Football Frenzy Extra Credit

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FOOTBALL FRENZY EXTRA CREDIT

Directions: Solve 5 problems below. Each problem is assigned a different point value. You earn the number of points assigned to each correct answer. You can earn up to 10 points!

1. (2 points)

As of November 8th, Sanders of Detroit has rushed 872 yards in 8 games. What is his average per game?

Davis Denver has rushed 1150 yards in 8 games. What is his average per game?

1. (2 points)

111,019 people attended the Penn State- Michigan game on November 7th. If about half of them had a hot dog and about half of those had 2 hot dogs, about how many hot dogs were eaten?

1. (1 point)

A program for the game is $3.50. If 4,176 fans bought a program, how much money was paid?

1. (2 points)

Four players – a quarterback, a running back, a receiver, and a tight end were on the field. Their shirts were mixed up. The names on the shirts were Burly, Hefty, Brutus, and Stocky. Your job is to help get their right shirts.

Clues:

Brutus is friends with the quarterback and receiver.

Stocky is friends with the running back who dislikes Burly and Brutus.

The shirt for the receiver does not belong to Stocky.

1. (1 point)

The San Francisco 49ers are playing the New York Jets in NY. The flight takes 4 hours and 45 minutes. If they leave at 1:30 PM, what time will they arrive? Don’t forget the 3-hour time difference.

1. (1 point)

A football game is 60 minutes. There are 3 minutes and 25 seconds left on the clock in the 3rd quarter. How many minutes and seconds have been played?

1. (2 points)

The XXXIII Super Bowl will be held in Miami on January 31, 1999. The most expensive seats are the lower levels between the 35 yards lines at $3995.00 each. The least expensive are the upper levels at $1475.00 each. How much money could you save if you bought 2 of the least expensive tickets instead of the most expensive?

1. (1 point)

San Francisco has a total 3,452 yards. Denver has 3,170 yards, and Minnesota 3,006 yards. What is the difference between San Francisco and Denver? What is the difference between San Francisco and Minnesota? Between Denver and Minnesota?

1. (2 points)

At this time, November 8th, the highest scorers in the NFL are Davis of Denver, a runningback, with 14 touchdowns; Anderson of Minnesota, a kicker, with 16 field goals and 31 extra point kicks; and Del Greco of Tennessee with 18 field goals and 17 extra point kicks. How many points has each player made if a touchdown is 6 points, a field goal is 3 points, and the extra point kick is 1 point?

DavisAndersonDel Greco

1. (1 point)

Jerry Rice and Andre Reed have both played in the NFL for 14 years. Together they have scored 243 touchdowns. Rice has scored 77 more touchdowns than Reed. How many touchdowns has each scored?