Post on 11-Jan-2016
1. What are the odds of rolling a sum of 7 on a pair of dice?
2. What is the probability of flipping two tails in a row on a quarter?
3. What are the odds of selecting a blue button out of a bag that contains 5 red, 4 yellow, and 6 blue buttons?
January 22, 2015
January 28, 2015
1. Lizzie needs to estimate the total number of stars in the universe for her science project. She knows that there is at least 125 billion galaxies in the universe and that each galaxy, like the Milky Way, is estimated to contain more than 100 billion stars. What is the approximate total number of stars in the universe in scientific notation?
January 29, 2015
1. If the volume of one penny roughly equals 0.028 cubic inches, would 1.25 x 1022 pennies fill a classroom that is 240 inches by 312 inches by 144 inches? If so, how many full classrooms would it fill?
February 3, 2015
1. Pick up a blue 3.8 note sheet and a cardstock paper on the side table and complete the top question on the blue paper.
February 4, 2015
1. Write an equation for a line that is perpendicular to the line below.
425 yx
1. Solve the following system of equations.
February 9, 2015
24812
64
yx
yx
1. There are 7 girls in a bus. Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats. How many total legs are in the bus?
* Not a trick question *
February 10, 2015
1. Identify each property being used to solve the problem.
February 11, 2015
20682
20682
20642
x
x
x
32
6
2
2
62
142014142
20142
x
x
x
x
x
February 12, 2015
1. Everyday when Harley returns from school she puts her change from buying lunch into a jar on her dresser. This weekend she decided to count her savings. She found that she had 72 coins—all nickels and dimes. The total amount was $4.95. How many coins of each kind did she have?
1. How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000?
2. Two fathers and two sons sat down to eat eggs for breakfast. They ate exactly three eggs, each person ate 1 egg. Explain how this is possible.
February 13, 2015
CHOCOLATE!
1. How many different ways are there to line up 8 students to get free bacon cupcakes?
2. Evaluate: 5!
February 17, 2015
1. Joey, with party hat on, went for a run to celebrate Megan’s birthday. He started out by heading 5 miles south and then went 6 miles east. What is his direct distance from his starting point? Round to the nearest tenth.
February 18, 2015
1. Are the three following equations equivalent?
February 23, 2015
823 yx 1646 yx 45.1 yx
February 24, 2015
1. Solve the following equation for x:
126 xy
1. Solve the following inequality.
2. Solve the following inequality.
February 25, 2015
1836 x
01224 x
1. Solve the following inequality.
2. Solve the following inequality. *Hint: Break into 2 separate inequalities!
February 26, 2015
)20(2210 xx
9633 xx
March 3, 20151. Find the missing value x. Round to the nearest tenth.
2. Prove how you know what side y is equal to.
3 ft.3 ft.
6 ft.x ft. y ft.
1. Simplify the following:
March 5, 2015
83762
72526242
))(3)(3(
27
hghjcfababcd
jhgfdcba
1. Create a Flowchart Proof to prove ∠ABD ≅ ∠CBD given side AD ≅ side CD and segment BD is an angle bisector.
March 10, 2015
AB
C
D
1. Convert the following number to scientific notation:
2. Convert the following number to scientific notation:
3. Simplify: )3)(2( 432 abccba
000,000,000,000,175
540000000000.0
March 11, 2015
1. Simplify:
042
7
3
3326
39235265
721
245
32
)3(9)(25
yyz
xxyzxy
xyzxyxyx
March 13, 2015
1. What is the perimeter of a square with the same area as a
3 cm x 27 cm rectangle?
2. Simplify:
March 16, 2015
1. Solve for x:
1682
1 2 x
March 17, 2015
1. Solve for x:
161223 2 x
March 18, 2015
1. Solve for x:
791112 2 x
March 19, 2015
1. Solve for x:
6754 2 x
March 20, 2015
1. Solve for x:
1801254 2 x
March 23, 2015
1. Solve for x:
5
27
3
5
2
3
2
12
x
March 24, 2015
1. Solve for x:
119
44
3
1 2 x
March 25, 2015
March 26, 2015
1. Rationalize this expression.
62
12
March 27, 2015
1. Rationalize this expression.
3
72
March 30, 2015
1. Rationalize this expression.
3
3
2
35
April 1, 2015Eli is buying wings and burgers for his spring break party. One package of wings costs $7 and the burgers are $4 per pound. He only has $40 to spend on the meat for the party.
Eli knows that he needs to buy at least 5 pounds of burgers because Zoey is bringing Carmen, Natalie, and Megan to the party.
Write a system of inequalities for the problem above.
January 29, 2014
1. Find the missing angles x and y.
78°
x°y°
January 30, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has a slope of and a y-intercept of 9.
January 31, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has a slope of 0 and an y-intercept of 4.
February 4, 2014 (pd. 2)1. Solve the system of equations.
162
248
yx
yx
February 4, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has an undefined slope and an x-intercept of 4.
