Week of 8/30/10 Practice Problems

1. Order these numbers from least to greatest:
3.405, 2.998, 3.4, 2.010, 3.403

2. Write 5/6 as a decimal. Round to 3 decimal places.

3. Find an equivalent fraction to 2/9.

4. If you get paid $7.42 per hour, how much money would
you make in one week if you worked 40 hours a week?

5. Solve: 35+17(6)-22.3+.304(4.21)

6. Ms. Ray has 1338 songs on her ipod. 35 of those are
R&B songs. What percent of Ms. Ray's ipod is R&B?

7. 14.302 + .53 =

8. Find the least common denominator of these 2 fractions:
2/9 and 5/6

9. Find the next 3 numbers in the sequence and identify
how you got them: 1, 3, 7, 15

10. Define the term like fraction.

8/26/10 Week in Review

Well students we made it through our first week! I am very proud to say that. I really enjoyed getting to know all of you and can't wait to see what the next few weeks have in store.
Remember what we all decided, to be successful in my class you need to do 2 things:
1. DO WORK
2. STAY FOCUSED

Here is a review of what we did this week:
*Converting fractions to decimals
    We do this by dividing or as some of you like to say TIBO. Remember TIBO stands for top in, bottom out. That is a way for you to remember how to set up the division.
*Ordering fractions, decimals and percents
    To order numbers they first must be in the same form. For example, all the numbers should be represented as percents, fractions (with the same denominator - like fraction) or decimals.
On a number line, numbers are ordered from LEAST to GREATEST. When we order decimals we first should line up the numbers so that the decimal points are all in line. Then we look at the first digit in each number. We identify the number with the smallest first digit as the least. If all the first digits are equal we move to the next digit.
Remember it helps to think of the numbers like money!

The vocabulary we discussed was this:
Like fraction - fractions with the same denominator
Unlike fraction - fractions with different denominators
Numerator - top number in a fraction
Denominator - bottom number in a fraction
Least common denominator - the least common multiple in a set of denominators
Equivalent - when 2 or more numbers are equal (ie: .25 and 25%)

Coming up:
We will be taking a benchmark test on Monday and Tuesday. After that we will continue studying fractions, decimals and percents. We will focus more on when each form is appropriate to use. We will also review conversions and equivalencies.

Please, if you have any questions feel free to comment on this post or contact me at Regan.Ray@aliefisd.net

Week of 8/23/10 Practice Problems

These problems are to be turned in on Friday on notebook paper. Please write the problem, show ALL work, and record your answer.

1. 45 x 16 =
2. 3.621 - .4 =
3. 3.14 x 7 =
4. 7x7 =
5. 16 x 12 =
6. Write 4/5 as a decimal
7. What is 34% as a fraction?
8. If there are 22 students in a class and 50% are boys, how many boys are in the class?
9. 108/3  (/ means to divide)
10. 1548/6  (/ means to divide)

All About Me

Hey there students!
My name is Ms. Ray and I will be teaching 8th grade this year at Olle. I am really excited to have this opportunity and can't wait to meet each one of you and really get to know you. I grew up in Katy, TX just down the road. I lived there my whole life. I graduated from Katy High School and then went to Texas A&M in College Station. I absolutely love teaching and can't wait to begin a great journey with all of you.

Now you know a little bit about me so how about you post a comment with a little information about yourself. Keep it fairly short but feel free to tell me and the class where we can cheer for you or how we can support you in other things besides the classroom.

Comment must include:

-Full Name

-Age

-Where you're from

-Something interesting about yourself

Look forward to reading more about my awesome students!

Happy Blogging,

Ms. Ray