Square Roots and Squares
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Decimals
Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Decimals
Cube Roots and Cubes
Word Problems
100
The square root of 4
2
100
1/2 x 1/2
1/4
100
9 1/6 + 5/6
10
100
The cube root of 8
2
100
The temperature in New York City on November 7 at noon was 39 degrees. At midnight on the same day, the temperature was 28 degrees. How many degrees did the temperature decrease from noon to midnight?
11 degrees Fahrenheit
200
11 squared
121
200
1.86 / 2
.93
200
2.34 + 3.4
5.74
200
1 cubed
1
200
Marcia had a party. She invited 6 friends over. They decided to have pizza for dinner. They ordered 3 medium pizzas that were made up of 10 pieces each. At the end of the party, there were 6 pieces left. What fraction (in simplest form) of a pizza did each girl (on average) eat?
3/10 of a pizza
300
7 squared + the square root of 36
55
300
9/6 x 18/18
1 1/2
300
.4855 - .48
.0055
300
4 cubed
64
300
Marty ordered a colossal ice cream sundae to share with his baseball team. On his baseball team, there were 10 kids (including him). There were 18 scoops of ice cream in all. After 5 minutes of eating the ice cream, two scoops had already melted, and each kid had already eaten 1.5 scoops. How many scoops of ice cream were left?
1 scoop
400
(9 + 3 squared) / 12
12
400
3.2 x .25
.8
400
-1 1/3 + 1 9/12
5/12
400
The cube root of 27
3
400
John had 5 pets. He got his first pet at the age of 4, and his second, a year later when it was 1. Then, he bought two more pets when the first pet was 9. Both of those pets were 3 at the time. Then, unfortunately, John's first two pets died within the same month in that same year. John got his last pet at the age of 1, two years later. Again, John's third pet died at the age of 10, on his fifth pet's eighth birthday, and his fourth at the age of 11. His last pet died two years later. At what age did John's last pet die? (I suggest using a picture to solve)
8 years old
500
(10 - 2) squared - the square root of 121
53
500
1/9 / 2/3
1/6
500
8.4375 - 9.875
-1.4375
500
The cube root of 125
5
500
Polly started a $49 per month allowance. After 3 months, Polly decided that she had enough money to go shopping. At the store, she bought 6 dresses that alll cost the same amount of money. A year later, (without buying anything else) Polly had $633. How much money did each dress cost?
Each dress cost $16