Grade 8

If the area of a rectangle can be represnted as x(squared) - 9x + 20, what are the dimensions of this rectangle as represented as two binomial factors.

POW 20

Grade6 - POW20 is due Friday, February 26, 2010
The sales manager recorded that she sold 80 cards on Friday. She sold half that amount the day before. The number of cards sold on Wednesday was twenty - five more than on Thursday. On Monday and Tuesday, the total sold was twice the amount sold on Wednesday. How many cards were sold in the five day period. Show all your work and explain how you arrived at your answer.

Problem for November 6, 2009

When solving an multistep equation, does the order in which you use properties of equality matter? Take the equation : 2b - 17 = 49 We have discussed using the addition Property of Equality first and then the division Property of Equality to eventually isloate the variable. Would the result be the same if we were to use the properties in the reverse order? Show all your work to support your answer.

Problem for November 3, 2009

Four zoo exhibits are located in different corners of a sqaure ABCD. At corner A are the monkeys, B are the loins, C are the elephants and D are the bears. The shortest distances from the lions to the bears is 17 meters. Using the simplest form of the radical, what is the shortest distance from the lions to the monkeys?

Problem for November 2, 2009

The sum of two numbers is twenty-six. The greater number is six more than four times the lesser number. What are the numbers?. Be sure to use a let statement to define the varibles you are using. Write an equation illustrating the situation given. Sove the equation step by step and label your answers clearly.

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