Math Plane 

9/25/16

Quick Exponents Question

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8/31/16

"Spinning Wheels"

If wheel A makes 10 revolutions, then how many revolutions will wheel C make?

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8/17/16

Hexagon Area Problem

The figure is a regular hexagon with side length 8.

Find the shaded area.

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8/3/16

Work - Rate Question

A girl can wash 10 windows in 45 minutes. Working with her brother, together, they can wash 5 windows in 10 minutes.

Working by himself, how fast can the brother wash 15 windows?

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7/18/16

Trapezoid and Coordinate Geometry

If the area of the trapezoid is 53 square units, what is the coordinate (a, b)?

(***Topic for discussion: is there more than one solution?!??!)

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6/28/16

A Simple Progression

Given these 3 consecutive terms from an arithmetic sequence, what is x ?  What are the 3 terms?

3x + 4, 4x + 3, 6x - 2

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5/16/16

"Climbing a Wall"

This (book) worm climbs up a wall at a rate of 5 feet per day. But, at night--while it rests-- it slips back down 3 feet.

How many days will it take the worm to reach the top of a 30-foot wall?

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