F1 Maths
F1 Maths
F1 Maths
Ones
2
Hundreds
1
Ones
Tens
0
Ones
3
Wed read this in groups of three digits, so this number would be written
thirteen million six hundred fifty two thousand one hundred and three
Example: What is the place value of 4 in 6,342,105?
The 4 is in the ten-thousands place
Example: Write the value of two million, five hundred thousand, thirty six
2,500,036
Rounding
When we round to a place value, we are looking for the closest number that has zeros in the digits to the right.
Example: Round 173 to the nearest ten.
Since we are rounding to the nearest ten, we want a 0 in the ones place. The two possible values are 170 or
180. 173 is closer to 170, so we round to 170.
Example: Round 97,870 to the nearest thousand.
The nearest values are 97,000 and 98,000. The closer value is 98,000.
Example: Round 5,950 to the nearest hundred.
The nearest values are 5,900 or 6,000. 5,950 is exactly halfway between, so by convention we round up, to
6,000.
Comparing
To compare to values, we look at which has the largest value in the highest place value.
Example: Which is larger: 126 or 132?
Both numbers are the same in the hundreds place, so we look in the tens place. 132 has 3 tens, while 126 only
has 2 tens, so 132 is larger. We write 126 < 132, or 132 > 126.
Example: Which is larger: 54 or 236?
Here, 54 includes no hundreds, while 236 contains two hundreds, so 236 is larger.
54 < 236, or 236 > 54
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Name: ________________________________
4) Write the number: sixty million, three hundred twelve thousand, two hundred twenty five
8) hundred
9) thousand
Determine which number is larger. Write < or > between the numbers to show this.
10) 13 21
11) 91 87
12) 136
512
13) 6,302,542
6,294,752
400
120
11
531
Adding by Rearranging
The idea that 2 + 3 is the same as 3 + 2 is called the commutative property for addition.
Example: Add 17 + 15 + 23
We can rearrange the order to be 17 + 23 + 15
Since 7+3 = 10, this makes things a bit easier
17 + 23 + 15 = 40 + 15 = 55
Subtracting using Expanded form
Example: Subtract 352 - 169
We can write this as:
300 + 50 + 2
100 + 60 + 9
We cant take 9 from 2, so we borrow 10 from the 50
300 + 40 + 12
100 + 60 + 9
Likewise we cant take 60 from 40, so we borrow 100 from the 300
200 + 140 + 12
100 + 60 + 9
-------------------------100 + 80 + 3 = 183
Subtracting by Adjusting Values
Example: Subtract 162 - 138
If we add 2 to both numbers, the difference will be the same, but easier to compute
162 + 2 = 164
138 + 2 = 140
-----------------------24
Name: ________________________________
3) 88 + 26 + 32 + 4
4) 12,000 + 312
5) 92 75
6) 1824 908
7) 3000 73
8) 903 170
9) 100 13 + 17
2
4
Number of students
12) This year I used 606 kWh of electricity in August. Last year I used 326 kWh. How much more electricity
did I use this year?
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
A
C
Grade
Then
20
30
600
240
80
32
= 120 + 48 = 168
Example: Multiply 28 34
We can think of this as 20 30 + 20 4 + 30 8 + 8 4
This can be thought of as areas, as pictured to the right
600 + 80 + 240 + 32 = 952
You also write this in the more traditional way. By working with place values, you can avoid having to
carry. Its more writing, but less likely to
Example: Multiply 162 24
162
x 24
2000
100 x 20
400
100 x 4
1200
60 x 20
120
60 x 4
40
2 x 20
+ 8
2 x 4
3768
Multiplying large numbers
When you have a lot of trailing zeros, you can multiply without them, then tack on the extra zeros at the end.
Example: Multiply 14000 30
14 3 = 42 , and there were 4 trailing zeros, so the result is: 420,000
Name: ________________________________
3) 25 74
4) 346 27
6) 5200 40
5) 300 6000
For each problem, decide if you should add or multiply, then calculate the result
8) You and three friends each order a $3 slice of pie. How much is your total bill?
9) You ordered a burger for $9 and your friend ordered pasta for $12. How much is your total bill?
10) You earn $12 an hour. How much do you make in an 8 hours shift?
11) You need to order 120 new t-shirts for each of 6 stores. How many t-shirts do you need to order?
12) The average American uses 920 kilowatt hours of electricity each month. How much do they use in a year?
