For this assignment you have a choice of one of the following problems.
Due WEDNESDAY June 9, 2010
Choose the one that appeals to you the most to you.
** If you choose to complete more than one of the choices you will receive extra credit based on quality of work, NOT just completion!! ***
Remember to complete all parts of the problem and be sure to submit your response by Wednesday, June 9th.
A. Write two numbers so that the first number is less than the second number and the absolute value of the first number is greater than the absolute value of the second number.
B. Each edge of a cube is 4 inches long. What is the surface area of the cube in square inches?
C. A large bag of cement weighs 80 pounds. The bag weighs 2 pounds less than the weight of 3 small boxes of cement. Write an equation that can be used to find the weight, w, in pounds, of each small box of cement. (Remember your "let statement")
D. The scores on a mathematics placement exam reported from 5 different middle schools are
35.4, 30.9, 26.1, 30.3, and 31.3. Based on this data, the mean school score is 30.8. An error was found at one of the schools. The corrected score changes 26.1 to 29.6. What is the corrected mean school score?
REMEMBER as always your assignment needs to include;
* Your first name and last initial
* Your class
* Answer each part of the problem that you have chosen to complete
* Explain how you solved the problem
* Is there another way to solve this problem?
AND
* Why did you choose this problem as your last blog assignment? Explain!
Choose the one that appeals to you the most to you.
** If you choose to complete more than one of the choices you will receive extra credit based on quality of work, NOT just completion!! ***
Remember to complete all parts of the problem and be sure to submit your response by Wednesday, June 9th.
A. Write two numbers so that the first number is less than the second number and the absolute value of the first number is greater than the absolute value of the second number.
B. Each edge of a cube is 4 inches long. What is the surface area of the cube in square inches?
C. A large bag of cement weighs 80 pounds. The bag weighs 2 pounds less than the weight of 3 small boxes of cement. Write an equation that can be used to find the weight, w, in pounds, of each small box of cement. (Remember your "let statement")
D. The scores on a mathematics placement exam reported from 5 different middle schools are
35.4, 30.9, 26.1, 30.3, and 31.3. Based on this data, the mean school score is 30.8. An error was found at one of the schools. The corrected score changes 26.1 to 29.6. What is the corrected mean school score?
REMEMBER as always your assignment needs to include;
* Your first name and last initial
* Your class
* Answer each part of the problem that you have chosen to complete
* Explain how you solved the problem
* Is there another way to solve this problem?
AND
* Why did you choose this problem as your last blog assignment? Explain!
