Mental Math
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Word Problems
Challenge
100

h = 6

9h - 22

32

100

Solve: (7/9)b + 3 = 66

Process: b = 81

100

Plot the following point on a coordinate plane:

(3, -5)

Graph

100

One morning, a teacher corrected some math tests. In the afternoon, the teacher corrected 17 more math tests. At that point, there were 43 math tests corrected. How many math tests did the teacher correct in the morning?

m + 17 = 43

The teacher corrected 26 math tests in the morning.

100

Simplify: 8(a + b) - 2(3a + 2b)

2a +4b

200

m = 1/2

(1/2)m - 1/4

0

200

Determine if the following expressions are equivalent or not:


7 + k + 2 + 3k     and 3k + 5 + 4 + 2k

Process. They are not equivalent.

200

Plot the following points, draw a line segment, and find the distance between them:

J(-3, 4) and K(-3, -2)

Graph, 6

200

Canvas comes on bolts of 39 yards. Let x be the number of bolts and be the total number of yards.

Write an equation that relates x and y. Make a table, and represent the relationship on a graph.

Graph

200

Susma is graphing right triangle DEF in a coordinate plane. Two of the vertices of the triangle are D(4, -1) and E(4, -3). The x-coordinate of point F is -2. What are the possible y-coordinates of point F?

(-2, -1)

(-2, -3)

300

Solve: + 3.2 = 9

p = 5.8

300

Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression as a difference.

15(3 - p)

Process: 45 - 15p

300

Draw rectangle FGHI with the following coordinates:

F(-3, -4), G(-3, 2), H(2, 2), I(2, -4)

Model

300

In a set of pattern blocks, the trapezoid has bases of 5 cm and 2 & 1/2 cm, and a height of 4 cm. Joining two of these trapezoids creates a hexagon. What is the area of this hexagon?

The area is 30 cm2.

300

Find the vertices of a rectangle located by following the clues.

a. The area of the rectangle is 48 units2.

b. Half of the area is below the x-axis.

c. Two-thirds of the area is to the right of the y-axis.

d. The coordinates for one point are (4, 4).

e. All lines are either horizontal or vertical.

(4, -4), (-2, -4), and (-2, 4)

400

Solve: 3n = 8.4

n = 2.8

400

Without graphing:

What is the distance between these two points?

(-1,3) and (-8,3)

Process, 7

400

Graph the equation:

y = 2x

Model

400

Mr. and Mrs. Fujimoto drove from New York City to Toronto, which is about 348 miles. The distance that Mrs. Fujimoto drove on this trip was about 1/3 as far as Mr. Fujimoto drove on this trip. About how many miles did Mr. Fujimoto drive?

f + (1/3)f = 348

Mr. Fujimoto drove about 261 miles.

400

The internet service at the airport costs $11 to sign on, and an additional $2.50 per half hour. Let represent the amount of time Frances used the internet and t represent the total cost in dollars. Write an equation that represents this scenario. Create a table that show 0 to 3.5 hours, including half hours, of internet usage at the airport, and a graph that shows the relationship between these variables.

Best work

500

Solve: (3/4)r = 75

r = 100

500

Without graphing:

What is the distance between these two points in cm?

K(99, -45 & 5/8) and L(99, -15 & 1/8)

30 & 1/2 cm, Process

500

Graph the equation:

y = 2.5x + 4

Best Model

500

A park has a triangular garden with a long southern edge and a northern vertex. The area of this garden is 140 ft2. If the distance from the vertex V to the southern edge is 8 ft, what is the length of this edge?

The length of the edge is 35 ft.

500

Ani has a coin collection. In her collection, she has 8 more dimes than nickels. The value of all the dimes and nickels is $2.00. How many nickels does Ani have in her collection?

0.05n + 0.10(n + 8) = 2.00

Ani has 8 nickels.

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