January 28, 2015

1. Katie 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?

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?

January 29, 2015

1. Write two equations with the same slope but different y-intercepts and then graph them on your graphing calculators.

February 3, 2015

1. Parallel lines have what in common?

2. How do the slopes of perpendicular lines compare?

February 4, 2015

1. Write a linear equation that is parallel to the one above.

2. Write a linear equation that is perpendicular to the one above.

February 5, 2015

64 xy

1. Write a linear equation in Intercept form for a line that passes through the following points:

(-4, 8) and (2, 3)

February 6, 2015

1. Write a linear equation in Intercept form for a line that passes through the following points:

(1, 3) and (-5, 3)

February 9, 2015

1. Write a linear equation for a line that passes through the following points:

(-7, 3) and (-7, 9)

February 10, 2015

1. Write a linear equation for a line that passes through the following points:

(-6, 2) and (-9, 7)

February 11, 2015

1. Prove if the following equations are equivalent.

February 12, 2015

3)2(4 xy

)3(416 xy

1. Write a linear equation for a line that passes through the following points in Point-Slope Form:

(-9, 3) and (14, 52)

February 13, 2015

CHOCOLATE!

February 17, 2015

1. Find the missing angles x and y.

81° x° y°

February 18, 2015

1. Find the missing angles x and y.

78°

x°y°

February 23, 2015

1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has a slope of and a y-intercept of 9.

February 24, 2015

1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has an undefined slope and an x-intercept of 4.

February 25, 2015

1. Write a linear equation in standard form for line that has a slope of 0 and an y-intercept of 4.

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 26, 2015

1. List 3 requirements for a Line of Fit.

March 5, 2015

1. Describe how you find Q-points if you are trying to make a Line of Best Fit.

March 10, 2015

March 11, 2015

1. The deepest part of any ocean is 36,960 feet. What is that depth in miles?

2. Simplify: )3(4 2 xx

March 12, 2015

1. Is the point (3, 6) a solution to the following system of equations?

12812

184

yx

yx

March 13, 2015

1. Find the solution to the following system of equations.

1026

53

yx

yx

1. Graph and find the point of intersection.

March 16, 2015

24812

64

yx

yx

1. Solve the following system by substitution method.

March 17, 2015

1

1239

yx

yx

March 18, 20151. Solve the system of equations using substitution

method.

162

248

yx

yx

March 19, 20151. Solve the system of equations using substitution

method.

10104

552

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?

March 20, 2015

March 23, 2015

1. Everyday when Katie 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?

March 24, 2015

You find yourself locked in a room which is filled with nothing but ropes of various length and composition. All of these ropes have inconsistent compositions and densities, even within themselves, but they all have one common property:

If you set a rope on fire from one end, it will take precisely one hour to burn to the other end.

It is important to note that because the ropes are warped, with inconsistent composition and density, they do not burn evenly. For example, if a rope has burned half its length, that does NOT necessarily mean that it has burned for half an hour.

There is an exit to the room, with a lever to operate the door. In order to open the door, you must first pull the lever and then the push it back into place precisely 45 minutes later.

With nothing but a lighter and knowledge of the hour burning ropes, how can you accurately time 45 minutes to open the door?

March 25, 20151. Solve the system of equations using elimination

method.

1023

642

yx

yx

March 26, 20151. Solve the system of equations using elimination

method.

633

857

yx

yx

March 27, 20151. Solve the system of equations using elimination

method.

696

1232

yx

yx

1. Solve the following system by either the substitution or elimination method.

March 30, 2015

126

42

yx

yx

1. How many different ways are there to line up 8 students to get free bacon cupcakes?

2. Evaluate: 5!

March 31, 2015

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?

April 1, 2015

1. Solve the following inequality.

2. Solve the following inequality.

12351082 xorx

11725 x

1. Write a system of inequalities for the problem below:

Garret 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.

Garret knows that he needs to buy at least 5 pounds of burgers because Sierra is bringing Lindsay, Alana, and Takara to the party.

1. Graph the following inequality:

1226 yx

1. Find the missing value x. Round to the nearest tenth.

2. Find the missing angle in the following diagram.

3 ft.3 ft.

6 ft.x ft.

25°

x°

)

1. Graph the following inequality:

50105 yx

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?

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 * 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?

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1. The deepest part of any ocean is 36,960 feet. What is that depth in miles?

2. Simplify: )3(4 2 xx

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

Garret 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.

Garret knows that he needs to buy at least 5 pounds of burgers because Autumn is bringing Hannah, Lauren, and Max to the party.

Write a system of inequalities for the problem above.

1. What is the perimeter of a square with the same area as a

3 cm x 27 cm rectangle?

2. Simplify:

1. Write the system of inequalities from the graph.

1. Simplify the following:

83762

72526242

))(3)(3(

27

hghjcfababcd

jhgfdcba

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

1. Solve for x:

1682

1 2 x

1. Simplify:

042

7

3

3326

39235265

721

245

32

)3(9)(25

yyz

xxyzxy

xyzxyxyx

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?

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?

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