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TREASURE HUNT MATH (TM) From ADVENTURE LEARNINGWARE (TM) We Make Learning an Adventure Copyright (c) Adventure LearningWare, 1993. All Rights Reserved. Mission Statement: Adventure LearningWare is a customer-driven company committed to providing the best value in high-quality educational software for the home and the school. Adventure LearningWare 5667 Snell Ave #236 San Jose, CA 95123 Phone: (408) 224-5519 FAX: (408) 224-4455 Sales: (800) 829-5519 CompuServe: 71332,3605 Table of Contents ----------------- WELCOME..................................................1 Hardware Requirements...............................1 Starting Up.........................................2 Playing Treasure Hunt Math...............................3 Phase One...........................................4 Phase Two...........................................4 Phase Three.........................................4 Phase Four..........................................4 The High Score List.................................5 The Scoreboard Menu.................................5 Retaking a Level....................................5 Auto Saving of Menus................................5 Using the Menus..........................................6 Text Box............................................6 Filename Box........................................7 Selection Box.......................................7 Action Button.......................................7 Using the File Selection Menu............................8 Viewing and Printing Math Problems.......................10 Using Record Keeping.....................................11 Using the Editor.........................................12 Starting the Editor.................................12 Creating and Saving a Custom Problem File...........12 Using a Custom Problem File in Treasure Hunt Math...14 Playing MathTris.........................................15 The Main Menu............................................16 The Secondary Menu.......................................18 The Scoreboard Menu......................................19 The Record Keeping Menu..................................20 The Print Menu...........................................21 Appendix A: Listing of Math Problems Appendix B: Troubleshooting & Customer Support Appendix C: Agreement Appendix D: Order Form Treasure Hunt Math Page 1 WELCOME ------- Welcome to Treasure Hunt Math! Suitable for the home and the school, this program covers elementary math education for grades 1 through 6 (ages 6- 12). Older children as well as adults who need to brush up on their math skills will also benefit from this program. The program contains over 1000 math facts in all the math operations introduced in elementary school (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percents). (The shareware evaluation copy includes only problems in addition, multiplication and fractions). This big array of problems is organized by subject and level and include review lessons. An easy to use problem editor (in the registered version) lets you customize and add to the problems. Parents and teachers will appreciate the record keeping capabilities, and the ability to generate printed math tests and certificates of achievement. The objective of the game is to find a treasure that sank a long time ago with a pirates' ship. There are four phases that take you in and around the treasure island and under the sea! As you progress through each of the phases, you are presented with math problems to solve. Depending on the option you selected, the challenge may be solving the equation or finding a missing factor. A study mode is available where you can preview the equation before attempting to solve it. The program also includes MathTris, a falling-blocks style math drill game. The exciting graphics, animation and sound effects throughout the program promise hours of fun and make learning math facts an enjoyable experience! Hardware Requirements --------------------- Treasure Hunt Math requires the following hardware in order to run: * IBM PC or compatible. * MS-DOS 2.1 or higher. * 384K of RAM. * Hard disk or floppy drive (Hard disk recommended but not required). * An EGA, VGA or better graphics adapter. Note: The program will not run on Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA), Hercules, the Color Graphics Adapter (CGA), (MCGA), or the IBM PC Jr. graphics display. * A Microsoft mouse or compatible (optional). * A dot-matrix or LaserJet compatible printer (optional). Treasure Hunt Math Page 2 Starting Up ----------- * Change your current directory to the program directory. For example, if you installed the program in a directory called THM, then type following at the DOS prompt and press ENTER: CD \THM * To start Treasure Hunt Math type THMATH at the DOS prompt and press ENTER: THMATH * Press any key to get past the opening screen. You will be in the Main menu. * Be sure NUM LOCK is turned off. * Press ENTER to choose the Name option. A flashing cursor will appear in the text box. * Enter your name then press ENTER when done. You can use the ARROW keys, DEL and BACKSPACE to edit the name. * Press the RIGHT ARROW key once to select the Subject option * Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to choose the appropriate Subject. * Press the RIGHT ARROW key once to select the Level option * Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to choose the appropriate level. * Press B to begin the game. You are off and running! Treasure Hunt Math Page 3 Playing Treasure Hunt Math -------------------------- Treasure Hunt Math theme revolves around a quest for a treasure that sank a long time ago with a pirates' ship. Armed with a treasure map, you progress through four different phases in and around the treasure island. Between each phase the treasure island map is displayed with your current position highlighted with a flashing (X) mark. In the first phase, you collect secret messages in bottles that are floating around the island. In the second phase, you land on the beach where you pick seashells that may contain precious pearls. In the third phase, you make sure you have enough food for your journey by collecting coconuts in your basket. In the last phase, you head for the deep sea in your diving suit. Surrounded by fascinating sea creatures, you continue your treasure quest, gathering various items from the lost treasure. As you progress through each phase, you will be presented with math problems to solve. Since these are math facts that should be memorized, you can enter the solution from left to right only (you cannot enter the solution from right to left as if you are computing them). Solve all problems in a phase and you are rewarded with a bonus round. In the timed bonus round, there are no math problems to solve, only a good chance to accumulate even more points. Solve all the problems in the game and the treasure is yours in a delightful animation sequence. You can print a certificate of achievement if your score is 90% or higher. A top score will guarantee you a place in the high score list. If your performance was less than perfect, you get the chance to retake the problems you missed. All throughout the game, you can use the ESC (Escape) key to interrupt the ongoing activity. The mouse right button has been assigned the function of the ESC key. Treasure Hunt Math Page 4 Phase One --------- In this phase you are on a boat with a mission to collect secret messages from bottles floating in the waters surrounding the treasure island. Move the boat around using the four ARROW keys (be sure NUM LOCK is turned off). In the bonus round watch out for the fins of deadly, hungry sharks. Look for the red bottles for an extra bonus. Phase Two --------- Once on the beach, you collect seashells. Use the ARROW keys to move around on the screen. In the bonus round, watch out for the crab, he is known for his tendencies to bite! Collect the shells with pearls for an extra bonus. Phase Three ----------- Try to get as many coconuts as you can in your basket. Use the left and right ARROW key to move from one end of the screen to the other. In the bonus round, don't step on the