13) You buy two bottles of headache medicine, one with 100 pills, and the other with 75 pills. How many pills
do you have total?
Name: ________________________________
16
8
1)
2)
80
3
3
60
3
100
70
5
3)
4)
30
20
6) A bedroom measures 12 feet by 13 feet. What is the area of the room? If carpet costs $3 per square foot,
how much will it cost to carpet this room?
7) Youre going to build a 3 foot by 7 foot garden. If you want to surround it with a 1 foot
wide brick border, how many square feet of brick will you need?
(see the picture the shaded part is the brick)
3 ft
7 ft
3
8 2896
-2400
496
Next, were going to look for the biggest 10s number that, when multiplied by 8,
is not bigger than 496. 50 8 = 400 , 60 8 = 480 , 70 8 = 560
Looks like 60 is the biggest ten that fits, so we write a 6 in the tens place,
multiply 60 8 = 480 and write that below the 496.
Now subtract. This is how much is still left.
36
8 2896
-2400
496
-480
16
Lastly, were going to look for the biggest number that, when multiplied by 8,
is not bigger than 16. Since 2 8 = 16 , we write a 2 in the ones place, multiply
2 8 = 16 and write that below the 16, and subtract. Since we have nothing left,
there is no remainder.
So 2896 8 = 362
Division involving zero
If we have nothing, and we divide it into any number of piles, each pile will have
nothing, so 0 5 = 0
362
8 2896
-2400
496
-480
16
-16
0
However, dividing by zero doesnt make sense. For example think about 5 0 . Thats asking what number,
when multiplied by 0, gives 5. There isnt one! Dividing by zero is undefined.
Name: ________________________________
Calculate.
800
10
1) 56 7
2) 210 3
3)
4) 7 1225
5) 12 168
6) 23 8303
For each problem, decide if you should add, subtract, multiply, or divide, then calculate the result
8) Four roommates agree to split the $1500 rent equally. How much will each pay?
9) A team for the Alzheimers walk has raised $375. How much more do they need to raise to reach their goal
of $1000?
10) A car insurance quote is $744 for six months. How much is that a month?
11) Your friend with a flock of chickens wants to give you 65 eggs. How many egg cartons (the kind that holds
a dozen eggs) should you take with you to carry the eggs?
12) If you make $2,240 a month, how much do you make each year?
13) If you make $2,240 a month, how much do make each week (roughly assume 4 weeks in a month)?
36 = 6 since 6 2 = 36
81
81 = 9 because 9 2 = 81
Order of Operations
When we combine multiple operations, we need to agree on an
order to follow, so that if two people calculate 2 + 3 4 they will
get the same answer. To remember the order, some people use
the mnemonic PEMDAS:
P:
E:
MD:
AS:
Parentheses
Exponents and roots
Multiplication and Division
Addition and Subtraction
IMPORTANT!! Notice that multiplication and division have the SAME precedence, as do addition and
subtraction. When you have multiple operations of the same level, you work left to right.
Example: Simplify 2 + 3 4 6 + 10 2
We start with the multiplication and division: 3 4 = 12 and 10 2 = 5 :
Now we add and subtract from left to right:
2 + 12 6 + 5
14 6 + 5
8+5
13
4(7) 6 9 + 4 2
9 = 3, 4 2 = 16 :
4(7) 6 3 + 16
28 18 + 16
10 + 16
26
Name: ________________________________
Evaluate.
1) 4 3
2)
5) 2 3 5
6) 10 2 5
9) 6 2(8 2 3)
49
3) 18 12 3
4) 10 3 + 5
7) 2 3 2
8)
10) 3(1 + 3) + 4
2
100
2
11) 4 25 4 2
12) For a rectangle, the formula Perimeter = 2L+2W is often used, where L is the length and W width. Use this
formula to find the perimeter of a rectangle 10 feet long and 4 feet wide.
Write out the mathematical expression that would calculate the answer to each question:
13) A family of four goes out to a buffet, and pays $10 each for food, and $2 each for drinks. How much do
they pay altogether?
14) Don bought a car for $1200, spent $300 on repairs, and sold it for $2300. How much profit did he make?
Example: Marcis exam scores for her last math class were: 79, 86, 82, 93. The mean of these values would be:
79 + 86 + 82 + 93 340
(79 + 86 + 82 + 93) divided by 4:
=
= 85
4
4
Example: On three trips to the store, Bill spent $120, $160, and $35. The mean of these values would be
120 + 160 + 35 315
=
= 105
3
3
It would be most correct for us to report that The mean amount Bill spent was $105 per trip, but it is not
uncommon to see the more casual word average used in place of mean.
