In these worksheets, students solve various math problems (like the probability of spinning a certain color or rolling a specific number) to find letters that correspond to numbers in a decoder grid at the bottom of the page. Example Problem Types Often Found on This Page:

, but that fraction does not exist in the letter bank at the bottom of the page, they know immediately that they made an error.

Alternatively, considering "yard" and "stick," maybe a play on words like "you're the stick in the mud," a common phrase. So the yardstick could be saying, "Why are you both the measure of how bad things are?" or "I’m trying to bend, but you won’t let me!"

Wait, maybe the answer is something like, "I can't take the measure of your anger anymore!" or "You won't let me grow an inch!" since a yardstick is made of standard lengths. Teenagers are often told to stop growing or something. Maybe the joke is about the yardstick being a teenager, so it's not wanting to be rigid or not growing?

: Finding the probability of landing on a specific color or letter (e.g., Independent Events

: Pay close attention to negative numbers. Dropping a negative sign is the most common reason students get a final value that does not match any of the available letter options at the bottom of the page.

The joke works on two levels: it refers to the "phase" a teenager goes through (growing up) and the fact that a yardstick is used to measure, sometimes associated with "phases" or "measuring up." 2. Worksheet Key and Mathematical Breakdown