stinging snake! Phase Four ---------- In this phase, you put on your diving suit and dive into the fascinating waters surrounding the treasure island. Use the left and right ARROW keys to move. Collect the treasure items as they fall around you. In the bonus round, try to avoid the annoying jelly fish but make sure you capture the pirate's sword for extra points. Treasure Hunt Math Page 5 The High Score List ------------------- If your score is among the seven highest, it will appear alongside your name on the high score list. The high score list is automatically saved after each game. To delete the high score list, simply delete the file THMATH.SCR. To accomplish that, make sure the file is in your current directory, and type the following at the DOS command line: DEL THMATH.SCR After deleting this file, the next time you run the program you will have a blank high score list. The Scoreboard Menu ------------------- After a round of the game, the scoreboard will display information about your performance. This information includes your name, the date, subject and level, total number of problems, number of problems solved correctly, and the score as a percentage. From the scoreboard menu you can choose to go to the main menu, or to print out the scoreboard. If you have a score of 90% or more, and were not in study mode, you can print a certificate of achievement, or go on to the next level for the current subject. If you missed a few items, and your score is less than 90%, you can choose to retake that level. Retaking a Level ---------------- When retaking a level, you get a second chance at solving the problems you got wrong the first time. There are no bonus rounds. When finished retaking, you are returned to the Retake Scoreboard menu where you can only go to the Main menu or print the scoreboard. You cannot print a certificate nor can you retake a second time. No performance record is saved even if Record Keeping is turned on. Also, you will not be presented with the high score list. Auto Saving of Menus -------------------- The state of the Treasure Hunt Math menus is saved automatically when you quit the program. The next time you start the program, the menus will be restored to that saved state. Treasure Hunt Math Page 6 Using the Menus ---------------- Treasure Hunt Math menus contain a variety of options. You can use either the keyboard or the mouse to choose and modify the different options. With the keyboard: To change an option you have to select (highlight) it first. The selected option is the one with a red box around it. To select an option, use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys (be sure NUM LOCK is turned off). You can also use the TAB or SHIFT+TAB (hold down the SHIFT key and press TAB) keys to select an option. You "Choose" an option to carry out an action. This is done by pressing the ENTER key once the option is selected. You can use the ESC key at any time to quit the current menu or to interrupt the ongoing activity. With the mouse: You can use a Microsoft mouse or compatible with the software. The following explains the terminology used in connection with the mouse: Term Meaning Point To move the mouse until the mouse pointer (the arrow shaped cursor on the screen) rests on the item of choice. Click To quickly press and release the mouse button. Unless otherwise specified, "click" always refers to the left button. Double-click To click the mouse left button twice in rapid succession. You "Choose" an option to carry out an action. This is done by pointing at it and clicking. The mouse right button has been assigned the function of the ESC key. Click it at any time to quit the current menu or to interrupt the ongoing activity. There are four different kinds of menu options: text boxes, filename boxes, selection boxes and action buttons. Text Box -------- A text box is used to enter textual information. It is typically preceded by a label explaining its purpose. The modifiable text itself is surrounded by a box. To change the text: With the keyboard: Press ENTER when the text box is selected. With the mouse: Point at the text box and click. A flashing cursor in the shape of a vertical bar indicates where the next typed character will appear. Start adding text by typing it in, new text is inserted at the cursor position. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to move the cursor around the text. The HOME key will position the cursor at the beginning of the text, while the END key will position it at the end. The DEL key will delete the character to the right of the cursor, and the BACKSPACE key will delete the character to the left of the cursor. To accept the edited text, press ENTER. The ESC key will discard any changes and restores the text to its original form. With the mouse, you can click the left or right button to accept or discard the edited text, respectively. An example of a text box option is the Name option which lets you enter your name. Treasure Hunt Math Page 7 Note: Some text boxes accept more text than what can be displayed at a time in the text box. In this case, the entered text will scroll to the left or right of the text box. The text box will be, in effect, a "window" through which you can see parts of the text. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys, the HOME and END keys to gain access to various parts of the text. Filename Box ------------ The filename box option is used to enter or to select a filename. It looks like the text box option except for a disk icon at the right end of the box. To activate the file selection menu: With the keyboard: Press ENTER when the filename box option is selected. With the mouse: Point at the filename box and click. You will be presented with a file selection menu that allows you to pick up or enter a filename from any disk and directory. See "The File Selection Menu" later in this manual for detailed information about using the file selection menu. Selection Box ------------- A selection box option is distinguished by an up and down arrow depiction to the right of the box. The option contains a value that can assume one of many predetermined ones. To change the selected value: With the keyboard: When the box is selected, press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to scroll through the different options (be sure NUM LOCK is turned off). With the mouse: Point at the up or the down arrow icons to the right of the selection box and click to change the selection. An example of a selection box option is the Subject option. Action Button ------------- An action button is a gray rectangular area with some text that briefly describes the action. The action button causes an action, such as starting a game, printing or quitting the current menu. All action buttons have a shortcut key that is printed on the button inside square brackets "[]". To choose an action button: With the keyboard: Press ENTER while it is selected. Alternatively, you can press the button's shortcut key to initiate the action. With the mouse: Point at the button and click. An example of an action button is the Begin button which starts the game. Treasure Hunt Math Page 8 Using the File Selection Menu ----------------------------- The File Selection Menu appears whenever you choose a filename box option. Its purpose is to let you select or enter a filename from any disk and directory on your system. The file Selection Menu contains the following options: * Filename Text Box: Choose this text box if you would rather type a filename than select it from the scroll box. It is assumed that the file is in the currently selected directory; NO DRIVE OR PATH INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE FILENAME. You will have to type in a filename if you want to create a file that does not exist (for an output operation). Once you entered the filename and pressed ENTER, the File Selection Menu will close and will return the filename to the calling filename box. Press ESC if you change your mind and decide not to enter a filename; the previous filename will be restored in the text box. * Mask Text Box: Acts like a "filter" that controls what files get displayed in the scroll box. Basically the mask is used to match a group of files the same way it is used in the DOS directory command; dir. The mask can contain the DOS wildcard characters the asterisk "*" and the question mark "?". The asterisk wildcard substitutes for any or all characters in a name or extension, while the question mark wildcard substitutes for a single character. Ex1: Enter *.DAT for a mask to list all files with the .DAT extension. This will match files like: ADD.DAT ADD1.DAT ADD2.DAT SUB.DAT SUB1.DAT MUL.DAT Ex2: To list all files with the .DAT extension whose names begins by ADD followed by at most a single character, use the following mask ADD?.DAT. This mask will match files like: ADD.DAT ADD1.DAT ADD2.DAT But will not match a file like ADD12.DAT. Note: The mask *.