Math Minutes, September /9 – 4/5 2. Carrie ran around the school’s track 1 ½ times. She started to walk ¼ of the distance and then began to run again. If she traveled around the track 2 whole times, what fraction of the total distance did she run? 3. Think of a picture to represent the answer for number 2.

Math Minutes, September 12 Write 3 fractions that are equivalent (or equal) to 4/5 Write 3 fractions that are equivalent (or equal) to 4/5 Draw a picture to prove that 1 of your equivalent fractions is actually equal to 4/5 Draw a picture to prove that 1 of your equivalent fractions is actually equal to 4/5 Kelli had 3 ½ dozen donuts for her morning club meeting. There are 36 members and each ate 1 donut. What fraction of the donuts did the club members not eat? Kelli had 3 ½ dozen donuts for her morning club meeting. There are 36 members and each ate 1 donut. What fraction of the donuts did the club members not eat?

Math Minutes – September 16 Copy everything below for your Monday “Math Minutes” Math Minutes Set up Math Minutes Set up 1. Turn to the first blank page in the “Math Minutes” section of your three subject spiral One week of “Math Minutes” should fit on one side of a sheet of paper One week of “Math Minutes” should fit on one side of a sheet of paper Always turn to a new page at the beginning of a new week. Yes, you can write on the back of a page. Always turn to a new page at the beginning of a new week. Yes, you can write on the back of a page. 2. On the first line of your paper write “Monday, ” Always write the date on your “Math Minutes.” This will be important for your quizzes. Always write the date on your “Math Minutes.” This will be important for your quizzes. 3. Make sure you always number your questions 4. Make sure you always record and label the answer. No “naked” numbers. 5. When you have finished with the day’s “Math Minutes” draw a line in order to separate the different days.

Math Minutes – Tuesday, September 17 Finish Copying from Monday – Be prepared for real Math Minutes to start again tomorrow! Finish Copying from Monday – Be prepared for real Math Minutes to start again tomorrow! Math Minutes Set up Math Minutes Set up 1. Turn to the first blank page in the “Math Minutes” section of your three subject spiral One week of “Math Minutes” should fit on one side of a sheet of paper One week of “Math Minutes” should fit on one side of a sheet of paper Always turn to a new page at the beginning of a new week. Yes, you can write on the back of a page. Always turn to a new page at the beginning of a new week. Yes, you can write on the back of a page. 2. On the first line of your paper write “Monday, ” Always write the date on your “Math Minutes.” This will be important for your quizzes. Always write the date on your “Math Minutes.” This will be important for your quizzes. 3. Make sure you always number your questions 4. Make sure you always record and label the answer. No “naked” numbers. 5. When you have finished with the day’s “Math Minutes” draw a line in order to separate the different days.

Math Minutes – Wednesday, September Carrie ate 1/10 of a pizza and wanted to give her friends the rest. If she has 16 friends, how much pizza did each friend receive? a) Identify the operation b) Set up the problem (what you put in the calculator) c) Solve 2. Lisa swims the length of the pool 1 ½ times every day. If she swims for 3 weeks how many times will she have swam the length of the pool? a) Identify the operation b) Set up the problem (what you put in the calculator) c) Solve

Math Minutes, Thursday, September 19 Stacy wants to prove that = What property can she use to prove she it correct? Associative Commutative Distributive Terry says the commutative property proves that 6 x = x 5. Is he right or wrong? Why? In gym class, students were put into groups. Each group had 4 boys and 3 girls. If 7 groups were formed, how many students were in the class?

Math Minutes, Tuesday, September How are decimals, percents, and fractions related? 2. Draw a picture of what 50%, 0.5, and ½ look like. (You should have 3 different pictures) 3. Do your pictures look the same or different? Why?

Math Minutes, Wednesday, September 25 Write the question and the answer today. Write the question and the answer today. 1. Larry took a test and missed 2 of the 20 questions. Write a fraction AND a percent that both represent his score on the test. 2. Mary had a box of one dozen donuts. She gave two to Tim and 4 to Carl. What percent of the donuts are left over?

