inferences  Comparison and
ordering  Application to everyday life
Logical and analytical reasoning
drawing inferences
Logical and analytical reasoning
coordination
Logical and analytical reasoning
coordination

Reading and

Hand-eye

Hand-eye
MATHMANIA
1
Illustration: Michael Austin
A MIGHTY
MEAL
Grimbash was a mighty giant who was always hungry.
One day he sat down to eat a meal of 30 hamburgers. After
Grimbash had eaten 6 of them, his wife, Grizzelda, who also
was a giant, came into the kitchen and asked Grimbash to share.
Since Grimbash was a nice giant, he evenly split the remaining
burgers with his wife. They began eating. After each had eaten
3 burgers, their son, Garrumpus, came in. He was hungry, too.
So his parents divided their remaining burgers equally among
the three of them. The burgers were quickly eaten, and the
giants soon fell fast asleep.
How many burgers did each giant eat?
2
R
ead this tale and see if
you can answer the question.
MATHMANIA
Hint
on
page
32
Answer on page 33
34
PIÑATA
PUZZLER
Illustration: John Nez
Hint
on
page
32
Answer on page 33
E
leven kids at a party finally
broke open their piñata. Read the
clues below to find out how many
of the kids got a turn to hit the
piñata before it came apart.
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Barkha
only once.
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ta.
who broke the piña
Farhan was the child
.
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w
a
Garim
right after Esha.
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, but before Kiara.
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Jasmine was
MATHMANIA
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