* will match all files in the current directory. Treasure Hunt Math Page 9 * Path Label: This is not an option but a label that displays the currently selected path. You change the path selection by picking different directories and disk drives from the File Scroll box (see below). * File Scroll Box: To choose an entry from the list in the scroll box: With the keyboard: Use the UP and DOWN ARROW, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, HOME and END keys to highlight it, then press ENTER. With the Mouse Point at the entry you want to select and double-click (one click will only highlight the entry). To scroll the entries in the box, point at the arrow buttons to the right of the file scroll box and click to move the highlight. The single arrow buttons will scroll one entry at a time, while the double arrow buttons will scroll one box-full at a time. The action performed on a selection will depend on its type. There are three different types of items in the file scroll box: 1. The List Of Filenames: Lists the filenames in the directory specified by the path label. Only the files that match the supplied mask will be listed. Filenames are listed as a name followed by an extension and separated by a dot. For example, ADD1.DAT and SUB1.DAT are filenames. Choosing a filename (by pressing ENTER) will terminate the file selection box menu and returns that filename to the calling filename box. You can use the HOME key to get to the top of the list of filenames with one keystroke. 2. The List Of Directories: The directory names are surrounded by square brackets "[]" to differentiate them from regular files. For example, [DATAFILES] and [MYFILES] represent directories. Selecting a directory entry causes your path to be set to that directory, and files from that directory will be read into the file scroll box. The double dot directory "[..]" is a special directory that takes you back up one directory level. 3. The List Of Disk Drives: These are represented by one letter followed by a colon ":" and surrounded by square brackets. For example, [A:], [B:] and [C:] represent system drives. Selecting a drive will cause the path to be set to the root directory of that drive. Before you select a floppy drive, you must make sure there is a floppy in the drive, or a disk error will result. You can use the END key to get to the bottom of the list of disk drives with one keystroke. * OK Button: The OK button will close down the File Selection menu and return whatever filename is in the file text box option. * Cancel Button: The Cancel button will cancel the File Selection menu. It will not change whatever filename that was in the calling filename box. Note: To learn more about files, directories and wildcards please refer to your DOS manual. Treasure Hunt Math Page 10 Viewing and Printing Math Problems ---------------------------------- To view or print math problems, perform the following steps: * Go to the Secondary menu (from the Main menu choose the Secondary Menu button). * Choose the View/Print Problems button. * The currently selected subject and level (or custom problem file) will be displayed. * To print the file as is or as a test, select the Print Problems/Test button. In the print menu you can select the printout to be one of three choices: * File: To print the problems in the order they appear in the file. * Test: To print the problems in a test format, and in the order they appear in the file. The text boxes labeled: Class, Date, Instructions and Title will appear as options in the Print menu. In these text boxes you can enter the information you want to show on the test sheet. * Random Test: Same as Test but the problems are printed in random order. For more information on the Print menu, see the section, "The Print Menu" later in this manual. Treasure Hunt Math Page 11 Using Record Keeping -------------------- Treasure Hunt Math has the capability of recording reports on the student progress. These records are valuable in determining the student's progress and areas of weaknesses. The reports have the student name, date, subject and level, total number of problems, those solved successfully and the score as a percentage. The record file can be viewed and printed as needed. To turn on record keeping, perform the following steps: * Go to the Secondary menu (from the Main Menu choose the Secondary Menu button). * Select the Record Keeping option and toggle it to On. * A filename box labeled File appears below. Choose it and you will activate a File Selection menu where you can select the record keeping filename. Note: The extension .REC is recommended for record keeping filenames. If no extension is specified when selecting a record keeping filename, .REC will be appended to the filename by default. If the record keeping file does not exist, it will be created, otherwise new records will be appended to the existing file. As long as record keeping is turned on, a record will be added to the file after each completed game round. To examine or print a record keeping file, perform the following steps: * Go to the Secondary menu (from the Main menu choose the Secondary Menu button). * Choose the View/Print Record File action button. * If you need to change the selected record keeping file, choose the Record File filename box. * When you have a valid record keeping file selected, record information from that file will be displayed. * Use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to step through the records in the file. The number of the record you are looking at and the total number of records in the file are printed on screen. You can also use the HOME key to go to the first record in the file or the END key to go to the last record. * To print all or parts of the record keeping file, choose the Print button. In the Print menu, you specify the first and last record number to be printed. * To delete the record keeping file, choose the Delete button. You will be asked for confirmation. The delete operation is irreversible! For more information on the Print menu, see the section, "The Print Menu" later in this manual. Treasure Hunt Math Page 12 Using the Editor ---------------- (Registered Version Only) The editor allows you to modify existing math problems files or to create new ones. The flexibility and customization offered by the editor enhance the usability of Treasure Hunt Math. Starting the Editor ------------------- To start the editor, choose the Editor button from the Secondary menu. The top section of the screen displays the name of the file that you are currently editing. This name can be "Untitled" if you are editing a new file, or it can be the name of a built-in level or a filename that you opened for editing. The main section of the editor screen is where you edit the math problems. When the editor starts up, it picks up whatever built-in level or custom problem file you had selected in the program. A highlight marks the problem to be edited. The bottom section of the screen displays a help message of the available commands. You can create math problem files with up to 40 problems. Each problem can be a maximum of 15 characters long Creating and Saving a Custom Problem File ----------------------------------------- A highlight marks the problem to be edited. You can add problems to the end of the existing ones. To edit or add a problem: With the keyboard: Move the highlight to the problem to be edited using the ARROW, HOME and END keys. When the desired problem is highlighted, press ENTER. With the mouse: Point at the problem and double-click. A single click will only highlight the problem. Now you can type in the problem. You can use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW, BACKSPACE and DEL keys to edit the problem. Use the asterisk "*" to indicate multiplication and the colon ":" to indicate division. No extraneous spaces are necessary when typing a problem. When done, press ENTER, or click the mouse. The problem will be checked for correctness. If errors are detected, you will be notified and asked to either keep your answer or to choose from the computed one(s). The editor basically checks for two kinds of errors: 1. The math problem type has to be supported by Treasure Hunt Math (see below for the format of supported problem types). 