Median
With some types of data, like incomes or home values, a few very large values can make the mean compute to
something much larger than is really "typical". For this reason, another measure, called the median is used.
To find the median, begin by listing the data in order from smallest to largest. If the number of data values is
odd, then the median is the middle data value. If the number of data values is even, there is no one middle
value, so we find the mean of the two middle values.
Example: Suppose Katie went out to lunch every day this week, and spent $12, $8, $72, $6, and $10 (the third
day she took the whole office out). To find the median, we'd put the data in order first: $6, $8, $10, $12, $72.
Since there are 5 pieces of data, an odd number, the median is the middle value: $10.
Example: Find the median of these quiz scores: 5 10 9 8 6 4 8 2 5 8
We start by listing the data in order: 2 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 9 10
Since there are 10 data values, an even number, there is no one middle number, so we find the mean of the two
6 + 8 14
middle numbers, 6 and 8:
=
= 7 . So the median quiz score was 8.
2
2
Mode
The mode of a set of data is the value that appears the most often. If not value appears more then once, there is
no mode. If more than one value occurs the most often, there can be more than one mode. Because of this,
mode is most useful when looking at a very large set of data.
Example: The number of touchdown (TD) passes thrown by each of the 31 teams in the National Football
League in the 2000 season are shown below.
37 33 33 32 29 28 28 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 20
20 19 19 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 12 12 9 6
Looking at these values, the value 18 occurs the most often, appearing 4 times in the list, so 18 is the mode.
Name: ________________________________
2) 2, 4, 1, 5, 28
3) A small business has five employees, including the owner. Their salaries are $32,000, $40,000, $28,000,
$65,000, and $140,000. Find the mean and median salary.
4) The graph shown shows the number of cars sold at a dealership each week this month. Find the mean and
median sales per week.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
3
4
Perimeter: 2 4 + 2 3 = 8 + 6 = 14
Area: 3 4 = 12
Parallelogram
Perimeter: Sum of the sides
Area: b h
h
b
Trapezoid
Perimeter: Sum of the sides
b+ B
Area: h
2
b
h
B
5
Perimeter: 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 18
Area: 5 3 = 15
5
4
9
Perimeter: 4 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25
5 + 9 14
Area: 3
= 3 = 3(7 ) = 21
2 2
Name: ________________________________
Find the area and perimeter of each figure. Figures may not be drawn accurately to scale.
8
14
10
14
1)
2)
10
3)
4)
15
11
5)
10
16
4
5
Names: ________________________________
You are welcome to complete this assignment in groups. You can turn in your answers on a separate sheet of
paper or the back of this paper, but make sure I can tell how you came up with your answers, and that I dont
have to hunt for your answers.
One of my neighbors is planning a major yard renovation. She wants to re-seed her entire lawn, and fence the
two sides and back of her yard. Here an overhead view of her house and yard. Using the picture scale from
Google maps, I estimated the dimensions of her yard and house.
50 ft
80 ft
20 ft
70 ft
30 ft
40 ft
30 ft
140 ft
For the lawn, she has selected this grass seed. In case
it, one bag covers 1,200 square feet of area, and costs $12
for our purposes).
6
is shaded.
10
Name: ________________________________
1) Out of 15 people, four own cats. Write the fraction of the people who own cats.
For each picture, write the fraction of the whole that is shaded
2)
3)
4)
For each picture, write the shaded portion as a mixed number and as an improper fraction
5)
6)
7)
10) 15
1
2
11) 23
15)
5
8
164
4
Name: ________________________________
3) 120
8) Rewrite
3
with a denominator of 28
7
14)
40
56
6) 10 and 25
9) Rewrite
7) 36 and 27
18
with a denominator of 6
24
11)
10
12
12)
130
150
13)
18
24
15)
28
49
16)
27
54
17)
70
126
21)
5
3
and
56
42
a c ac
=
b d bd
2 5
3 8
5
2 5 2 5 10
, which we can simplify to
=
=
12
3 8 3 8 24
25
, the 2 and 8 have a common factor of 2, so we can divide the
38
2 5 1 5 5
numerator and denominator by 2, often called cancelling the common factor:
=
=
3 8 3 4 12
Alternatively, we could have noticed that in
7
6
8
7 6 76
. Since 6 and 8 have a factor of 2 in common,
=
8 1 8 1
7 3 21
1
we can cancel that factor, leaving
. This could also be written as the mixed number 5 .
