9/29 Problem

Which of these numbers is greater: 5 to the power of -p or five to the power of -q? Assume that p and q are positive integers and p > q. EXPLAIN.

9/14 Problem of the Week

Develop a rule for predicting whether fraction will be terminating or repeating decimal. EXPLAIN.

9/7 Problem of Week

Friday was pajama day at Mitchell Middle School. Mrs. K's class has 20 students, and 14 of them are wearing pajamas. Mr. Moller's class has 28 students. On that day, Mr. Moller's class had 21 students wearing pajamas.

A) Which class had a higher percentage of students wearing pajamas? Show your work/EXPLAIN.


B) Mrs. K's class now has 25 students. At least how many students would have to be wearing pajamas for her class to win the spirit award given to the class with the most people participating? Explain.

8/30 Prob of Day

On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parents. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad? Give your answer and then EXPLAIN very thoroughly in 3-4 sentences how you got your answer.

Questions about Math

Please post your questions here about assignments or email me at jolene.konechne@k12.sd.us.

Thanks!!

Problem of the Day

Mrs. Moege announced that 80% of the girls were interested in taking the class trip, whereas only 70% of the boys were interested. Brett exclaimed, "That means that 75% of the class is interested in going on the trip." Is Brett correct? EXPLAIN. (At least 4 sentences.)

Welcome

Welcome to my classroom. If you visit frequently, you will see various mathematical problems posted with student replies. Feel free to add your solution(s)!!