2. The arithmetic correctness of the equation. If the editor "thinks" you are in error, you will be prompted to either accept the editor recommendation(s) or to keep your own. Treasure Hunt Math Page 13 Note that the editor can complete a problem for you. For instance, if you enter: 2 * 3 The editor will complete the equation to read: 2 * 3 = 6 If the equation can have more than one solution, you will be prompted to choose one. For example, if you enter: 2 / 4 The editor will prompt you: Which answer do you have in mind? 1) 1/2 2) 50% Use the mouse or the keyboard to select the answer you want. The following table summarizes the format of supported problem types: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Format | Type | Example | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | N1 + N2 = N3 | Add two naturals | 2 + 3 = 5 | | N1 - N2 = N3 | Subtract two naturals | 4 - 2 = 2 | | N1 * N2 = N3 | Multiply two naturals | 2 * 3 = 6 | | N1 : N2 = N3 | Divide two naturals | 6 : 3 = 2 | | F1 = F2 | Reduce to lowest term, or | 2/4 = 1/2 | | | Rename as a whole or mixed number | 5/2 = 2 1/2 | | F1 + F2 = F3 | Add two fractions | 1/4 + 1/2 = 3/4 | | F1 - F2 = F3 | Subtract two fractions | 5/8 - 1/2 = 1/8 | | F1 * F2 = F3 | Multiply two fractions | 3/4 * 1/2 = 3/8 | | F1 : F2 = F3 | Divide two fractions | 3/8 : 1/2 = 3/4 | | F = D | Express a fraction as a decimal | 1/2 = .5 | | N * D1 = D2 | Multiply a natural by a decimal | 10 * .5 = 5 | | P * D1 = D2 | Find the percentage | 10% * 50 = 5 | | D = P | Express a decimal as a percent | .25 = 25% | | F = P | Express a fraction as a percent | 1/2 = 50% | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where: N, N1, N2 and N3 are natural numbers. F, F1, F2 and F3 are positive fractions. D, D1, and D2 are positive decimals (can contain a decimal point). P is a percentage. Treasure Hunt Math Page 14 The bottom section of the editor screen displays a help message on the available command options. To choose a command: With the keyboard: Press the key printed between the angle brackets "<>". With the mouse: Point at the letter(s) between the angle brackets "<>" and click. * To insert a problem: move the highlight to where you want to insert the problem and choose <INS>. You can then edit the new problem. * To delete a problem: highlight the problem and choose <DEL>. You will be prompted for confirmation. This operation is irreversible! * To write a file: choose <W> to write the file. A File Selection menu will appear. Choose a name to save this file to. The File Selection menu user interface is similar to the one in the Treasure Hunt Math program. For more information, see "Using the File Selection Menu", earlier in this manual. * To read a file: choose <R>, a File Selection menu will appear. Choose a file to read the problems from. The File Selection menu user interface is similar to the one in the Treasure Hunt Math program. For more information, see "Using the File Selection Menu", earlier in this manual. Note: The extension .DAT is recommended for custom problem filenames. If no extension is specified when selecting a custom problem filename for a read or write operation, .DAT will be appended to the filename by default. * To clear all the problems: choose <C>. You will be prompted for confirmation if you have not saved the problems to a file. This operation is irreversible! * To quit the editor: choose <Q> and confirm your choice. If the file was changed and not saved you will be asked if you want to do so. * To modify a built-in level: choose <L> (for Load level). You will be prompted for a subject and level. Use the mouse or the keyboard to select a subject and a level. The selected level will be displayed in the edit area. You can add, delete, modify and save the problems as described above. Note that the built-in level is never actually changed. All the changes are made to the file that you write out to the disk. The next section describes how to use a custom problem file in the program. Using a Custom Problem File in Treasure Hunt Math ------------------------------------------------- To use a custom problem file in Treasure Hunt Math, perform the following steps: * Go to the Main menu. * Choose the Custom File selection in the Subject option. * In the File filename box, select the filename of the problem file you created in the editor. * The file will be read and used for all activities (the game, printing of tests and in MathTris) until you select another file or a built-in level. Note: If no extension is specified when selecting a custom problem filename to read, .DAT will be appended to the filename by default. Treasure Hunt Math Page 15 Playing MathTris ---------------- MathTris is an exciting, falling-blocks style math drill game. Choose the MathTris button from the Main menu to start the game. A menu box will appear. If you had a built-in level selected when you started MathTris, a level menu will show in the menu box. You can use this menu to select a level for the current subject. The middle gold bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the currently selected subject and level. Select the game speed from the Speed menu, this ranges from Beginner (slowest) to Expert (fastest). When you are ready, choose the Begin button. The game will start with three partial equations at the bottom of the "wells". A gold bar containing the solution to one of the equations will start dropping from the top of the screen. The speed at which the gold bar drops will depend on the selected speed. The amount of points awarded for forming a correct equation depends on the game speed selected. Across the top of the screen, there is a display of how many gold bars (unsolved equations) remain. To play with the keyboard: Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW key to direct the falling gold bar where it can form a correct equation. The DOWN ARROW key makes the gold bar drop quickly, with no direction control. To play with the mouse: Click the mouse left and right buttons to direct the falling gold bar where it can form a correct equation. Perform a two-button click (click the left and right button at the same time) to make the gold bar drop quickly, with no direction control. Note that this is the only place in the program where the mouse right button has a function different than the ESC key. You can use the ESC key to stop the game at any time. Different sea creatures will move across the screen. You get bonus points when you successfully create an equation before the sea creature disappears from the screen. The bonus points are awarded according the following table: ------------------------------------- | Sea Creature | Bonus Score | ------------------------------------- | Mermaid | 100 | | Dolphin | 50 | | Sea horse | 25 | | Fish | 12 | ------------------------------------- The game is over when all problems in the selected level are completed, or when wrong answers pile up to the surface of a "well", which is three equations deep. To change to another subject or to load a custom math problem file, quit the game, select the desired subject or custom problem file from the Main menu and restart MathTris. Treasure Hunt Math Page 16 The Main Menu ------------- The Main menu is the initial menu that comes up when you start Treasure Hunt Math. The options in this menu are: * Name. Enter your name in the text box. The supplied