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Friday, October 31, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Problem of the Week due Friday (optional)

There are 75 students in the Travel Club.

27 members have visited Mexico
34 have visited Canada
12 have been to England
18 have visited both Mexico and Canada
6 have been only to England
8 have been only to Mexico.
Some club members have not been to any of the 3 countries.
An equal number have been to all 3 countries.
 

a) How many students have been to all three countries?
 

b) How many students have been only to Canada?

Homework due 10/29

Chapter 5 Study Guide Practice Problems (worksheet)

Monday, October 27, 2014

Test Alert!

There will be a 50 point test on Ratios and Proportions (chapter 5) on Thursday, October 30th.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Problem of the Week due Friday (optional)

A picture that is 12 cm by 18 cm is enlarged by 4 times its area.  What are its new dimensions?  Show work or explain your strategy.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Quiz Delay!

The proportions quiz scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) has been delayed one day (now on Wednesday).

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Quiz Alert!

There will be a 20 point quiz on Proportions (5-5 - 5-7) on Tuesday, October 21st.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Homework due 10/16

5-7 Solving Proportions and Word Problems Video + Guided Notes

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Monday, October 13, 2014

Problem of the Week due by Friday (optional)

Gordon Greenthumbs grows huge plants.  He grew zucchini that started out 6 inches and then grew 9 inches more overnight into the second day.  Each night the zucchini grew by the same amount as it grew the night before, plus another 3 inches.  On which day would the zucchini be LONGER than 11 feet?  Show work!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Problem of the Week due Friday (optional)

A math teacher orders 1 pizza.  She asks for 12 1/2% pepperoni, 12/32 sausage, 0.375 green pepper, and the remainder Canadian bacon and pineapple.  What portion of the pizza is Canadian bacon and pineapple?  Write your answer as a fraction, decimal, and percent.

Homework due 10/08

5-4: Converting Rates Video Notes

Monday, October 6, 2014

Quiz Alert!

There will be a 20 point quiz on ratios and rates (5-1 - 5-4) on Friday, October 10th.

Homework due 10/07

5-3 Complex Fractions Video and Guided Notes

Friday, October 3, 2014

Homework due 10/06

5-2 Unit Rates: Video (www.edpuzzle.com) and Guided Notes

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Study Guide Answers

Since we did not completely get through the study guide answers, I have the answers below:

1)  7.625          2)  -0.26 (with just the six repeating)      3)  three and four ninths

4)  one and one half feet

5)  8 rows (division)

6)  seven and seven tenths pounds (multiplication)

7)  five and five sixteenths miles  (addition)

8)  one sixth

9)  negative five and five ninths

10)  four

11)   4 b over a

12)  seven n squared over six