We’re continuing our series of fun March Mathness problems this week. Here are a few more problems that your class is sure to enjoy.
St. John’s and Duke will play each other on Friday. In the last round, Duke beat TCU 81 to 58. St. John’s beat Kansas 67 to 65 in a buzzer-beating upset. Determine how many points each team won by. Which team won by the greatest margin?
In Purdue’s 79-69 win over Miami on Sunday, Purdue made 25 out of 47 field goals. Miami made 28 out of 63 field goals. Determine the field goal percentage for each by dividing 25 by 47 and 28 by 63. Who had the better field goal percentage? A: Purdue shot approximately 53.2%, while Miami shot about 44.4%. Although Miami attempted 16 more field goals, Purdue had the higher shooting percentage.
NBA games have 4 12-minute quarters. College games have 2 20-minute halves. Which games are longer, NBA or College, and by how much?
In Vanderbilt’s loss to Nebraska last Saturday, they scored 72 points while Nebraska scored 74. If Vanderbilt led by 2 points at half time, by how many points were they outscored in the second half?
Duke’s Blue Devils are picked to win the championship in 25.15 percent of all brackets that picked a champion. Use the Ascend Math Graph Exploration to plot the percent of brackets that picked the teams in the upcoming final four tournament to win the championship by referring to: Duke is — again — the nation’s top pick to win the NCAA tournament. Scroll down to the middle of the article to see the percentages of brackets in which each team was picked to win.