Problem Solving

Which of the two problem solving charts do you prefer? Explain why.  If you were to make your own problem solving chart is there anything you would add or delete? Explain why. 

In-class Math Work - due Thursday, Apr. 28th

Problem Solving

1.  A grade six class is having a fundraiser.
     
The class buys 3 bags of apples.  Each bag has 24 apples.  The total cost of the three bags of apples is
$12.24. 

The class sells the apples for $0.75 cents each.

How much money will the class gain per apple?
Show your work.



2.  A Canadian television station shows 16 minutes of commercials every hour between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day.
How many minutes of commercials are there on the station between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. in 365 days? 
Show your work.

Math POW - due Fri., Apr. 29th

A store has 11.2 kg of potatoes. Maria buys 572 g of potatoes from the store and Colin buys 1.42 kg of potatoes from the store. After these two purchases, how many grams of potatoes does the store have left? Show your work.


Solution

Numberphile

In-class Math POW - due Thursday, April 21st.

Stay Sharp
1.  $40 + 15% tip  =
2.  $90 + 20% tip =
3.  A college program has 135 females and 115 males.  What      
percentage of the total are female?
4.  Consider the fractions: 3/2 and 1 3/4
Which of these fractions is larger?  Justify your answer.

Math POW Solutions- Fractions

Rotational Symmetry

In-class Math POW due - Thursday, Apr. 7th