=
4 1 4
4
To multiply with mixed numbers, it is easiest to first convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
1 4
Example: Multiply and simplify 3 4
3 5
1 4 10 24
1 10
4 24
Converting these to improper fractions first, 3 =
and 4 =
, so 3 4 =
3 3
5 5
3 5 3 5
2 24
10 24 10 24
. Since 5 and 10 have a common factor of 5, we can cancel that factor:
.
=
3 5
35
3 1
2 8 16
Since 3 and 24 have a common factor of 3, we can cancel that factor:
= = 16
1 1 1
Areas of Triangles
To find the area of a triangle, we can use the formula Area =
Example: Find the area of the triangle shown
1
The area would be 8 7
2
1 8 7 56
=
= 28
2 1 1 2
7
8
1
b h
2
h
b
4)
3 2 5
10 5 9
2)
Name: ________________________________
5 1
6 3
5) 12
1 4
7) 3
2 5
3)
2
3
6) 10
1 2
8) 8 4
6 7
5 9
12 10
4
15
9) 4 2
3
5
1
7 ft
2
3 miles
12)
3
mile
4
1
8 ft
4
13) Legislature can override the governors veto with a 2/3 vote. If there are 49 senators, how many must be in
favor to override a veto?
14) A recipe calls for 2 cups flour, cup of sugar, and 2 eggs. How much of each ingredient do you need to
make half the recipe?
2 3
11 4 11 4 11 2 22
1
4
We find the reciprocal of
and change this into a multiplication problem: =
=
=
=7
3
2 3 2 3 1 3
3
3
Example: You have 5 cups of flour, and a batch of cookies requires 1
you make?
3
cups of flour. How many batches can
4
3
7
4 5 4 20
6
We need to divide: 5 1 . Rewriting, 5 = 5 = =
= 2 . You can make 2 batches of cookies.
4
4
7 1 7 7
7
You almost have enough for 3 batches, so you might be able to get away with 3.
Example: Making a pillow requires yard of fabric. How many pillows can you make with 12 yards of
fabric?
3
4 12 4 4 4 16
3
We need to divide: 12 . Rewriting, 12 = 12 = = = = 16 .
4
4
3 1 3 1 1 1
You can make 16 pillows with 12 yards of fabric.
5)
7
14
8
2)
Name: ________________________________
7 7
8 12
1 1
6) 3
4 6
3)
9 3
10 5
2
1
7) 2 4
5
3
4) 18
2
3
1
8) 8 6
2
Decide if each question requires multiplication or division and then answer the question
1
13) One dose of eyedrops is ounce. How many ounces are required for 40 doses?
8
1
ounce. How many doses can be administered from 4 ounces?
8
15) A building project calls for 1 foot boards. How many can be cut from a 12 foot long board?
3
flour. How much flour will you need if you want to
4
7 5 7 + 5 12
1
3
+ =
=
=1 =1 .
9 9
9
3
9
9
1
1
Now we combine these: 5 + 1 = 6
3
3
To subtract mixed numbers, subtract the whole parts and subtract the fractional parts. You may need to borrow
a whole to subtract the fractions
3
4
Example: Subtract and simplify 8 3
5
5
4
3
4 3 1
1
3
4
Since is larger than , we dont need to borrow. 8 3 = 5 , and = , so 8 3 = 5
5
5
5 5 5
5
5
5
1
3
Example: Subtract and simplify 5 3
4
4
1
1
5
1
3
Since is smaller than , we need to borrow. We can say 5 = 4 + 1 = 4 . Now we can subtract:
4
4
4
4
4
5 3 2 1
1
3
1
4 3 = 1 and = = , so 5 3 = 1
4 4 4 2
2
4
4
Alternatively, you can add or subtract mixed numbers my converting to improper fractions first:
1
3 21 15 6 3
1
5 3 = = = =1
4
4 4 4 4 2
2
2)
5
3
+
10 10
Name: ________________________________
3)
6 4
+
7 7
7 5
+
8 8
1
5
5) 4 + 3
8
8
4
3
6) 1 + 7
5
5
5
1
7) 2 + 3
6
6
2
8) 2 + 3
9
9)
5
1
11) 5 3
6
6
1
3
12) 4 2
4
4
2
14) 4 2
5
15) 6 3
4)
10)
7 5
8 8
1 2
13) 1
3 3
7 2
9 9
1
4
Name: ________________________________
3) 12 and 16
4) 20 and 30
6) 15 and 18
5) 9 and 15
10)
1
4
10 15
11)
11 3
18 16
9)
3
8
12)
1
6
5
72
7
60
=
8 12 24 24 24
3 7
Example: Add and simplify +
4 12
3 7
9
7 9 + 7 16
We give these a common denominator of 12 and add: +
=
+
=
=
4 12 12 12
12
12
16 4
1
This can be reduced and written as a mixed number:
= =1
12 3
3
To add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators, give the fractional parts like denominators, then
proceed as we did before.
