Sunday, November 30, 2008

Exam Outline

The exam will consist of the following topics:
Square root
Percent
Operations with fractions
Ratio/proportion/rate
Rounding off

There will be calculation questions for each topic as follows:
1. Finding square root and finding a number squared.
2. Calculating percent of a number, including word problems (sale price, discount, taxes).
3. Changing fractions and decimals into percent and vice versa.
4. All operations with fractions: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
5. Solving ratio/proportion/rate questions: calculating equivalent ratios, finding the "missing" term.
6. You may be asked to round off your answers, depending on the question.
7. All work must be shown on the exam.
8. Calculators will be allowed.

Review pages 142 -143:
Chapter one: omit 1 - 20
Chapter two : omit 25 - 34 until further notice
Chapter three: omit 14 and 15
Chapter four: do all questions

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Homework

Due Nov. 26:
Worksheet on fractions.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Recipe Assignment

Your recipe assignment is due Dec. 1. If you have forgotten the details, please read below:

You are to find a recipe of your choice on the internet with at least 5 ingredients.
You must copy and paste the recipe into Word, and use 12 font sized type.

Double the recipe. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Make the recipe 10 times larger. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Cut the recipe in half. Write the new quantities of ingredients.

Email the Word document to
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca

This is due: Monday, Dec. 1, Day 3

Monday, November 17, 2008

Homework

Due Nov. 18:
p. 91, #19-23

Monday, November 10, 2008

Homework

Due Nov. 13
Page 85, 1 - 33 odd only questions