7th grade Math initiative

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7th grade Math initiative

• January 5 - 9

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Teacher work day!
Monday
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January 6, 2009
The Dogs have 15 boys and 15 girls, the Yellow
Jackets have 12 boys and 9 girls, the Volunteers
have 8 boys and 6 girls. What two teams have the
same ratio of boys to girls? _____________________
________

Tuesday
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January 7, 2009
Beijing, China, is about 50 miles west of the
Great Wall of China. Shenyang, China, is about
250 miles east of the Great Wall. What is
the difference in miles between these two
cities?
Wednesday
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January 8, 2009
Write a paragraph to explain the difference
between congruent and similar figures. ( 5
sentences )
Thursday
6
January 9, 2009
Mr. Whidden sells red-velvet and coconut cakes.
A red-velvet cake is 12 and a coconut cakes is
16. If Mhis total monthly earnings, Rthe
total number of red-velvet cakes, and Cthe total
number of coconut cakes sold in a month, write a
function that calculates his total earnings.
Friday
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7th grade Math initiative

• January 12 - 16

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January 12, 2009
The relationship between x and y is shown in the
table below. Write a true statement about x and
y. X 1 2 3 4 5 Y 8 7 6 5
4 _______________________
Monday
9
January 13, 2009
The snowfall in a year in Peanut Valley was 74.76
cm. What was the average monthly snowfall?
Tuesday
10
January 14, 2009
The literacy rate in China is 86. If the total
population is 1.28 billion people, how many
people are literate? How many people are
illiterate?
Wednesday
11
January 15, 2009
Translate the sentence below into an algebraic
equation. The four less than the product of a
number and seven is equal to nine divided by the
square of the number.
Thursday
12
January 16, 2009
Rich scored 92 on his science test. He answered
36 questions correctly. 1. Write a proportion
that could be used to find the total number of
questions on the test. 2. Solve the proportion.
Friday
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7th grade Math initiative

• January 19 - 23

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January 19, 2009
Holiday _________________________
Monday
15
January 20, 2009
During a summer drought, a citys water supply is
decreased by 35 percent. If the city had a
reserve of 45 million liters of water before the
drought, how much do they have today?
Tuesday
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January 21, 2009
.92 of Chinas population are Han Chinese. How
many people are Han Chinese? (Chinas
population is 1.28 billion)
Wednesday
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January 22, 2009
Marissa got a gift of 60 from her grandmother on
her birthday. She spent 21.18 on clothes, 8.56
on accessories, 2.96 on cards, 15.65 on shoes,
and 3.84 on a bracelet. Explain to me how to
find out how much money she has left?
Thursday
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January 23, 2009
Students who brought their permission slips to
school were allowed to watch a movie. Of the 485
seventh graders, 85.98 brought their permission
slips. How many seventh graders were allowed to
watch the movie?
Friday
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7th grade Math initiative

• January 26 - 30

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January 26, 2009
Triangle ABC has side measurements 6cm, 9cm, 7cm.
Triangle PQR has side measurements 12cm, 18cm,
and 14cm. Write a true statement relating the two
triangles. _________ ___________
Monday
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January 27, 2009
A biologist estimates that the number of frogs
living in Lasso Pond increased last summer by
about 70 frogs. If this represents a 25 percent
increase, how many frogs lived in the pond before
last summer?
Tuesday
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January 28, 2009
In 1966 Mao began a movement called the Cultural
Revolution. How many years have passed since
this event occurred?
Wednesday
23
January 29, 2009
What would you do to solve the equation
d(-12)24?
Thursday
24
January 30, 2009
What would be the location of point P if point P
(2,6) were reflected over the x-axis?
Friday