Math Minutes, Thursday, September 26 Write the question and the answer today. Write the question and the answer today. 1. Megan received her test back in fourth period and noticed she had earned a 23/25. Express her grade as a decimal. 2. Express each as a decimal. 3/7 3/7 4/13 4/13 3. Express each as a fraction

Math Minutes, Friday, September What fraction of the rectangles above are purple? 2. What is the decimal form of your answer from number 1? 3. What PERCENT of the rectangles are purple? Write the Question and the Answer

Math Minutes Quiz, Friday, September Draw the picture you created for number 2 on Tuesday, September How many questions did Larry miss on the test from question 1 on Wednesday, September 25? 3. Express 3/7 as a decimal. (Number 2 on Thursday, September 26) 4. During which period did Megan receive her test back in problem number 1 on Thursday, September 26? 5. What fraction of the rectangles were purple on Friday’s Math Minutes? (Number 1)

Math Minutes, Monday, September 30 Write the question and the answer. Write the question and the answer. 1. Sarah bought 7 books for $8.00 a piece. How much did she spend in all? Write 2 ways to solve. 2. Solve. ( / = normal division not a fraction) 20 / 2 x 6 / 3 – ( )

Math Minutes, Tuesday, October 1 Write the question and the answer. 1. Convert each fraction to a percent: 45/100 45/ /8 347/8 2. Sarah missed 4 of the 45 questions on her exam. She wanted to score an A (93% or better). Did she do it?

Math Minutes, Wednesday, October 2 Write the question and the answer. 1. There were 40 fruits. 10 were oranges. 12 were apples. And 18 were bananas. What percent were apples? 2. There were 10 oranges, 12 apples, and 18 bananas. What percent of the fruit was apples?

Math Minutes, Thursday, October 3 Write the question and the answer = is an example of which property? (associative, commutative, or distributive) 2. Using the same numbers, alter the equation in number 1 to be a different property.

Math Minutes, Friday, October 4 NO CALCULATOR. NO CALCULATOR. SHOW ALL WORK!! SHOW ALL WORK!! ,225 ÷ 55 = = – =

October 14, 2013: Math Minutes The chart to the right represents the number & flavor of slushies sold in one day. 1. What Percent of slushies sold were Blueberry? FlavorNumber Grape19 Blueberry16 Orange23 Cherry12 2. What Percent of the slushies sold were Orange or Grape? Just answer and label the answers to 1 and 2 today. You do not have to write the question.

Get Ready for the CRA Come in quickly and quietly Come in quickly and quietly Make sure you have 2 pencils sharpened and ready to go Make sure you have 2 pencils sharpened and ready to go Clear your desk completely except for a calculator and pencils Clear your desk completely except for a calculator and pencils Be in your seat and ready by 7:53 Be in your seat and ready by 7:53

Math Minutes, Tuesday, October 15 Fill in the chart below: FractionDecimalPercent 11/15?? ?0.6? ??64%

Math Minutes, Wednesday, October 16 Complete the chart below Complete the chart below Today’s Math Minutes will be for a grade Today’s Math Minutes will be for a grade You may not use your foldable You may not use your foldable You only have to draw the chart and fill in the blanks You only have to draw the chart and fill in the blanks Bring to me when you are finished Bring to me when you are finished FractionDecimalPercent 3/4?? ?.88? ??35%

Math Minutes, Thursday, October 17 1.Which of these shows a set of equivalent numbers? A) 2.12, 212%, 2_12/1000 B) 6%, 0.6, 3/50 C) 3_32/50, 3.64, 3_16/25

Math Minutes, Friday, October 18 Which of these shows a set of equivalent numbers? Which of these shows a set of equivalent numbers? A. 3.08, 3_4/50, 3_2/25 B. 10%, 0.01, 1/10 C. 1.18, 11.8%, 1_18/100