1. Solve the following system by substitution method.
February 10, 2014 (pd. 2)
1
1239
yx
yx
1. Solve the following system.
February 11, 2014 (pd. 2)
1248
42
yx
yx
1. Solve the following system by either the substitution or elimination method.
February 12, 2014 (pd. 2)
126
42
yx
yx
February 12, 2014 (pd. 3)1. Solve the system of equations.
162
248
yx
yx
1. Solve the following system by either the substitution or elimination method.
February 7, 2013
32
642
yx
yx
1. Solve the following problem.
The admission fee to go to Penn State’s creamery is $2.00 for Bellefonte students and $4.00 for non-Bellefonte students. On a certain day, 2200 people went to the creamery and $5050 is collected. How many Bellefonte students and how many non-Bellefonte students attended?
February 14, 2014
1. Solve the following problem by writing an inequality and solving it.
Mr. Shade has $500 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. How many weeks can he continue his current spending pattern?
February 26, 2014 (pd. 2)
1. Solve the following system by either the substitution or elimination method.
February 26, 2014 (pd. 3)
126
42
yx
yx
1. Solve the following system by using elimination method.
February 27, 2014 (pd. 3)
1248
42
yx
yx
1. Solve the following inequality.
March 4, 2014 (pd. 2)
25510423 xorx
1. Solve the following inequality.
2. Solve the following inequality.
March 4, 2014 (pd. 3)
1836 x
01224 x
March 6, 2014
1. Find the missing angles x and y.
103°
x°y°
1. Solve the following inequality.
2. Solve the following inequality.
March 7, 2014
)2(335 xx
882262 xorx
March 11, 2014 (pd. 2)
1. Write the system of inequalities from the graph.
1. Solve the following inequality.
2. Solve the following inequality.
March 11, 2014 (pd. 3)
12351082 xorx
11725 x
1. Write a system of inequalities for the problem below:
Eli is buying wings and burgers for his spring break party. One package of wings costs $7 and the burgers are $4 per pound. He only has $40 to spend on the meat for the party.
Eli knows that he needs to buy at least 5 pounds of burgers because Sierra is bringing Lindsay, Alana, and Takara to the party.
March 12, 2014 (pd. 2)
March 12, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Graph the following inequality:
1226 yx
March 13, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Graph the following inequality:
50105 yx
March 14, 2014
1. What is pi?
2. 3.
March 17, 2014
1. 2.
1. How do you make an astronaut baby sleep?
2. A dead man is found in the middle of nowhere. He has no apparent wounds, but he has a hole in his suit. How did he die?
March 21, 2014
1. Gordon Shumway traced his heritage (family history) back 8 generations. The first generation was his parents, the 2nd generation was his grandparents (all 4 of them), and so on. How many people are on Gordon’s direct family tree?
* Not a trick question *
March 24, 2014
Only the people he came from.
Chloe charged $456.35 to her Visa credit card for baking supplies. Her credit card has a 21.99% monthly interest rate. She then lost the bill and forgot to make a payment.
1. Write an exponential equation to model the equation above.
2. What would be the balance on Chloe’s credit card if she doesn’t make any payments for 1 year?
March 25, 2014 (pd. 2)
March 25, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. The deepest part of any ocean is 36,960 feet. What is that depth in miles?
2. Simplify: )3(4 2 xx
March 26, 2014 (pd. 2)
1. The deepest part of any ocean is 36,960 feet. What is that depth in miles?
2. Simplify: )3(4 2 xx
March 26, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Write the system of inequalities from the graph.
March 28, 2014 (pd. 3)
1. Write the system of inequalities from the graph.
1. Convert the following number to scientific notation:
2. Convert the following number to scientific notation:
3. Simplify: )3)(2( 432 abccba
000,000,000,000,175
540000000000.0
March 31, 2014 (pd. 3)
Levi bought a used Dodge Charger for $12,600. The car has a depreciation rate of 8% per year.
1. Write an exponential equation to model the problem above.
2. What is the value of Levi’s car after 5 years?
April 4, 2014 (pd. 2)
James bought a used Dodge Charger for $12,600. The car has a depreciation rate of 8% per year.
1. Is this problem Linear or Exponential?
2. What is the Constant Pattern?
3. What is the value of James’ car after 5 years?
April 4, 2014 (pd. 3)
Hannah bought a ninja monkey for $2,350. Since this is the only ninja monkey in the world, it is very valuable. Hannah estimates that she can get an extra 10% in value every year she waits to sell the monkey.
What is the value of the ninja monkey after 4 years?
Bonus – On the back of your paper
1. The following equation represents the total money in Evan’s bank account if he starts with $2 and then has his money doubled daily.
How many days would Evan have to wait to have $68,719,476,740 in his bank account?
xy )2(2
1. Simplify:
2. A diving board has a price of $400. With sales tax, it will cost $420. What is the sales tax percentage?
3
6
265
15
)(25
xy
xyx
1. Simplify:
35
2322
2
)4(
yzx
zyx
1. Simplify:
03523275
392322
)2(
)3()(5
yzxnmcb
zyxyx