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solutions to palette (Alternative approaches to those suggested here are encouraged.) MatheMatics teaching in the Middle school ● Vol. 18, No. 9, May 2013 (Continued from pages 534-35) answers 1. −1,458; 4,374; −13,122 2. 24 3. 24,757,950 4. x = 7 and y = 99 5. 18.75% 6. 82.5 min., or 1 hr., 22.5 min. 7. 19,800 8. −20.
mathematical explorations classroom-ready activities MatheMatics teaching in the Middle school ● Vol. 18, No. 9, May 2013 solUtions Activity Sheet 1 = 10 = -6 = -3 = -7 = 11 = 19 Activity Sheet 2 1.-2. Let each variable represent the number of pounds of the following items. Food: F; supplies: S; water: W; weapons, P; m
math for real "when will I ever use this?" MatheMatics teaching in the Middle school ● Vol. 18, No. 9, May 2013 (Continued from page 584) b. Using the base 2 blocks in figure 1, each number in figure 2 is exactly 1 fewer than a number that is a power of 2 (e.g., 3 = 22 -1; 7 = 23 -1; 15 = 24 - 1, and so on). This can b
MatheMatics teaching in the Middle school ● Vol. 18, No. 9, May 2013 This narrative was generated using art titled Ollie the Skateboarder and created by a fifth grader. A sixth grader produced this narrative titled Baseball Measurement Fun. Conceptualizing Mathematics Using Narratives and Art Terri L. Kurz and Barbara