Posts Tagged ‘how many’
November 28, 2017
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November 28, 2017


*For the year 2015 by Statista here.

Area by Country
Area by State USA

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July 6, 2015

Are you bored by doing volume calculations?
Are you looking for a new and exciting way to calculate the volume of, well, things maths teachers ask you to calculate the volume of? Like what? You know, cubes or cylinders or cones or stuff. Well, today mathspiggies, we have the perfect solution for you. Yes!
We will calculate volume by counting m&ms!!!! Do I hear any complaints???? Anyone!!! Right!
WARNING: You may need a ship load of m&ms!!! Just saying.
Mathspig salutes CWanamaker for doing maths over and above the call of duty by actually measuring how many m&ms fit in various containers. He has provided us with the RPR (RAndom Packing Ratio) for m&ms(below) and you will find his experiments here.

Two things you may need to know:
1 fl ounce (US) = 29.6 ml
1cm3 = 1 ml


If you are like me, mathspiggies, you will be amaaaazed how many m&ms it takes to fill, say, a coffee mug. Nevertheless, you can calculate the volume from the no. of m&ms and you will find the answers here:m&m maths answers
Posted in %, 7 m+m maths challenges, algebra, D and r, decimals, Middle School, Units Volume, units weight, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged algebra, amazing, best kids, calculate, cheat, Fun, how many, jar, m&m, make math, Math %, Middle school, percentage, random packing ratio, volume | 2 Comments »
July 6, 2015

Of course, mathspiggies, we can do the reverse maths and cheat … and use our superior maths skills to calculate the no. of m&ms in a cookie jar and then you WIN the cookie jar full of m&ms at the school fair.






Posted in %, 7 m+m maths challenges, algebra, D and r, decimals, Middle School, Units Volume, units weight, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged algebra, bottle, challenge, cool, Fun, Fun Middle School Math Activities, guess, how many, jar, m&ms, Math %, Middle school, project, units, volume | 2 Comments »
June 22, 2015



You can find more Death by Chocolate Maths here and here.
Posted in 7 m+m maths challenges, algebra, decimals, Junior School, Middle School, Units Volume, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged %, Algebra fun, calculate, decimals, dog, Fun, gambling equations make big bucks, how many, kill, m&ms, Maths, Middle school, project, Simple Algebra, Weight | 2 Comments »
June 17, 2015


Theobromine is the poison found in chocolate. The LD50 is the Lethal Dose for 50% of animals to die. The LD50 information for mice can be found at The Toxicology Data Network
You can find more Death by Chocolate Maths here and here.
Posted in %, algebra, Decimals, Middle School, units weight | Tagged algebra, Amazing Middle School Math Challenge, Awesome middle school math project, challenge, chocolate, end of year, Fun activities for middle school, funny, how many, kill pet, m&ms, Math %, mouse, number of, project | 2 Comments »
May 21, 2015

Hellooooo My Little Hairy Creatures,
This week we have hairy maths coming out our ears, my friends. Not only will you find some interesting hairy facts and figures below, you will find plenty of hairy math activities for hair crazy middle school students:
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GROW IT! MOW IT! BRAVE IT! SHAVE IT!

Mathspig has always had a THING about hair maths. And here are some funny, outrageous and challenging maths problems involving hair:
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HOW MANY BAD HAIR DAYS in your life?
According to The Manchester Confidential a consumer survey found that the average British female will endure 7,332 bad hair days in a lifetime!!!!
How many years is that? Do the maths.
7,332/365 = 20.09 years
0.09 x 365 = 32.85 = 33 days
O MY GOODNESS, 20 years and 33 days of BAD HAIR.
Makes you wanna go back to bed or shave your head.
Hoo Roo
Mathspig
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