PROPORTION WORD PROBLEMS
PERFECT SQUARE ROOTS
ESTIMATING IRRATIONAL NUMBERS
RATIONAL VS. IRRATIONAL
IRRATIONAL-WORD PROBLEMS
100
Carol spends 17 hours in a 2-week period practicing her culinary skills. How many hours does she practice in 5 weeks?
What is 42.5 hours. 17(5)/2
100
What is the square root of 25?
What is 5.
100
What is the square root of 33?
What is 5.7.
100
Square root of 9.
What is RATIONAL - because you can simplify the square root to 3 which is the quotient of the integer 3 and 1
100
What is the length of a side of a square which has a area of 127 square meters? 11.3
What is 11.3
200
In the typing world, 80 words per minute is considered acceptable. How many words per 30 minutes is this?
What is 2400 words. 80(30)=2400
200
What is the square root of 64?
What is 8.
200
What is the square root of 125?
What is 11.2.
200
Square root of 7?
What is IRRATIONAL. -You cannot simply this square root (like we did with ) so this number is irrational. ALL irreducible square roots are irrational
200
What is the length of the side of a square that has a area of 104?
What is 10.2.
300
A rainstorm produced a rainfall of 2 inches per hour. How many hours would it take to get a rainfall amount of one foot?
What is 6 hours. (12/2)
300
What is the square root of 100?
What is 10.
300
What is the square root of 38?
What is 6.2.
300
5/0 IRRATIONAL If a fraction has a denominator of zero, it is irrational
What is IRRATIONAL If a fraction has a denominator of zero, it is irrational
300
What is closest to the length of each side of a square that has a area of 83?
What is 9.1.
400
The chance of a woman getting breast cancer in her lifetime is 1 out of 8. At this rate, how many women in a classroom of 32 women would be expected to come down with breast cancer in her lifetime?
What is 4.
400
What is the square root of 121?
What is 11.
400
What is the square root of 15?
What is 3.9.
400
.11 repreating
What is IRRATIONAL If a fraction has a denominator of zero, it is irrational
400
What is the side of line A, if line A is equal to the square root of 89?
What is 9.4.
500
A worker can complete the assembly of 15 tape players in 6 hours. At this rate, how many can the worker complete in a 40-hour work week?
What is 100 tape players.
500
What is the square root of 144?
What is 12.
500
What is the square root of 52?
What is 7.2.
500
pi (3.14)
What is Irrational -Pi is probably the most well known irrational number out there
500
What is the side of Jacks square aquarium with an area of 190 square inches?
What is 13.8.