HOPE Charter School Monday, April 13, 2009

2009 PSSA Boot Camp

PSSA Math Reporting Categories:

A Numbers and Operations
B Measurement
√ C Geometry
√ D Algebraic Concepts
√ E Data Analysis and Probability

Name (legibly printed): _______________________________________________

Seminar (circle one): Ackerman Beals Capers Harvey Hickson

Instructions:
• Place your solution into box in front of main office by end of 4th period today.
• Winner will be announced during 6th period lunch today. Winner will be
randomly selected from all entries, but the answer must be correct and justified
(SHOW WORK OR EXPLAIN).
• Link with questions and solutions posted at http://hopecharter.blogspot.com

A rectangular birthday cake is 9 inches by 13 inches and has 6 circular balloons on it that
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don’t overlap. Each balloon has a inch radius. If a fly lands on the cake, what is the
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probability that it lands on a balloon?

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A %
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B 4%
C 16 %
D 42.8 %