2
3
Example: Add and simplify 2 + 5
4
3
8
9
Rewriting the fractional parts with a common denominator of 12: 2 + 5
12
12
5
9 17
8
Adding the whole parts 2 + 5 = 7 . Adding the fractional parts,
=1 .
+
=
12
12 12 12
5
5
Now we combine these: 7 + 1 = 8
12
12
5
1
Example: Subtract and simplify 6 4
6
3
10
4
Rewriting the fractional parts with a common denominator of 6: 6 4
12
12
10
4
16
4
4
Since
is smaller than
, we borrow: 6 = 5 + 1 = 5 +
12
12
12
12
12
1
4
10
16 10 6 1
5 4 = 1, and
=
= , so 6 4 = 1
12
2
12 12 12 2
12
2)
1 1
+
2 6
4)
9 20
+
14 21
1
1
5) 3 + 2
2
4
7)
4 7
5 10
8)
5
1
10) 4 2
7
3
5 2
6 9
11) 4
5
6
Name: ________________________________
3)
3 1
+
8 6
2
3
6) 8 + 6
3
4
9) 3
7
1
1
12
4
12) 6 3
1
4
Name: ________________________________
Simplify
2
1)
3
7 1
4) 4
8 4
2 4
+
5
3
7)
3
2)
1 3 2
+
5 4 5
3 1 1
5) +
5 6 4
8)
5
6
1 3
+
5 10
3)
1
(5 + 2)
3
1
6) 5
2
9) 4 7 + 2
2
10) A room measures 20 feet long, and 15 feet wide. Find the area and perimeter
11) Jeans three pea plants measure 6, 5, and 4 inches tall. Find the mean (average) height
Fractions Activity
Names: _______________________
(adapted from MITE material)
You are having a get together and are expecting 30 guests. You plan on serving Banana Bread, Chocolate Chip
Cookies, and Sugar Cookies. Using the three recipes given, work with your group to create recipe cards to feed
30 people. Next, total up the ingredients needed. Then, check to see how much of each product needs to be
purchased based on what is already on hand.
Banana Bread
Sugar Cookies
3 bananas
1
cup melted butter
3
2
cup sugar
3
1 egg
3
teaspoon vanilla
4
1
teaspoon baking soda
2
1
1 cups flour
2
1
cups flour
2
1 teaspoon baking soda
3
teaspoon salt
4
3
cup sugar
4
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3
pound of chocolate chips
4
1
cup sugar
3
1
cup butter
2
1
teaspoon baking soda
4
1 egg
1
teaspoon vanilla
2
1
1 cups flour
2
Serves 10 people
Serves 60 people
Serves 20 people
Use your new recipe cards to find the total amount of each ingredient needed. Use the table below to help you.
Ingredient
Recipe 1 + 2 + 3
(Dont forget to find common denominators
before adding.)
Total needed
(Be sure to simplify
any fractions.)
Flour
Sugar
Butter
Vanilla
Baking Soda
Eggs
When taking inventory in the pantry, you found that you already have some of the ingredients. Use the
following table to organize your work. Dont forget common denominators.
Ingredient
Already in Panty
Flour
1
3 cups
2
Sugar
2 cups
Butter
3
cup
4
Vanilla
2 teaspoons
Baking Soda
1
1 teaspoons
2
Eggs
Needs to be bought
One Thousandth
0.001
1
1000
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
524
1000
Wed read this by reading the whole number, then the fraction equivalent
One hundred thirty two and four hundred twenty four thousandths.
23.46
7.25 = 7
5.4 = 5
1
25
=7
100
4
2
4
=5
5
10
Rounding
When we round to a decimal place value, we look to the right of the desired place value to determine which
way to round. Everything after the desired place value gets dropped.
