Mr. Mendelson wants to know how his P.E. classes are improving in the number of push-ups they can do. This graph shows the number of push-ups each student in his 1st period class was able to do last month and this month.
How much did the mean number of push-ups increase from last month to this month?
It takes a lot of work to keep Disneyland’s two parks looking top notch. Some of thatwork is making sure that all the equipment is freshly painted and looking its best. When it comes time to paint the Ferris Wheel, Disneyland maintenance crews need to use a little math to get the job done. The diameter of the Ferris Wheel is 160 feet. They need to paint both of the outside rails of wheel red. How many feet total of red paint will they be painting? Explain how you found your solution.
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While I was waiting for Roni to finish rehearsals today, I stopped by a nearby Starbucks. I needed to buy a new travel coffee mug and they had many to choose from. I finally narrowed the search down the two cups pictured above. The larger cup holds 12 ounces of yummy coffee and the smaller cup holds 8 ounces of yummy coffee. Please help me decide which coffee cup to buy by giving me one really great mathematical statement! Your statement should justify the reason you want me to buy the cup you choose. 🙂
The above pictures shows the current medal count as of 2/16/14. Use this data to give me 3 pieces of information. Be sure to tell me what math you used to solve your problems. YOU MAY NOT GIVE ME ANY DATA THAT IS IN THE CHART! YOU MUST USE MATH TO CONVERT THE DATA INTO A DIFFERENT FORM!
Watch the video below and then answer the question below it.
At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Claudia Pechstein from Germany won the gold medal and set the record in the Women’s 3000m Speed Skating competition with a time of 3:57.70.
The only American to win a medal in the 3000m Speed Skating event since 1976 was Beth Heiden. She won the Bronze Medal at the 1980 Lake Placid games with a time of 4:33.77.
Use math to tell me three pieces of information you figured out about these two speed skaters. Remember to explain how you found the information you are sharing. 🙂
Arlington National Cemetery is the only cemetery in the United States to hold servicemen and women from every war in U.S. history. This picture shows just a small picture of the entire cemetery. It displays roughly 0.03% of the people buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Using what you can see in this picture, about how many people total are buried at this historic site? Be sure to explain how you found your answer.
Last week I watched my daughter in her final performance of Les Miserables. We spent all day at Sand Harbor so we needed to get something to eat while we were there. After a full day in the sun, we were really hungry. I had $32.67 to spend on food. What can I order so that the bill does not go over the amount of money I have? How much change will I get back? **Remember** I need to buy dinner for both of us!
The Literacy Shed
This is where we will find many of our writing prompts. If you see one you want to write about, let me know and we will check it out in class!