name is used for record keeping purposes, printing of certificates and in the high score list. * Subject. You can select from addition, multiplication, and fractions. Registered version also includes: subtraction, division, decimals, and the special selection "Custom File" which is used for reading in problem files created by the math problem editor. * Level. Select a level for the selected subject. The level menu is replaced by the File option (see below) if you selected Custom File as the Subject option. Use the following table to determine what subject/level is appropriate for a certain grade level: ---------------------------------------------- | Grade | Subject and Level | |--------|-----------------------------------| | 1 | Addition: 1, 2, 3, 4 | | | Subtraction: 1, 2, 3, 4 | |--------|-----------------------------------| | 2 | Addition: 5, 6, 7, Revision | | | Subtraction: 5, 6, 7, Revision | |--------|-----------------------------------| | 3 | Multiplication: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | | | Division: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |--------|-----------------------------------| | 4 | Multiplication: 6, 7, 8, Revision | | | Division: 6, 7, 8, Revision | |--------|-----------------------------------| | 5 | Fractions: 1, 2, 3, 4, Revision | |--------|------------------------------------ | 6 | Decimals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Revision | ---------------------------------------------- Treasure Hunt Math Page 17 * File. This filename box appears only if you selected Custom File for the subject option. Use the File Selection menu to pick up a custom problem filename previously generated with the math problem editor. The data in the file will be used instead of the built-in levels. (This feature is available in the registered version only). * Format. Select Horizontal, Vertical or Horizontal/Vertical. These selections refer to the way the math problems are presented. For example, in Horizontal mode an addition problem will be presented like this: 5 + 3 = In Vertical mode, the problem will be presented like this: 5 + 3 --- In Horizontal/Vertical mode, the problem presentation will alternate between Horizontal and Vertical. Note: The Format option will appear only when the selected level is addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. This option will be hidden and defaults to Horizontal if you select Fractions, Decimals or Custom File for the Subject option. * Activity. Select one of the following: - Solve: to find the result of an equation. - Find Missing Factor: to find a missing operand. - Study: the equation is first shown to be studied, then the result will be hidden and you will be asked to solve it. * Sound. Turn the game sound effects On or Off. * MathTris. Choose this button to start the MathTris game. * Begin. Choose the Begin button to start Treasure Hunt Math. * Secondary Menu. Choose to go to the secondary menu, where more program options are available. * Quit. Choose the Quit button to quit Treasure Hunt Math. The program will prompt you for confirmation. Treasure Hunt Math Page 18 The Secondary Menu ------------------ The Secondary menu is accessed when you choose the Secondary menu button from the Main menu. It contains more options, that are typically less used than the ones in the Main menu. The options in this menu are: * Month, Day and Year. These are read from the system date. You will need to change them only if the system date is not correct. The date information is used for record keeping purposes and when printing certificates. * Record Keeping. You can turn this option On or Off. When turned on, the Record Filename menu appears. When this option is turned on, a performance summary is saved in the record keeping file after each completed round of Treasure Hunt Math. * Record Filename. Select the filename where the record keeping information will be saved. If this file exists, new records will be appended to it, if it doesn't exist it will be created. The file will keep growing as long as Record Keeping is turned on. You can examine and print the contents of the file in the View/Print Record File menu, where you can also choose to delete it. For more information, see the section, "Using Record Keeping", earlier in this manual. * Editor. Choose this button to start the math problem editor. For information on using the editor see the section, "Using the Editor" earlier in this manual. (This feature is available in the registered version only). * View/Print Record File. Choose this button to go to the Record Keeping menu where you can view, print or delete a record file. For more information, see the section, "Using Record Keeping", earlier in this manual. * View/Print Problems. Choose this button to view or print the currently selected problem set. You can also print the problems in test or file formats. For more information, see the section, "Viewing and Printing Math Problems", earlier in this manual. * Begin. Choose the Begin button to start the game (same function as the Begin button in the Main menu). * Main Menu. Choose this button to go back to the Main menu. Treasure Hunt Math Page 19 The Scoreboard Menu ------------------- You get to the Scoreboard menu after a round of Treasure Hunt Math. The options are: * Main Menu. Choose to go to the Main menu. * Print Scoreboard. Choose to go to the Print menu where you can print the scoreboard information as they appear at the top of the screen. * Retake. This button appears only if some problems were missed and your score is less than 90%. Choosing this button will restart the game with only the problems missed the first time. See the section, "Retaking a Level", earlier in this manual. * Next Level. This button appears only if your score is at least 90% and you are not using a custom problem file. Choose this option to go to the next built-in level (e.g., from Addition level 1 to Addition level 2). * Print Text Certificate, Print Graphic Certificate. These buttons appear only if your score is at least 90% and you were not in Study mode. Choose either of them to print a certificate of achievement. The graphic certificate features nice, detailed graphics but is slower to print than the text certificate. Treasure Hunt Math Page 20 The Record Keeping Menu ----------------------- The Record Keeping menu lets you view, print or delete record keeping files. The options in this menu are: * File. Use the File Selection menu to select the record keeping filename that you wish to view, print or delete. This should be a file created by the Record Keeping option in the Secondary menu. * First. Choose to display the first record in the file. * Last. Choose to display the last record in the file. * Previous/ Next. These action buttons let you page through the records in the selected record keeping file. * Print. Choose to go to the Print menu, where you can print a range of records from the record file. * Delete. Choose to delete the currently selected record file. You will be prompted for confirmation before the deletion is carried out. * Cancel. Choose to cancel the Record Keeping menu and return to the Secondary menu. For more information, see the section, "Using Record Keeping", earlier in this manual. Treasure Hunt Math Page 21 The Print Menu -------------- The Print Menu appears whenever you choose a print action button. For example: when printing a math problem file, a test, record file or a certificate of achievement. Some options are general print options that are always present. Others appear only depending on what it is you're are trying to print. The permanent options for the Print menu are: * Printer Port. Select where the printer output should go to: -------------------------------------------------- | Select | If your printer is connect to | | | (DOS device name) | -------------------------------------------------- | Parallel 1 | Parallel port 1 (LPT1). | | Parallel 2 | Parallel port 2 (LPT2). | | Serial 1 | Serial port 1 (COM1). Note(1) | | Serial 2 | Serial port 2 (COM2). Note(1) | | File | Output goes to disk file. Note(2) | -------------------------------------------------- Note(1): To be able to communicate over the serial port, serial printers