Math Minutes, Tuesday, October students in Mini School 6B like horror movies. If there are 100 students in the mini school, what percentage like horror movies? (SHOW ALL WORK) students in Mini School 6A have seen HOCUS POCUS. If there are 98 students in the mini school, what percentage have seen the movie? Round to the nearest whole percent. 3. Part A) Write the answer for #1 as a decimal and a fraction Part B) Write the answer for #2 as a decimal and a fraction

Math Minutes, Wednesday, October 23 A random survey of 75 students about their favorite movie revealed the following results: A random survey of 75 students about their favorite movie revealed the following results: 1. What is the ratio of students who chose Despicable Me to Star Trek? (write in 3 different way and in simplest form) 2. If there are 975 students in the entire school how many could be predicted to vote for The Amazing Spider-Man? Movie Number of students Despicable Me 26 The Amazing Spider-Man 14 The Hunger Games 5 Star Trek 18 Toy Story 3 12

Math Minutes, Thursday, October The ratio of red to black t-shirts at the LMS game was 7 to 3. If there were 42 red shirts, how many black shirts were there? (Show all work) 2. Carrie had 12 blue marbles and 37 green ones. What percent of her marbles were blue? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent) 3. Sarah graded 20 papers over a 10 minute period of time. How many papers does she grade per minute? (Show all work)

Math Minutes, Friday, October 25 Show all your work!!!!! Show all your work!!!!! 1. There were 45 kids on the playground. 23 of them were boys. What percent of the kids were boys? 2. Mary had a large pile of clothes in the center of her room that she wanted to donate to Good Will. There were 27 articles of clothing in the pile. The chart shows the pile’s contents. What percent of the clothing is meant to be worn on your legs? 3. There were 542 sea shells in a jar. 203 were blue, 167 were white, and the rest were pink. What percent were pink? Type of clothing total Pants6 Shirts15 Scarves3 shorts3

Math Minutes, Monday, October 28 Set up your paper for the 1 st Quarter Skill Check Set up your paper for the 1 st Quarter Skill Check Get out a clean sheet of paper Get out a clean sheet of paper Put your name, date, and class period Put your name, date, and class period Number 1-25 down the left side of the page (do not skip lines) Number 1-25 down the left side of the page (do not skip lines) A little to the right of your numbers draw a line down the page A little to the right of your numbers draw a line down the page Write your answers on the left side of the line (beside your numbers) and show your work on the right Write your answers on the left side of the line (beside your numbers) and show your work on the right BE READY TO START AT THE BELL BE READY TO START AT THE BELL

Math Minutes, Tuesday, October Change each percent to a decimal a) 57.8% b) 312% c) 6% 2. Change each decimal to a percent a) 0.05 b) 8.56 c) Carrie missed 3 of the 25 questions on her last math test and decided she earned a grade of 22%. Is Carrie correct or incorrect? Explain your answer using mathematics and equations.

Math Minutes, Wednesday, October Sarah ran 24 miles over eight days. How much did she run per day? 2. Kyle paid $67.77 for 3 pairs of jeans. If he bought 8 pairs of jeans, how much would he have paid? 3. Timaya calculated the cost of 6 folders to be $3.12. If she only needed 2 folders, how much would she have to pay?

Math Minutes, Monday, November 4 There are 34 students in the Drama Club, and 26 of them are girls. What percent of the club is made up of boys? There are 34 students in the Drama Club, and 26 of them are girls. What percent of the club is made up of boys? Research says that 65% of dinosaurs were herbivores, or plant eaters. If there were 300 dinosaurs, how many of them were herbivores? Research says that 65% of dinosaurs were herbivores, or plant eaters. If there were 300 dinosaurs, how many of them were herbivores? Abigail bought a pair of jeans that were on sale for 25% off. If the jeans originally cost $25, what was the sale price of the jeans? Abigail bought a pair of jeans that were on sale for 25% off. If the jeans originally cost $25, what was the sale price of the jeans?

Math Minutes, Tuesday, November 5 1. Tara ate 3 of her 8 cookies. What percent of her cookies did she eat? 2. Makenzye pulled a piece of tape from a tape dispenser that was 3 inches long and decided it wasn’t long enough. The second piece she pulled was 300% longer than the first. How long was the second piece?

