Problem of the Week!

POW:

This is a 7th grade NECAP problem! Come on 8th graders you should have no trouble solving this one!

Travis has a photograph that is 4inches wide and 6 inches tall. Travis enlarges the photo proportionally so that it is 16 inches wide.
a. How tall is it?
b. Can he enlarge the photo proportionally to 8 inches by 10 inches? Explain...

Post by Monday morning for a free homework pass!!

Back to School Post!

Back to school POW!!! Problem of the week! Post your answer by Friday 1st period! Corredt answers with supporting work earn a free homework pass! Good Luck!

Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.

POW 5/18/09

There has not been a lot of interest in the POW the last few weeks... Post your answer before Friday 1st period... I'll up the ante with a better prize this week... In your answer, tell me what your favorite candy bar is...

Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.

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POW

This is an 8th grade NECAP QUESTION! - remember 7th graders, 51 more days and your 8th graders, so try it!!

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PATTERN OF NUMBERS:
0,2,6,12,20...
WRITE THE NEXT TWO NUMBERS IN THE PATTERN AND EXPLAIN THE PATTERN USING MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS AND WORDS.

gOoD lUcK!

POW

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:

Correct solution and work shown can earn you a free homework pass!

A large cereal box (rectangular prism) is 10 inches wide, 12 inches high, and 3 inches deep.
A regular cereal box has 1/2 the volume of the large box. What could the dimensions of the regular cereal box be?

Be sure to explain your thinking and try your best to show your work.

**Your comment may not appear at the bottom right away - I had them e-mailed to me, so no one can see the correct answer and work until Friday morning. I wanted to make it fair. **

All posts are due by Friday morning - start of school!

I will give you props on your progress report if you do it!

Good Luck and Have FUN!! -thanks to Mrs K from Hoxsie School in Warwick for this great idea! (you can blame her LOL!)

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