require setting the serial port communication prameters using the DOS Mode command. The Mode command should be run from the DOS command line or from a batch file. A Mode command to configure COM1 to work with a specific printer could look something like: mode com1:96,n,8,1,p Please refer to your printer and DOS manuals for the specifics of using the Mode command and configuring your printer. Note(2): Choose File if you want the printer output to go to a DOS file that you can later print using the DOS print command. The output will go to the filename you supply in the Output Filename option (see below). This is handy for computers that are not attached to a printer. You can, for example, get the printer output in a file that you name OUTPUT.PRN. Later on, you can take that file to a computer attached to a printer and print it using the DOS Print command: print output.prn * Output Filename. This option appears only if you have selected File for Printer Port. Use the File Selection menu to select the filename where you want the printer output to go (see note(2) above). * Print. Choose the Print button to start the print operation. You will be notified of the success or failure of the operation. * Cancel. Choose the Cancel button to cancel the print operation. This will close down the Print menu. Treasure Hunt Math Page 22 Other Print Menu options are available only depending on the kind of printing you are doing. These options are: * Printer Type. This selection option is present only if you are printing a graphic certificate. Your options are: * LaserJet if you have an HP LaserJet or compatible printer, or * Dot-Matrix. If it is an Epson or an IBM Proprinter compatible dot-matrix printer. * Class, Date, Instructions and Title. Are present only if you are printing a test (or a random test). Use these text boxes to enter the information as you want them to get printed on your test sheet. For more information, see the section "Viewing and Printing Math Problems", earlier in this manual. * Print As. Is present only if you are printing a problem file or a test. The options are: * Test: To print out a test with the problems in the order they appear in the file. * Random Test: Will print out a test with the problems listed in a random order. * File: Will print out a list of the problems. For more information, see the section "Viewing and Printing Math Problems", earlier in this manual. * First Rec and Last Rec. Are present only if you are printing a record file. You use these menus to specify the starting and ending record for the print operation. For more information, see the section, "Using Record Keeping", earlier in this manual. Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Appendix A: Listing of Math Problems ------------------------------------ (Note: Subtraction, Division and Decimals are Available in Registered Version Only) Addition -------- Addition 1 Addition 2 Addition 3 Addition 4 (19 Problems) (21 Problems) (25 Problems) (30 Problems) 1+0=1 8+0=8 11+1=12 14+2=16 2+0=2 7+1=8 10+2=12 13+3=16 1+1=2 6+2=8 9+3=12 12+4=16 3+0=3 5+3=8 8+4=12 11+5=16 2+1=3 4+4=8 7+5=12 10+6=16 4+0=4 9+0=9 6+6=12 9+7=16 3+1=4 8+1=9 12+1=13 8+8=16 2+2=4 7+2=9 11+2=13 14+3=17 5+0=5 6+3=9 10+3=13 13+4=17 4+1=5 5+4=9 9+4=13 12+5=17 3+2=5 10+0=10 8+5=13 11+6=17 6+0=6 9+1=10 7+6=13 10+7=17 5+1=6 8+2=10 13+1=14 9+8=17 4+2=6 7+3=10 12+2=14 14+4=18 3+3=6 6+4=10 11+3=14 13+5=18 7+0=7 5+5=10 10+4=14 12+6=18 6+1=7 10+1=11 9+5=14 11+7=18 5+2=7 9+2=11 8+6=14 10+8=18 4+3=7 8+3=11 7+7=14 9+9=18 7+4=11 13+2=15 15+4=19 6+5=11 12+3=15 14+5=19 11+4=15 13+6=19 10+5=15 12+7=19 9+6=15 11+8=19 8+7=15 10+9=19 15+5=20 14+6=20 13+7=20 12+8=20 11+9=20 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Addition 5 Addition 6 Addition 7 Addition Rev (36 Problems) (37 Problems) (26 Problems) (29 Problems) 17+4=21 20+6=26 0+10=10 4+1=5 16+5=21 19+7=26 10+10=20 3+3=6 15+6=21 18+8=26 20+10=30 7+1=8 14+7=21 17+9=26 30+10=40 7+2=9 13+8=21 16+10=26 20+20=40 5+4=9 12+9=21 15+11=26 40+10=50 6+5=11 11+10=21 14+12=26 30+20=50 8+4=12 18+4=22 13+13=26 50+10=60 11+2=13 17+5=22 21+6=27 40+20=60 8+5=13 16+6=22 20+7=27 30+30=60 10+4=14 15+7=22 19+8=27 60+10=70 9+6=15 14+8=22 18+9=27 50+20=70 11+5=16 13+9=22 17+10=27 40+30=70 13+4=17 12+10=22 16+11=27 70+10=80 9+8=17 11+11=22 15+12=27 60+20=80 9+9=18 18+5=23 14+13=27 50+30=80 14+5=19 17+6=23 21+7=28 40+40=80 14+7=21 16+7=23 20+8=28 80+10=90 12+10=22 15+8=23 19+9=28 70+20=90 17+5=22 14+9=23 18+10=28 60+30=90 18+4=22 13+10=23 17+11=28 50+40=90 14+9=23 12+11=23 16+12=28 90+10=100 12+12=24 18+6=24 15+13=28 80+20=100 17+7=24 17+7=24 22+7=29 70+30=100 14+11=25 16+8=24 21+8=29 60+40=100 40+10=50 15+9=24 20+9=29 50+50=100 60+10=70 14+10=24 19+10=29 50+30=80 13+11=24 18+11=29 50+40=90 12+12=24 17+12=29 50+50=100 19+6=25 16+13=29 18+7=25 23+7=30 17+8=25 22+8=30 16+9=25 21+9=30 15+10=25 20+10=30 14+11=25 19+11=30 13+12=25 18+12=30 17+13=30 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Subtraction ----------- Subtraction 1 Subtraction 2 Subtraction 3 Subtraction 4 (25 Problems) (30 Problems) (29 Problems) (33 Problems) 1-1=0 8-3=5 12-2=10 15-3=12 2-1=1 8-4=4 12-3=9 15-4=11 2-2=0 8-5=3 12-4=8 15-5=10 3-1=2 8-6=2 12-5=7 15-6=9 3-2=1 8-7=1 12-6=6 15-7=8 3-3=0 9-3=6 12-6=6 15-8=7 4-1=3 9-4=5 12-7=5 15-11=4 4-2=2 9-5=4 12-8=4 15-12=3 4-3=1 9-6=3 12-9=3 15-13=2 4-4=0 9-7=2 13-2=11 15-14=1 5-1=4 9-8=1 13-3=10 16-2=14 5-2=3 10-1=9 13-4=9 16-4=12 5-3=2 10-2=8 13-5=8 16-5=11 5-4=1 10-3=7 13-6=7 16-7=9 6-1=5 10-4=6 13-7=6 16-8=8 6-2=4 10-5=5 13-8=5 16-10=6 6-3=3 10-6=4 13-9=4 16-12=4 6-4=2 10-7=3 13-10=3 16-13=3 6-5=1 10-8=2 14-2=12 17-3=14 7-1=6 10-9=1 14-3=11 17-4=13 7-2=5 10-10=0 14-4=10 17-7=10 7-3=4 11-2=9 14-5=9 17-9=8 7-4=3 11-3=8 14-6=8 17-12=5 7-5=2 11-4=7 14-7=7 17-13=4 7-6=1 11-5=6 14-9=5 17-15=2 11-6=5 14-1=13 18-3=15 11-6=5 14-11=3 18-5=13 11-7=4 14-12=2 18-8=10 11-8=3 14-13=1 18-9=9 11-9=2 18-12=6 18-13=5 18-14=4 18-16=2 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Subtraction 5 Subtraction 6 Subtraction 7 Subtraction Rev (32 Problems) (32 Problems) (37 Problems) (30 Problems) 19-4=15 23-3=20 30-20=10 8-4=4 19-6=13 23-6=17 30-10=20 9-1=8 19-7=12 23-7=16 40-30=10 9-5=4 19-9=10 23-9=14 40-20=20 10-4=6 19-12=7 23-12=11 40-10=30 10-9=1 19-14=5 23-15=8 50-40=10 11-4=7 19-15=4 23-18=5 50-30=20 12-3=9 19-17=2 23-21=2 50-20=30 13-1=12 20-3=17 24-3=21 50-10=40 14-4=10 20-5=15 24-4=20 60-50=10 15-3=12 20-9=11 24-6=18 60-40=20 11-9=2 20-10=10 24-8=16 60-30=30 12-8=4 20-12=8 24-12=12 60-20=40 13-7=6 20-15=5 24-15=9 70-60=10 14-7=7 20-17=3 24-19=5 70-50=20 15-6=9 20-19=1 24-22=2 70-40=30 16-4=12 21-2=19 25-2=23 70-30=40 17-4=13 21-3=18 25-3=22 70-20=50 18-4=14 21-5=16 25-6=19 80-70=10 19-4=15 21-6=15 25-8=17 80-60=20 20-4=16 21-8=13 25-11=14 80-50=30 15-9=6 21-11=10 25-14=11 80-40=40 16-9=7 21-14=7 25-18=7 80-30=50 18-9=9 21-19=2 25-20=5 80-20=60 19-9=10, 22-5=17 26-2=24 90-80=10 20-9=11 22-8=14 26-3=23 90-70=20 60-20=40 22-10=12 26-6=20 90-60=30 70-20=50 22-13=9 26-8=18 90-50=40 80-30=50 22-16=6 26-11=15 90-40=50 90-50=40 22-17=5 26-14=12 90-30=60 100-80=20 22-19=3 26-18=8 100-90=10 22-21=1 26-20=6 100-80=20 100-70=30 100-60=40 100-50=50 100-40=60 100-30=70 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Multiplication -------------- Multiplication 1 Multiplication 3 Multiplication 5 Multiplication 6 (13 Problems) (13 Problems) (26 Problems) (26 Problems) 1*0=0 3*0=0 5*0=0 7*0=0 1*1=1 3*1=3 5*1=5 7*1=7 1*2=2 3*2=6 5*2=10 7*2=14 1*3=3 3*3=9 5*3=15 7*3=21 1*4=4 3*4=12 5*4=20 7*4=28 1*5=5 3*5=15 5*5=25 7*5=35 1*6=6 3*6=18 5*6=30 7*6=42 1*7=7 3*7=21 5*7=35 7*7=49 1*8=8 3*8=24 5*8=40 7*8=56 1*9=9 3*9=27 5*9=45 7*9=63 1*10=10 3*10=30 5*10=50 7*10=70 1*11=11 3*11=33 5*11=55 7*11=77 1*12=12 3*12=36 5*12=60 7*12=84 6*0=0 8*0=0 Multiplication 2 Multiplication 4 6*1=6 8*1=8 (13 Problems) (13 Problems) 6*2=12 8*2=16 6*3=18 8*3=24 2*0=0 4*0=0 6*4=24 8*4=32 2*1=2 4*1=4 6*5=30 8*5=40 2*2=4 4*2=8 6*6=36 8*6=48 2*3=6 4*3=12 6*7=42 8*7=56 2*4=8 4*4=16 6*8=48 8*8=64 2*5=10 4*5=20 6*9=54 8*9=72 2*6=12 4*6=24 6*10=60 8*10=80 2*7=14 4*7=28 6*11=66 8*11=88 2*8=16 4*8=32 6*12=72 8*12=96 2*9=18 4*9=36 2*10=20 4*10=40 2*11=22 4*11=44 2*12=24 4*12=48 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Multiplication 7 Multiplication 