Math Minutes, Wednesday, November 6 Amaiya bought a shirt that was originally priced at $20, but was on sale for $15. What percent of the shirt did Amaiya buy? Amaiya bought a shirt that was originally priced at $20, but was on sale for $15. What percent of the shirt did Amaiya buy? Think about your answer to number 1 and determine what percent the shirt was discounted. (What percent was not paid for?) Think about your answer to number 1 and determine what percent the shirt was discounted. (What percent was not paid for?)

Math Minutes, Friday, November 8 Get a bingo card from the front table Get a bingo card from the front table Put your name date and class period on the front Put your name date and class period on the front Answers: A B C48, D

Math Minutes, Tuesday, November 12 SHOW ALL WORK! SHOW ALL WORK! 1. What is 12% of 80? 2. Sarah bought 6 folders for school. 3 of the folders were blue, 1 was green and the last 2 had One Direction on them. What percent of the folders have One Direction on them?

Math Minutes, Wednesday, November 13 The Malco Roxy Theater in Smyrna has 15 screens. Thor: The Dark World is playing on 2 of the screens. What percent of the screens are NOT playing Thor: The Dark World? The Malco Roxy Theater in Smyrna has 15 screens. Thor: The Dark World is playing on 2 of the screens. What percent of the screens are NOT playing Thor: The Dark World? Tre went to see Thor on Friday night. He had a coupon to receive 20% off the price of his ticket. The sale price of his ticket was $ What was the original cost? Tre went to see Thor on Friday night. He had a coupon to receive 20% off the price of his ticket. The sale price of his ticket was $ What was the original cost?

Math Minutes, Thursday, November The chart to the right represents the results of a survey of 10,000 people. How many people selected Action as their favorite genre? 2. The chart to the right represents the results of a survey of 10,000 people. How many people selected horror and drama? Favorite Movie Genres

Math Minutes, Friday, November Jabari had $24.00 and wanted to buy as many Pokemon card packs as he could. Each pack cost He decided he could buy 12 pack of cards. Is his answer reasonable? Why or why not? 2. The ratio of cars to trucks in the parking lot was 4:1. If there were 60 cars in the lot, how many trucks were there?

Math Minute Quiz, Friday, November What is 12% of 80? (Number 1 on Tuesday, November 12) 2. The Malco Roxy Theater in Smyrna has 15 screens. Thor: The Dark World is playing on 2 of the screens. What percent of the screens are NOT playing Thor: The Dark World? (Number 1 on Wednesday, November 13) 3. How many questions were on Thursday’s Math Minutes? (Thursday, November 14) 4. The ratio of cars to trucks in the parking lot was 4:1. If there were 60 cars in the lot, how many trucks were there? 5. What is today’s date?

Math Minutes, Monday, November Autumn had $68.45 and wanted to buy as many iTunes albums as she could. If each album she wanted cost $12.00, how many albums could she purchase? 2. Genevieve wanted to make cookies for to celebrate her friend’s birthday. There are 12 cookies in a batch. If she needs to have a cookie for 39 people, how many batches does she need?

Math Minutes, Tuesday, November Karen had $13.54 and wanted to buy as many folders as possible. Each folder cost $0.59. How many can she purchase? 2. Mary needed 15 white shirts. They come in packs of 6. How many packs will she need?

Math Minutes, Wednesday, November Estimate the SUM of 4.07 and 7.63 A. 11 B. 3 C. 12 D Estimate the PRODUCT of 12.7 and A. 27 B. 26 C. 14 D Tasani had $3.45 and wanted to buy as many slushies as she could. They cost $1 a piece. How many can she buy?

Math Minutes, Thursday, November 21 Expand the expressions using the distributive property: 4 (6n – 5) 4 (6n – 5) 7 (8 + 2n) 7 (8 + 2n) 3. Which is expression is equivalent to 9 (7n + 3)? a. 97n + 93 b. 63n + 3 c. 63n + 27 d. 90n