The Problem of the Week is designed to provide students with an ongoing opportunity to solve mathematical problems. Each week, problems from various areas of mathematics will be posted here and e-mailed to teachers for use with their students from grades 3 and up.
Problems are organized into themes. A problem may have more than one theme.
These problems may be used in a variety of different ways including:
We know that teachers will use these problems in many creative ways!
Solutions to the problems will be sent out to teachers one week after the problems are e-mailed.
Problem A (Grade 3/4) |
Problem B (Grade 5/6) |
Problem C (Grade 7/8) |
Problem D (Grade 9/10) |
Problem E (Grade 11/12) |
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Week 03 | Problem | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML |
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Week 02 | Problem | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML |
Solution | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | |
Week 01 | Problem | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML |
Solution | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML | PDF | HTML |
The following table has links to booklets containing all the problems and solutions from particular years. The problems are organized into themes, grouping problems into various areas of the curriculum. A problem often appears in multiple themes.
Individual Files |
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Problem A (Grade 3/4) Booklets |
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Problem B (Grade 5/6) Booklets |
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Problem C (Grade 7/8) Booklets |
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Problem D (Grade 9/10) Booklets |
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Problem E (Grade 11/12) Booklets |