Positive or negative
(-4)(17)(-2)(-1)
negative
- 8/9 / 2/3
/ means divide
- 1 1/3
-0.056 / 0.004
-14
3.6, -3 2/5, 20 1/2, -10.8
What is the greatest difference?
20 1/2 - (-10.8) = 20.5 + 10.8 = 31.3
Candy Cane
A runner decreases their time by 54 seconds in every 3 laps. What is the rate of time change per lap?
54 seconds/ 3 laps =18 seconds per lap
(-2)(-6)(1)
positive
3/10 / -6/7
-7/20
- 9.28 / -3.2
2.9
Candy Cane
6.6, -4 3/5, 18 1/2, -12.4
What is the greatest quotient?
solve to tenths place
18 1/2 / 6.6 = 18.5 / 6.6 = 2.8
A kite is lifted 15 1/2 feet by the wind in 3 2/3 seconds. What is the change in elevation of the kite?
4.227 feet per second
3.6667 seconds/ 15.5 feet
-4 - (-8)
positive
-4 2/7 / -15/16
4 4/7
Jerry the monkey is hanging from a tree, holding a giant candy cane that is 14 1/4 inches long. He starts eating it at an impressive speed of 4 2/3 seconds per inch. If Jerry eats the candy cane at this rate, how long will it take him to finish the entire candy cane?
express to the thousandths place
14.25 inches × 4.6667 seconds per inch=66.67 seconds
Given the numbers:
What is the greatest sum?
5.4+12.25=17.65
A small plane ascends 31 7/8 feet in 10 3/4 seconds. What is the change in elevation of the plane?
2.965 feet per second
10.75 seconds/ 31.875 feet
9 + (-11)
negative
Candy Cane
-3 1/3 / 6/5
-2 7/9
A tree's roots extend 8 5/8 feet beneath the ground. What is the depth of the roots in feet expressed as a decimal?
8+0.625=-8.625
it is beneath the ground -
Given the numbers:
What is the greatest difference between any two numbers?
12.3−(−8.5)=12.3+8.5=20.8
A hot air balloon rises 45 1/2 feet in 9 2/5 seconds. What is the change in elevation of the balloon?
4.8457 feet per second
9.4 seconds/ 45.5 feet
(-2)3
Negative
-3/2 / 0.5
-3
A farmer needs to fill a water tank. The tank currently holds 12.75 gallons of water, and the farmer adds an additional 5/8 gallons. However, the farmer accidentally spills 3/4 of a gallon of water. How much water is in the tank now, expressed as a decimal?
Given the numbers:
What is the greatest quotient when dividing any two numbers?
−12.6÷−3.5=3.6
Jerry the monkey eats a candy cane that is 14 1/4 inches long in 4 2/3 seconds. What is the rate at which Jerry eats the candy cane, in inches per second?
Challenge
3.05 inches per second
4.6667 seconds/ 14.25 inches