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Welcome to Miss Gidas' math blog! Please check this blog for class updates such as homework assignments, quiz and test date announcements, and problem of the week questions. Let's have a successful year together!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Problem of the Week!

A boy ate 100 cookies in 5 days.  Each day he ate 6 more than the day before.  How many cookies did he eat on the first day?  Explain your strategy.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Homework due 12/18

Practice Problems Sheet (integers and algebraic expressions)

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Test Alert!

There will be a test around 40 points next Wednesday, 12/19.  It will be on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers as well as writing and evaluating algebraic expressions.  A study guide will be given in class next Tuesday.

Homework Due 12/13

book page 47-48  #1-24 & 44-49

Monday, December 10, 2012

Quiz Alert!

There will be a 10 point quiz at the beginning of the class on Wednesday (12/12) on adding and subtracting integers.

Homework due 12/11

Subtracting Integers Worksheet

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Problem of the Week - Week 13

At a school swimming party, one third of the kids were playing with beach balls, 0.4 of the kids were exploring underwater, and the rest were floating on tubes.  If there were 60 kids at the party, what percent of them were floating on tubes?  Explain your procedure.