Example: Round 173.264 to the nearest tenth
The 2 is in the tenths place. Looking to the right, the 6 tells us to round up, so we round to 173.3
Example: Round 173.264 to the nearest tenth
The 2 is in the tenths place. Looking to the right, the 6 tells us to round up, so we round to 173.3
Name: ________________________________
4) Write out the number: two thousand eleven and four hundred twenty six thousandths
Determine which number is larger. Write < or > between the numbers to show this.
12) 4.512
4.508
13) 6.17
6.2
Measure the length of each bar in centimeters. Give your answer as a decimal.
17)
18)
19)
16) 6.375
12.302
+ 5.400
17.702
Subtraction works the same way, but it is more important here to write the additional zeros if the top number
has less decimal places than the bottom number.
Example: Subtract 8.3 - 4.721
8.3
- 4.721
8.300
- 4.721
8.2910
- 4.72 1
7.12910
- 4. 72 1
3. 57 9
Example: Ariel has a balance of $450.23 in her checking account. After paying an electric bill for $57.50 and
a cell phone bill for $83.24, how much will she have left in her account?
We might start by adding the two bills:
57.50
+83.24
140.74
Now, subtracting this from $450.23:
450.23
450.113
-140.74
-140.7 4
449.1113
-140. 7 4
309. 4 9
Name: ________________________________
Calculate.
1) 2.4 + 6.8
2) 3.05 + 1.4
3) 125.105 + 6.7
4) 9.8 4.2
5) 137.25 14.42
6) 8.1467 7.3
7) 10.3 12.135
9) 10 7.27
1.5
3.7
1.7
4.7
12) Estimate the value of the following sum by first rounding each value to the nearest hundredth:
12.916273 + 5.1 + 7.283461
Multiplying Decimals
To multiply decimals, line up the numbers on the right side. There is no need to add additional zeros if the
decimals have different lengths. Multiply the two numbers, ignoring the decimal points. To place the
decimal point in the answer, count up the number of decimal places in each number youre multiplying; the
answer will have that many decimal places.
Example: Multiply 3.15 times 6.4
3.15 <- Has 2 decimal places
x 6.4 <- Has 1 decimal place
1.260 <- Needs 3 decimal places
+18.900 <- Needs 3 decimal places
20.160 <- Answer has 3 decimal places
Example: Multiply 12.5 times 0.013
12.5 <- Has 1 decimal place
x 0.013 <- Has 3 decimal places
.0375 <- Needs 4 decimal places
.1250 <- Needs 4 decimal places
0.1625 <- Answer has 4 decimal places
Multiplying by multiples of 10
Example: Multiply 5.9134 times 1000
5.9134 <- Has 4 decimal places
x 1000 <- Has 0 decimal places
5913.4000 <- Answer has 4 decimal places
Notice that multiplying the decimal by 1000 had the effect of moving the decimal places 3 places to the right
the same as the number of zeros in 1000.
Area and Perimeter of Circles
The area of a circle can be found using the formula A = r 2 , where r is the radius of the circle, and is a
symbol representing a number. is approximately 3.141592654, but for our purposes, well round to 3.14.
Perimeter of a circle is also called circumference, and can be found using the formula C = 2 r .
Example: Find the area of a circle with radius 4 feet.
The area is 4 2 , which well approximate by calculating 3.14 4 2
( )
3.14(4) = 3.14(16)
3.14 <- Has 2 decimal places
x 16 <- Has 0 decimal places
18.84 <- Needs 2 decimal places
31.40 <- Needs 2 decimal places
50.24
The area of the circle is approximately 50.24 square feet.
radius
diameter
Name: ________________________________
Multiply
1) 7(4.6)
2) (8.3)(12.4)
3) (3.04)(0.02)
4) (2045)(0.04)
5) (100)(1.623)
6) (0.03)(0.14)
7) (1.004)(0.87)
8) (1.3)(2.5)(10)
9) (7.3)(0.021)
10) Find the area of a rectangle 10.2 meters wide and 8.7 meters tall
12) Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 6 cm.
13) Find the area and circumference of a circle with diameter 10 inches.
1.7
4 7.12
-4___
3.1
-2.8
0.32
1.78
4 7.12
-4___
3.1
-2.8
0.32
-0.32
0
Sometimes it is necessary to add additional zeros to the end of the number youre dividing. You can continue
adding zeros as needed.