8 Multiplication (26 Problems) (26 Problems) Rev (30 Problems) 9*0=0 11*0=0 9*1=9 11*1=11 1*4=4 9*2=18 11*2=22 1*9=9 9*3=27 11*3=33 2*3=6 9*4=36 11*4=44 2*7=14 9*5=45 11*5=55 2*9=18 9*6=54 11*6=66 3*4=12 9*7=63 11*7=77 3*12=36 9*8=72 11*8=88 4*4=16 9*9=81 11*9=99 4*9=36 9*10=90 11*10=110 4*12=48 9*11=99 11*11=121 5*4=20 9*12=108 11*12=132 5*9=45 10*0=0 12*0=0 6*1=6 10*1=10 12*1=12 6*6=36 10*2=20 12*2=24 6*11=66 10*3=30 12*3=36 7*4=28 10*4=40 12*4=48 7*9=63 10*5=50 12*5=60 8*1=8 10*6=60 12*6=72 8*6=48 10*7=70 12*7=84 8*11=88 10*8=80 12*8=96 9*4=36 10*9=90 12*9=108 9*9=81 10*10=100 12*10=120 10*1=10 10*11=110 12*11=132 10*6=60 10*12=120 12*12=144 10*12=120 11*0=0 11*11=121 12*3=36 12*8=96 12*12=144 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Division -------- Division 1 Division 3 Division 5 Division 6 (13 Problems) (13 Problems) (26 Problems) (26 Problems) 0:1=0 0:3=0 0:5=0 0:7=0 1:1=1 3:3=1 5:5=1 7:7=1 2:1=2 6:3=2 10:5=2 14:7=2 3:1=3 9:3=3 15:5=3 21:7=3 4:1=4 12:3=4 20:5=4 28:7=4 5:1=5 15:3=5 25:5=5 35:7=5 6:1=6 18:3=6 30:5=6 42:7=6 7:1=7 21:3=7 35:5=7 49:7=7 8:1=8 24:3=8 40:5=8 56:7=8 9:1=9 27:3=9 45:5=9 63:7=9 10:1=10 30:3=10 50:5=10 70:7=10 11:1=11 33:3=11 55:5=11 77:7=11 12:1=12 36:3=12 60:5=12 84:7=12 0:6=0 0:8=0 Division 2 Division 4 6:6=1 8:8=1 (13 Problems) (13 Problems) 12:6=2 16:8=2 18:6=3 24:8=3 0:2=0 0:4=0 24:6=4 32:8=4 2:2=1 4:4=1 30:6=5 40:8=5 4:2=2 8:4=2 36:6=6 48:8=6 6:2=3 12:4=3 42:6=7 56:8=7 8:2=4 16:4=4 48:6=8 64:8=8 10:2=5 20:4=5 54:6=9 72:8=9 12:2=6 24:4=6 60:6=10 80:8=10 14:2=7 28:4=7 66:6=11 88:8=11 16:2=8 32:4=8 72:6=12 96:8=12 18:2=9 36:4=9 20:2=10 40:4=10 22:2=11 44:4=11 24:2=12 48:4=12 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Division 7 Division 8 Division Rev (26 Problems) (26 Problems) (30 Problems) 0:9=0 0:11=0 9:1=9 9:9=1 11:11=1 6:2=3 18:9=2 22:11=2 16:2=8 27:9=3 33:11=3 18:2=9 36:9=4 44:11=4 20:2=10 45:9=5 55:11=5 12:3=4 54:9=6 66:11=6 27:3=9 63:9=7 77:11=7 4:4=1 72:9=8 88:11=8 24:4=6 81:9=9 99:11=9 44:4=11 90:9=10 110:11=10 20:5=4 99:9=11 121:11=11 45:5=9 108:9=12 132:11=12 6:6=1 0:10=0 0:12=0 36:6=6 10:10=1 12:12=1 72:6=12 20:10=2 24:12=2 28:7=4 30:10=3 36:12=3 63:7=9 40:10=4 48:12=4 24:8=3 50:10=5 60:12=5 72:8=9 60:10=6 72:12=6 96:8=12 70:10=7 84:12=7 36:9=4 80:10=8 96:12=8 81:9=9 90:10=9 108:12=9 10:10=1 100:10=10 120:12=10 60:10=6 110:10=11 132:12=11 120:10=12 120:10=12 144:12=12 44:11=4 99:11=9 12:12=1 72:12=6 132:12=11 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Fractions --------- Fractions 1 Fractions 2 Fractions 3 (38 Problems) (36 Problems) (32 Problems) 2/10=1/5 2/2=1 1/3+1/3=2/3 2/12=1/6 3/2=1 1/2 1/5+3/5=4/5 2/14=1/7 4/2=2 1/4+1/4=1/2 2/16=1/8 5/2=2 1/2 1/4+2/4=3/4 2/18=1/9 6/2=3 1/6+1/6=1/3 3/9=1/3 3/3=1 2/7+1/7=3/7 3/12=1/4 4/3=1 1/3 1/8+1/8=1/4 3/15=1/5 5/3=1 2/3 3/8+1/8=1/2 4/6=2/3 6/3=2 5/8+1/8=3/4 4/8=1/2 4/4=1 3/8+3/8=3/4 4/10=2/5 5/4=1 1/4 2/9+1/9=1/3 4/12=1/3 7/4=1 3/4 2/9+4/9=2/3 4/14=2/7 8/4=2 1/3+2/3=1 4/16=1/4 5/5=1 2/5+3/5=1 4/18=2/9 6/5=1 1/5 5/8+3/8=1 5/10=1/2 7/5=1 2/5 3/5-2/5=1/5 5/20=1/4 8/5=1 3/5 7/9-5/9=2/9 6/8=3/4 9/5=1 4/5 3/4-1/4=1/2 6/9=2/3 10/5=2 5/6-1/6=2/3 6/10=3/5 6/6=1 6/7-2/7=4/7 6/12=1/2 7/6=1 1/6 7/8-1/8=3/4 6/14=3/7 11/6=1 5/6 7/8-3/8=1/2 6/16=3/8 8/7=1 1/7 5/8-3/8=1/4 6/18=1/3 12/7=1 5/7 5/9-3/9=2/9 8/12=2/3 14/7=2 8/9-2/9=2/3 8/14=4/7 8/8=1 7/9-4/9=1/3 8/16=1/2 9/8=1 1/8 1-1/2=1/2 8/18=4/9 11/8=1 3/8 1-2/3=1/3 9/12=3/4 13/8=1 5/8 1-3/4=1/4 9/15=3/5 15/8=1 7/8 1-2/5=3/5 9/18=1/2 16/8=2 1-3/7=4/7 10/12=5/6 9/9=1 1-3/8=5/8 10/14=5/7 10/9=1 1/9 10/16=5/8 11/9=1 2/9 10/20=1/2 14/9=1 5/9 12/14=6/7 18/9=2 12/15=4/5 12/18=2/3 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Fractions 4 Fractions Rev (38 Problems) (30 Problems) 1/2*1/2=1/4 2/18=1/9 1/3*1/2=1/6 4/10=2/5 1/3*1/3=1/9 6/9=2/3 2/3*2/3=4/9 8/12=2/3 1/2*1/4=1/8 9/18=1/2 3/4*1/4=3/16 10/18=5/9 2/5*3/5=6/25 12/14=6/7 1/6*1/2=1/12 4/4=1 5/6*1/6=5/36 7/5=1 2/5 2/7*5/7=10/49 10/5=2 3/7*2/5=6/35 11/6=1 5/6 3/8*1/2=3/16 9/8=1 1/8 3/8*3/7=9/56 16/8=2 5/8*1/8=5/64 18/9=2 3/8*5/8=15/64 1/6+1/6=1/3 2/9*2/5=4/45 1/8+1/8=1/4 4/9*4/7=16/63 5/8+3/8=1 1/2:1/2=1 3/4-1/4=1/2 1/3:2/5=5/6 5/8-3/8=1/4 1/3:5/9=3/5 7/9-4/9=1/3 1/4:1/4=1 1-1/3=2/3 3/4:1/4=3 1-5/8=3/8 1/5:2/5=1/2 1/3*1/2=1/6 2/5:3/7=14/15 1/2*1/4=1/8 3/5:2/3=9/10 2/7*5/7=10/49 1/6:4/5=5/24 2/9*2/5=4/45 1/6:2/3=1/4 1/4:1/4=1 1/7:2/7=1/2 1/6:2/3=1/4 2/7:1/3=6/7 3/8:5/8=3/5 6/7:2/7=3 1:1/3=3 3/8:3/8=1 1/8:5/8=1/5 3/8:5/8=3/5 1/9:1/3=1/3 2/9:4/9=1/2 4/9:3/5=20/27 1:1/2=2 1:1/3=3 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Decimals -------- Decimals 1 Decimals 2 Decimals 3 (31 Problems) (30 Problems) (30 Problems) 1/10=.1 10*.1=1 10%*140=14 3/10=.3 10*.2=2 10%*110=11 5/10=.5 10*.7=7 10%*80=8 7/10=.7 10*.01=.1 10%*30=3 9/10=.9 10*.02=.2 10%*14=1.4 1/100=.01 10*.07=.7 10%*11=1.1 3/100=.03 10*.12=1.2 10%*10=1 5/100=.05 10*.15=1.5 10%*8=.8 7/100=.07 10*.32=3.2 10%*3=.3 9/100=.09 10*.001=.01 10%*1.4=.14 10/100=.1 10*.002=.02 10%*1.1=.11 13/100=.13 10*.007=.07 10%*1=.1 17/100=.17 10*.012=.12 10%*.8=.08 30/100=.3 10*.015=.15 10%*.3=.03 35/100=.35 10*.032=.32 10%*.1=.01 39/100=.39 100*.1=10 1%*140=1.4 50/100=.5 100*.2=20 1%*110=1.1 56/100=.56 100*.7=70 1%*80=.8 73/100=.73 100*.01=1 1%*30=.3 87/100=.87 100*.02=2 1%*10=.1 90/100=.9 100*.07=7 1%*14=.14 96/100=.96 100*.12=12 1%*11=.11 1 1/10=1.1 100*.15=15 1%*8=.08 2 3/10=2.3 100*.32=32 1%*3=.03 4 3/10=4.3 100*.001=.1 1%*1.4=.014 5 5/10=5.5 100*.002=.2 1%*1.1=.011 7 5/10=7.5 100*.007=.7 1%*1=.01 2 7/10=2.7 100*.012=1.2 1%*.8=.008 4 7/10=4.7 100*.015=1.5 1%*.3=.003 6 9/10=6.9 100*.032=3.2 1%*.1=.001 9 9/10=9.9 Treasure Hunt Math Appendix A Decimals 4 Decimals 5 Decimals Rev (29 Problems) (25 Problems) (38 Problems) 1=100% 1/1=100% 5/10=.5 3=300% 1/2=50% 3/100=.03 8=800% 1/3=33 1/3% 9/100=.09 10=1000% 2/3=66 2/3% 50/100=.5 15=1500% 1/4=25% 90/100=.9 42=4200% 3/4=75% 3 3/10=3.3 69=6900% 1/5=20% 7 7/10=7.7 1.5=150% 2/5=40% 9 9/10=9.9 4.2=420% 3/5=60% 10*.03=.3 6.9=690% 4/5=80% 10*.003=.03 .1=10% 1/6=16 2/3% 100*.3=30 .3=30% 5/6=83 1/3% 100*.03=3 .8=80% 1/8=12 1/2% 100*.13=13 .01=1% 3/8=37 1/2% 100*.009=.9 .03=3% 5/8=62 1/2% 100*.013=1.3 .08=8% 7/8=87 1/2% 10%*30=3 .15=15% 1/10=10% 10%*3=.3 .42=42% 3/10=30% 10%*.3=.03 .69=69% 7/10=70% 1%*30=.3 .001=.1% 9/10=90% 1%*3=.03 .003=.3% 1/12=8 1/3% 1%*.9=.009 .008=.8% 1/20=5% 1%*.1=.001 .015=1.5% 1/25=4% 5=500% .042=4.2% 1/50=2% .2=20% .069=6.9% 1/100=1% .9=90% .108=10.8% .12=12% .115=11.5% .69=69% .142=14.2% .013=1.3% .169=16.9% .135=13.5% .751=75.1% 1/25=4% 1/10=10% 1/8=12 1/2% 7/8=87 1/2% 1/5=20% 4/5=80% 1/3=33 1/3% 1/1=100% Treasure Hunt Math Appendix B Appendix B: Troubleshooting & Customer Support ----------------------------------------------- * Problem: The program gives an error message on start up or fails to start. * The program will check if you have the necessary hardware before it tries to run. Please check the section, "Hardware Requirements" for information about hardware requirement. * If the video system does not meet the requirements, the program will notify you and give you the option to quit or continue. * Problem: I can't get my printer to print with the program. * Make sure your printer is properly connected, turned on, has paper and is ready to print (i.e., on-line). * Make sure that you have selected the appropriate port in the Printer Port option of the Print menu. Please refer to the section, "The Print Menu" for more information on setting up the Printer Port option. * If you have a serial printer, you have to issue a DOS Mode command to setup the port communication parameters. The command should be issued before running Treasure Hunt Math. Please refer to your printer documentation. * Try printing a simple text screen (can be the DOS command line screen), by pressing SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (hold down SHIFT while pressing PRINT SCREEN). If the test is unsuccessful, you need to check your printer documentation on proper setup. * Problem: I can print a text certificate but not a graphic certificate. * Make sure that the Printer Type option is set correctly. If you have a LaserJet or compatible this option should be set to LaserJet. If it is a dot-matrix printer, the option should be set to Dot-Matrix. * If you have a dot-matrix printer and it is not IBM