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Mr. Denning
100

Change 13/5 into a mixed number.

2 3/5

100

How do you find the areas of parallelograms and triangles?

Parallelogram = base x height

Triangle = (base x height)/2

100

1/8 x 1/2 

1/16

100

How do you determine where the decimal goes in your answer for decimal multiplication?

Count the total number of digits after the decimals in the problem and move your decimal back that many places in the answer.

100

What college does Mr. Denning support with his whole heart?

Purdue University
200

Turn 5 1/4 into an improper fraction

0.2 Repeating (you should have a line over your 2)

200

How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

Trapezoid = ((base1 +base2)h)/2

200

3/12 x 2/8

1/16

200
0.52 x 3 (Look on the back of your place value chart under multiplying decimals)
1.56
200

Where did Mr. Denning get his Masters from?

Southern Methodist University

300

Simplify 12/18

2/3

300

A triangle has a base of 8 and a height of 6. What is the area?

24 square units

300

4/5 x 10 

8 or 8/1

300
0.6 x 0.5 (Look on the back of your place value chart under multiplying decimals)
0.3 or 0.30
300

What was Mr. Denning's number in high school football? Hint: it's prime

17

400

Solve 2/5 + 1/3

0.36 Repeating (you should have a line over your 36)

400

Trapezoid has the following measurements:

Base 1: 10 cm

Base 2: 7 cm

Height: 6 cm

((10 + 7)(6))/2 = 51 square units

400

3 1/2 x 2/3

2 1/3

400
1.5 x 2.7 (Look on the back of your place value chart under multiplying decimals)
4.05
400

What subject did Mr. Denning teach in Dallas?

Bonus: what grade level?

7th grade Science!
500

Solve 4 2/3 - 2 1/4

2 5/12

500

A triangle has an area of 120 square units. It has a base of 8 units. What is the heights of the triangle. 

The height is 30 cm.

500

4 5/6 x 3 2/3

319/18 or 17 and 13/18

500
0.98 x 7.3 (Look on the back of your place value chart under multiplying decimals)
7.154
500

What are two of the last three national parks Mr. Denning and his wife visited?

Possible answers: Yosemite, Sequoia, King's Canyon