Example: Divide 5 8
0.
8 5.0
-0___
5.0
0.6
8 5.00
-0___
5.0
-4.8
0.20
0.62
8 5.000
-0___
5.0
-4.8
0.20
-0.16
0.040
0.625
8 5.000
-0___
5.0
-4.8
0.20
-0.16
0.040
-0.040
0.000
To divide two decimals, it is sometimes easier to multiply both decimals first by 10, 100, 1000, etc. so that the
divisor is a whole number
Example: Divide 1.42 0.3
We can first multiply both numbers by 10 to create the equivalent problem 14.2 3 . Notice this is equivalent
to moving the decimal place in both numbers one place to the right.
4
3 14.2
-12___
2.2
4.7
3 14.20
-12___
2.2
-2.1
0.10
4.73
3 14.200
-12___
2.2
-2.1
0.10
-0.09
0.010
4.733
3 14.200
-12___
2.2
-2.1
0.10
-0.09
0.010
-0.009
0.001
This process for dividing decimals is also how we can convert a fraction to a decimal.
Name: ________________________________
Divide
1)
7 24.64
2)
4) 6.84 0.002
5) 130 2.5
3.2 26.08
3)
0.4 9
6)
9.03
2.1
9)
5
6
10) Four roommates need to split a $52.68 electric bill evenly. How much will each need to pay?
What is a percent
Percent means per hundred or out of 100. The symbol % is used after a number to indicate a percent.
15
as fraction. Visually, the box
100
to the right has 15% of the squares shaded: 15 out of the 100.
Example: 15% means 15 out of 100, or
Name: ________________________________
Rewrite as a decimal
1) 20%
2) 46%
3) 7.4%
4) 0.3%
5) 127%
Rewrite as a percent
6) 0.74
7) 0.9
8) 0.0254
9) 1.35
10) 0.05
18) 0.05
23) If you want to leave a 20% tip on a $27.56, how much should you leave?
15)
47
50
19) 0.025
22) Find 5% of 56
base percent =
amount
Example: 60 is 40% of what number? The percent is 40%., the amount is 60, and the base is unknown.
Using this, we can say
base 0.4 = 60
To solve for the base, we divide both sides by 0.4
60
60 is 40% of 150.
base =
= 150
0.4
Example: What percent of 320 is 80? The base is 320, the amount is 80, and the percent is unknown.
Using this, we can say
320 percent = 80
To solve for the percent, we divide both sides by 320
80
25% of 320 is 80.
percent =
= 0.25
320
Example: An article says that 15% of a non-profits donations, about $30,000 a year, comes from individual
donors. What is the total amount of donations the non-profit receives?
The percent is 15%. $30,000 is the amount a part of the whole. We are looking for the base.
base 0.15 = 30,000
To solve for the base, we divide both sides by 0.15
30,000
The non-profit receives $200,000 a year in donations
= $200,000
base =
0.15
Name: ________________________________
4) 10 is 5% of what number?
7) Out of 300 diners, 60 ordered salads. What percent of diners ordered a salad?
8) The population of the US is around 300,000,000. How many people make up 1% of the population?
9) Bob bought a $800 TV on sale for $650. What percent savings is that? (be careful!)
10) Out of 200 people, 40 own dogs. What percent is that? Out of 550 people, how many would you expect to
own dogs?
I=prt
p: the principal
I: interest paid
r: interest rate
t: time
Example: You borrow $1,000 at 4% interest for 3 years. How much interest will you pay?
The principal is $1,000, the interest rate is 4%, and the time is 3 years. Using the formula:
I = p r t = (1000)(0.04)(3) = $120 in interest
Example: A loan of $12,000 was made for 3 months charging 20% interest. Find the interest charge.
3
years.
The principal is $12,000, the interest rate is 20%, and the time is 3 months, which is
12
3
I = p r t = (12000)(0.2) = $600 in interest.
12
Name: ________________________________
1) Joelle earned $120 commission on $2000 of sales. What percent commission does she earn?
2) A TV originally costing $900 is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price?
3) The unemployment rate rose from 7.7% in 2009 to 10% in 2010. What percent increase is that?
4) A used car costs $3,500. How much will you have to pay after adding 9.5% sales tax?
5) A store marks up their electronics by 10%. If they buy a smartphone wholesale for $260, how much will
they sell it for?
6) Polly borrows $300 at 5% interest for 2 years. How much interest will she pay?
7) