Ancient Egyptians only used unit fractions like 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4. For 2/3 they would write 1/3+ 1/3.How would they write 5/8?
1/8 + 1/8 +1/8 +1/8 +1/8
x + 2 = 7
x = 5
When I was twelve my brother was half my age. I’m 40 now, so how old is he?
Answer: 34
12/2=6, 40-12=28, 28+6=
T/F The total distance around an object is the perimeter
True
Does Ms. Taylor have kids? If yes how many?
2 (Lily 9, Ronan 12)
Which fraction is larger?
1/3 , 1/4, 2/7
1/3
Which operation do you perform first: 20 + 5 ÷(4-1) ?
4 -1
PEMDAS
A movie theater screening starts at 2:35 pm. The movie lasts for 2 hours, 32 minutes after 23 minutes of previews. It takes 20 minutes to get home from the movie theater. What time should you tell your family that you’ll be home?
5:50 pm
Look at the matchsticks arranged below. How many equilateral triangles are there?
13 (9 small, 3 medium, 1 large)
False, i have 2 dogs, Jake and Max
What 2 fractions combine to make 3/4?
4/8 + 1/4 2/6+ 3/9
1/3 + 2/3 1 + (-2/4)
4/8 + 1/4
Simplify
2a + 10b -a
a + 10b
5 people give each other a present. How many presents are given altogether?
20
Name a parallelogram with 4 right angles
rectangle (a square is a rectangle with equal sides)
Halloween
What is the solution for 13.73 + 13.73
27.46
12 ( 11-3) - 23
88
12(8)-23
12(8)-8
96-8
Eight of my pets aren’t dogs, five aren’t rabbits, and seven aren’t cats. How many pets do I have?
10 (2 dogs, 3 cats and 5 rabbits)
T/F a polygon with 6 sides is a pentagon
False a pentagon is 5 sided, a hexagon is 6
What was Ms. Taylor's least favorite subject in school?
Social studies in elementary but it was my favorite in college.
Alex believes that 0.8 + 0.9 = .17 Is Alex right and if he is not what should the correct answer should be?
No, he is wrong, the correct answer is 1.7
(-3)3+ -22
-31
-27 + -4
5 people meet; each shakes everyone else’s hand once. How many handshakes take place?
Answer: 10
Person A shakes 4 people’s hands. Person B has already shaken Person A’s hand, so only needs to shake 3 more, and so on.
What is the area of a rectangle with a width of 3 ft and length of 12ft ?
36 ft2
What extreme sports has Ms. Taylor done?
bungee jumping
white water rafting
paragliding
surfing
bungee jumping, and white water rafting