Proprinter or Epson compatible (most printers are), then you won't be able to print graphic certificates. * Problem: I get a "Drive not ready" error when trying to read or write from my floppy drive. * Make sure you have a formatted diskette in the floppy drive you are trying to access and that the drive's door (if applicable) is closed. * If you have inserted a blank non-formatted diskette, you will need to format it first using the DOS Format command. Please refer to your DOS documentation for information on the Format command. * Problem: I get a "Write-protected disk" error when trying to write to my floppy disk. * The floppy you are trying to write to is write protected. Remove the write-protect tab on 5.25-inch diskette, or slide the tab back over the write-protect hole on the 3.5-inch diskette. Treasure Hunt Math Appendix B * Problem: I cannot find my problem or record files in the File Selection menu. * Check the displayed path label to make sure you are looking at the right drive and directory. * Make sure you have the right floppy in your floppy drive. * Problem: I have read this section, and the relevant sections of the manual, but I still have a problem. You can contact us in one of the following ways: * Write use at: Adventure LearningWare 5667 Snell Ave #236 San Jose, CA 95123 USA * Send us a message on CompuServe, ID 71332,3605. * Send us a fax at 408-224-4455. Treasure Hunt Math Appendix C Appendix C: Agreement --------------------- Agreement --------- Treasure Hunt Math is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. If you find this program useful and continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, you must register it with Adventure LearningWare. Please see the program for registration instructions and incentives. Feel free to share it with your friends and with your local elementary school, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. Educational institutions and commercial users of Treasure Hunt Math must register and pay for their copies of Treasure Hunt Math within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Lab packs, network, site and district licenses are available. Please see the file REGISTER.DOC, or print an order form from the program's quit screen for complete ordering information. Disclaimer ---------- Users of Treasure Hunt Math must accept this disclaimer of warranty: Treasure Hunt Math is supplied as is. Adventure LearningWare disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. Adventure learningWare assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Treasure Hunt Math. The software product, including this manual, is copyrighted and contains proprietary information. All rights are reserved. Adventure LearningWare reserves the right to make improvements in the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. ASP Ombudsman Statement ----------------------- "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536." Appendix D: Treasure Hunt Math Order Form ----------------------------------------- Send product to (Please type or print): Name: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ City/State/Zip: __________________________________________ Country: __________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________ * IMPORTANT: Diskette Size: [ ] 3 1/2" 720K OR [ ] 5 1/4" 360K * +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+ | Product Description: Quantity x Price | | |* Single User: 1 Manual + 1 disk ___ x $19.95 | ______.___ | |* Lab Pack: 1 Manual + 5 disks ___ x $79.95 | ______.___ | |-------------------------------------------------------------+------------| | Sales Tax: California residents add 7.25% to above total | | | (Santa Clara County residents add 8.25%) | ______.___ | |-------------------------------------------------------------+------------| | Shipping: U.S.A. & Canada Elsewhere | | |* Single User: $2.95 $5.95 | ______.___ | |* Lab Pack: $4.95 $8.95 | ______.___ | |-------------------------------------------------------------+------------| | Order Total: ______.___ | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+ * Payment Method (Make payable to Adventure LearningWare): [ ] Check in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank. [ ] Visa or [ ] MasterCard: Card number:__________________________, Expiration date:___/___. Name (as on card):________________________, Signature:________________. [ ] Money Order or International Postal Money order. [ ] Purchase Order. P.O.# :________________, (enclose hardcopy of P.O.) (Orders $79 & over/ Terms: Net 30 days/ Educational institutions only/ Subject to approval) Print order form and FAX or mail to: Adventure LearningWare Visa/MC: (800) 829-5519 5667 Snell Ave #236 PHONE: (408) 224-5519 San Jose, CA 95123 USA FAX: (408) 224-4455 Thank you for your order! Please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery. Your answers to the following questions will help us serve you better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Age(s) of user(s): __________________________ * Type of computer owned [ ] 88/86, [ ] 286, [ ] 386, [ ] 486, [ ] Other: __________ * Type of video card [ ] EGA, [ ] VGA, [ ] SVGA, [ ] Other: __________ * Type of sound device [ ] Ad Lib/ Sound Blaster (or compatible), [ ] Disney Sound Source, [ ] Covox Speech Thing, [ ] None (PC speaker), [ ] Other: __________ * Are you a Microsoft Windows user? [ ] Yes, [ ] No. * This shareware evaluation copy was obtained from: [ ] Disk vendor, [ ] BBS, [ ] Friend/colleague, [ ] User group, [ ] Store rack, [ ] Directly from us, [ ] Other __________ * Type of educational software you would like to see (check all that apply): [ ] Typing [ ] Grammar [ ] Creative writing tools [ ] Spelling [ ] Vocabulary [ ] Computer programming [ ] Reading [ ] Algebra [ ] Computer literacy [ ] Paint program [ ] Social Studies [ ] Kindergarten/ Preschool [ ] Foreign language: _____________ [ ] Other: _____________________ * Things you like about the program: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ May we quote you? [ ] Yes, [ ] No. * If you could do anything to the product, what would it be?: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ * Registeration benefit(s) that made you register this software: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Treasure Hunt Math Ordering Information --------------------------------------- Registered Users Get: --------------------- * Extra subjects: Subtraction, Division, Decimals, and Percents. A total of more than 1000 built-in problems. * Editor to modify or add to the existing problems. * The latest version of this software with all registration reminders (both on-screen and printed) turned off. * Full, printed and illustrated documentation. * Packaged in an attractive vinyl binder, it makes the perfect gift. * Get on our mailing list. Receive technical support. This software is available in the following formats: ---------------------------------------------------- * Single User: One manual and one diskette. For use on one computer. * Lab Pack: One manual, and five diskettes. Can be used on up to five computers, but not on networks. * Network, Site, and District Licenses: Low prices! Call for details. You can register this software in any of the following ways: ------------------------------------------------------------ * Mail: For check, money order, Visa/MasterCard and purchase orders. All payments must be in U.S. dollars. Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. (Purchase orders accepted from schools and are subject to approval. Minimum purchase order $79, Terms: Net 30 days. Enclose hardcopy of P.O.) Complete the order form and mail it together with your payment to: Adventure LearningWare 5667 Snell Ave. #236 San Jose, CA 95123 U.S.A. * Fax: For Visa/MasterCard orders. Complete the order form and fax it to: (408) 224-4455 * Phone: Have your Visa/ MasterCard card ready and call (800) 829-5519. * CompuServe: You can order single user version over CompuServe. We'll ship it anywhere in the world. The registration fee will appear on your CompuServe bill. Enter the command: GO SWREG, Registration ID is 616 (author ID 71332,3605). Please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery.