Vampire Math Contest

Ms. Llambi and Ms. Daire organized a “Vampire Math Contest”. The prizes were donated by Burger King Corporation.


VAMPIRE MATH :Give it a try. See how well you do.

A North American wolf, or Canis Lupus, weighs approximately 80 pounds and measures an average of 5 feet from its nose to the tip of its tail. Use this information to answer questions # 1 & 2.

1.)When in wolf form, Jake is 3 times the size of a Canis Lupus. How long is he from nose to tail?

2.)How much do you expect Jake to weigh? HINT: The answer is NOT 240 pounds!

3.)Bella, Edward, Alice, and Jasper are sitting around a round table. How many different sitting arrangements can you make if Bella cannot sit next to Jasper?

Use the following assumptions to answer questions # 4 & 5.

Assumptions:
One vampire exists.
That vampire must suck one person’s blood each week to survive.
Once a person is bitten by a vampire, he or she becomes a vampire.

4.)Assuming that none of the vampires die, how many vampires exist after 2 weeks?

5.)How many people will be bitten during Week 4?

Use the following information to answer question # 6

In The Night World series, it is very difficult for a born vampire (called a lamia) or a made vampire to find its soulmate. Suppose a Vampire scholar collected the following data:

Vampire’s Name Age at which Soul Mate was found
James 17 years & 3 months
Ash 18 years & 4 months
Delos 17 years & 1 month
Quinn 18 years and 2 months
Thierry 19 years & 2 months

6.)What is the mean age at which the vampires listed above found their soul mate?

7.)In The House of Night, Zoey dreams of Heath, Erick, Loren, Stark, and even Kalona. Suppose that she dreams of one of them (in that order) once every day starting on New Year’s Day when the Raven Mockers were reborn. Who does she dream of on February 14th?

Use the following information to answer question # 8.

In the Vampire Diaries Book 3: The Fury, Robert E. Lee High is located in Old Creek Road on the other side of the new bridge as shown. There is a tunnel under the bridge that Elena can take to get to the school unseen. The distance BI = 13 and IT = 7.

8.) What could be the length of the bridge (BT) if it is an integer value?
HINT: < BIT is NOT a right angle! Use picture at top of post.

Thanks to the Burger King Corporation for the prizes.

ANSWERS WILL BE POSTED IN JANUARY. How well did you do ?