Constantly Constants
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What is the constant of proportionality? 
The constant is 4.
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A meal cost $15.75. You should tip the waiter 15%. How much should you tip?
You should tip about $2.36.
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A circular kitchen table has a diameter of 60 inches. How many square inches of fabric would it take to cover the top?
The area of the fabric = 30*30*pi = 2827.43 in2
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3/5 + 2/3 =
19/15 = 1 4/15
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What is Mrs. Maasen's favorite color?
Red
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What is the constant of proportionality for the relationship below? 
The constant is 3.14
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A pair of designer sneakers was purchased for $120. Since they were purchased, their price has increased by 15%. What is the new price?
The new price is $138.
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The distance from the tip of a slice of pizza to the crust is 7 in. How many inches of pizza crust are there? Round to the nearest hundredth.
43. 98 inches of pizza crust.
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3 5/6 - 2 1/4 =
1 7/12
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How old is Mrs. Maasen?
37
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Concrete building blocks weigh 28 pounds each. Using b for the number of concrete blocks and w for the weight, finish the equation that relates the two variables.
w = ...
w=28b
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This year, a herd of bison had a 10% increase in population. If there were 550 bison in the herd last year, how many are in the herd this year?
There are 605 bison this year.
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A circular pond has a diameter of 450 feet. In the middle of winter, the pond is covered with a layer of ice. What is the area of the ice covering the pond?
450*450*pi = 636,172.51 ft2
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7/11 ÷ 1 8/14
1
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How long has Mrs. Maasen been married?
18 years!!!
(Marry your best friend and time just flies by!)
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A store sells rope by the meter. The equation p=0.8L represents the price p(in dollars) of a piece of nylon rope that is L meters long. How long is a piece of rope that costs $1.00?
1.25 meters
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Last week, the price of strawberries at the farmer's market was $2.25 per pound. This week, the price has decreased by 20%. What is the price of strawberries this week?
The strawberries cost $1.80 this week.
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Jada’s bike wheels have a diameter of 20 inches. How far does she travel if the wheels rotate 37 times?
She travels 2324.78 inches.
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3 1/5 x 2 1/7
240/35 = 6 30/35 = 6 6/7
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What is Mrs. Maasen's favorite thing to do? (Can you get all three?)
Eat, read and SLEEP. (Math is good too.)
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What is the constant of proportionality? 
The constant is 1/3 or .33
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A bakery used 30% more sugar this month than last month. If the bakery used 560 kilograms of sugar last month, how much did it use this month?
728 kilograms of sugar
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The circumference of Tyler's bike tire is 72 inches. What is the diameter of the tire?
The diameter is 22.91 inches.
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5/4 ÷ 7/9
45/28 = 1 17/28
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Why are mistakes important?
They give our brain a chance to grow by learning new things!!