Friday, February 24, 2012

Question of the Day

Hello 11th Grade Students!
 
Here is a math question for you:
 
A typical high school student consumes 67.5 pounds of sugar per year. As part of a new nutrition plan, each member of a track team plans to lower the sugar he or she consumes by at least 20% for the coming year. Assuming each track member had consumed sugar at the level of a typical high school student and will adhere to this plan for the coming year, what is the maximum number of pounds of sugar to be consumed by each track team member in the coming year?

A.14
B.44
C.48
D.54
E.66

Friday, February 3, 2012

Question of the Day

Hello 11th Grade Students!

Here is your question of the day:

A vendor has 14 helium balloons for sale: 9 are yellow, 3 are red, and 2 are green. A balloon is selected at random and sold. If the balloon sold is yellow, what is the probability that the next balloon, selected at random, is also yellow?