Integers
Absolute Value
Inequalities
Coordinate Plane
Solving Problems in the Coordinate Plane
100

Plot and label the opposites of  1/2, -3/4, and 7/8 on the number line (Page 1A)

100

What is the absolute value of  -6?  Write your answer on page (2A).

6

100

Select the correct inequality on page (3A) for the following situation:

Jenna plans a vacation that is less than 100 mi away.

x<100

100

In which quadrant of the Coordinate plane is point A(10, 12)?  Answer on page (4A).

Quadrant I

100

A playground is shaped like a rectangle.  A map of the playground is shown in the coordinate plane on page (5A). The vertices are located at (-50, -10), (-50, 10), (50, 10), and (50, -10).  Distances on the map are measured in meters.  What is the perimeter of the playground?

240 m

200

A shovel company holds a digging contest. The table on your page (1B) shows the elevations reached by this year's competitors.  Last year's winner reached an elevation of  -12.9 ft.  Which of this year's competitors reached a lower elevation than last year's champion?

Simone and Alizee

200

Solve on page (2B):

 |15| 

15

200

Write the correct inequality on page (3B) for the following situation:

A house has a thermostat to regulate the temperature.  The thermostat is set to turn the heat on when the temperature in the house is less than 65 degrees.

t < 65

200

In which quadrant of the Coordinate plane is point G(-12, -15)?  Answer on page (4B).

Quadrant III

200

What is the area of the parallelogram shown in the coordinate plane?  Each unit on the coordinate plane is 1 meter.  Write your answer on page (5B).

42 m2

300

Solve the following problem in box (1C):

 (-2)+7-(-4) 

9

300

Solve on page (2C):

 |-7| +|5| 


12

300

Graph the inequality on page (3C):

r >= -3/4

300

The table shows the coordinates of some rides on a map of the fairgrounds. Which quadrant shows the rollercoaster?  Record your answer on page (4C).

Quadrant IV

300

A triangle has vertices at B(-2, 4), C(3, -2), and D(-4, -2).  What is the area of triangle BCD, in square units?  Use page (5C) to complete your answer.

21 units2

400

Suzi, Arun, Cesar, and Sam are buying cell phone plans.  The balance they each still need to pay is shown in the table on page (1D).  Who owes the least amount?

Arun

400

Solve on page (2D):

 3(|-2|+1)-|6| 

3

400

There are at least 9 frogs in Xzavier's terrarium.  He puts 6 more frogs in the terrarium. Write and graph an inequality to show the number of frogs in his terrarium on page (3D).

 t >= 15 

400

The point B(-2, 5) is reflected over the x-axis.  Which quadrant is it in now?  Record your answer on page (4D).

Quadrant III

400

Mrs. Wooten rides her moped to work every morning along the route shown.  Distances in the coordinate plane are measured in miles.  How many miles does Mrs. Wooten travel to work every morning?  Fill in your answer on page (5D)

12 miles

500

Solve the following problem in box (1E):

 (-4)*(-2)+7-(-3) 

18

500

Scientists conduct experiments on samples of a compound.  Dr. Tarr has a sample at  2.8 degrees Celsius, and Dr. Barrett has a sample at  -4.6 degrees Celsius.  Complete the absolute value inequality on page (2E).  Whose sample has a temperature closer to 0 degrees Celsius?

|2.8|<|-4.6|

Dr. Tarr

500

It costs $18 to visit a carnival where ride tickets cost $2 each.  Jacob has to spend at least $35 to earn a free ride ticket.  He writes the inequality

18+2r>=35

, where r is the number of ride tickets.  Which values from the set {7, 8, 9, 10} are solutions of the inequality?  Fill in your answer on page (3E).

9 & 10

500

In the coordinate plane, points G and I are reflected across the y-axis to create points H and J.  What is the ordered pair for each point? Fill in your answer on page (4E)

G (-5, 3)          H (5, 3)

I (-6, 1)           J (6, 1)


500

Points K(-3, 0), L(-5, -4), and M(3, 0) are three vertices of trapezoid KLMN.  Graph the trapezoid and find the coordinates for point N on page (5E).

Point N(5, -4)