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Monday, May 23, 2011

Math Blog #11

For lunch, Carla ordered a salad that cost $5.99. Amy's pizza cost $7.99. Both girls ordered sodas for $1.80 each. How much did their lunch cost altogether?

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Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Math Blog #10

 Five students in Mrs. Mitchell's class are presenting their oral reports in front of the class. Mrs. Mitchell said they would go in order from youngest to oldest.
Use the following clues to find the order the students will present their reports:
  • Bethany is older than Cassidy
  • Mallory is older than Bethany
  • Tyler is younger than Bethany
  • Cassidy is older than Tyler
  • Ethan is older than Bethany but younger than Mallory
 
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Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Math blog #9

Almost 40% of all bell pepper grown in the United States is grown in Florida. What fraction of the bell peppers are grown in Florida? Make sure you simplify your answer.

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Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Math Blog #8

Tyler and Ed were throwing a frisbee. Tyler threw the frisbee 9 feet father than Ed. Altogether they threw the Frisbee 61 feet. How far did each boy throw the frisbee?
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Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Math Blog #7

Ms. Andrew's class is going to the museum. There are 29 students in the class. Five parents are going as chaperons. Mrs. Chong's class is on the same bus with 22 students and 6 parents. Half of Mr. Gomez's class is also on that bus. He has 26 students and 8 parents. At the museum, they will meet up with Mr. Adams' class of 24 students and 4 parents an Mrs. Schnider's class with 21 students and 5 parents. How many students are on the bus with Ms. Andrew and Mrs. Chong?

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Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Math Blog #6

Jeanna needs 5 pound of clay to make 3 vases. How many vases can she make with 20 pounds of clay?

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Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Math Blog #5

Allison needs 1 1/2 cups of flour to make a batch of her cookies. If a pound of flour has 4 cups and flour is sold in 4-pound bags, how many batches of cookies can she make from one bad of flour?

WRITE ALL 6 STEPS!!!!!!!

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Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Math Blog #4

Write the six steps:
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Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.

Kim had a lot of party favors left over from her party. She gave Bree half of them. Bree gave Surri half of hers. Surri gave two to each of her three sisters and kept the remaining four for herself. How many party favors did Kim have before she gave some to Bree?

Math Blog #3

Look at the steps from the other post to see how to answer. You will not get credit if all 6 steps are not there!
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Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.


Hunter has several chores to do before he could go swimming with his friend at 11:20 a.m. Unloading the dishwasher and putting away the dishes takes 12 minutes. Cleaning his room takes twice as long. Then he needs 20 minutes to pick up the sticks in the front yard so his dad can mow the lawn. It takes 34 minutes to walk to his friend's house, but instead he's going to save 20 minutes by riding his bike. What time does Hunter need to start his chores?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Math Blog #2

Step 1- Read the question
Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.
Example:
Alyssa rides her bike every day. The trail she rides is 6.5 miles to the end. If she rides to the end and back on the same trail every day, how many miles will she ride in the week?
Your answer should look like this:
Step 1: (check)
Step 2: How many miles she rides in a week.
Step 3: I know that the trail is 6.5 miles one way, and she rides there and back. (there are 7 days in a week)
Step 4: I will add 6.5 + 6.5 to tell me how far she rides in one day. Then I will multiply my answer by 7 because there are 7 days in one week.
Step 5: 6.5 + 6.5 = 13 miles in one day 13 miles x 7 days = 91 miles in  a week
Step 6: 91 miles

Now answer this question:
Edmundo and Alonzo were discussing the lengths of two long trails, the Pacific Crest Trail along the West Coast and the Appalachian Trail along the East Coast. The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,655 miles long. The Appalachian Trail is  2,161 miles long. If you round to the nearest hundred, approximately how much longer is the Pacific Crest Trail?

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Math Blog #1

Step 1- Read the question
Step 2- Write down what they want to know
Step 3- Write down what information you know
Step 4- Write down what operations you have to follow (in order)
Step 5- Show your work
Step 6- Write your answer.
Example:
Alyssa rides her bike every day. The trail she rides is 6.5 miles to the end. If she rides to the end and back on the same trail every day, how many miles will she ride in the week?
Your answer should look like this:
Step 1: (check)
Step 2: How many miles she rides in a week.
Step 3: I know that the trail is 6.5 miles one way, and she rides there and back. (there are 7 days in a week)
Step 4: I will add 6.5 + 6.5 to tell me how far she rides in one day. Then I will multiply my answer by 7 because there are 7 days in one week.
Step 5: 6.5 + 6.5 = 13 miles in one day 13 miles x 7 days = 91 miles in  a week
Step 6: 91 miles

Now answer this question:
Alyssa rides her bike every day. The trail she rides is 6.5 miles to the end. She rides to the end and back on the same trail every day. How many miles will Alyssa ride if she rides the same trail every day in February during leap year?