**Student Instructions:** You’re entering **March Mathness**! Read each problem carefully—each one features real NCAA teams. Show your thinking with words, a model, or quick calculations. Choose or type your answer, then double-check that it makes sense. Goal: Practice multiplication and division skills you’ll use all tournament long!
March Mathness — Tip-Off Round
Kansas fans sit in 6 sections. Each section has 8 rows of seats.
How many rows of seats are there in all?
Round 2
Duke scores 42 points in the paint over several games. If they scored the same number each game for 6 games, how many points per game is that?
Round 3
Gonzaga sells 9 bags of popcorn each quarter for 4 quarters. They sell 36 bags total.
True or False?
Round 4 — Pick ALL that are correct
Michigan State hands out 48 rally towels. They want to split them equally among 6 groups of fans.
Which equations match this situation?
Round 5
UConn brings 7 cases of water. Each case has 6 bottles.
How many bottles are there total?
Round 6
North Carolina makes 63 free throws over 9 games. If they made the same number each game, how many free throws per game is that?
Championship Round — Strategy Explanation
Purdue makes 8 baskets per period for 5 periods.
How many baskets is that total?
Explain two different ways to solve it (example: repeated addition, an array, or a multiplication equation).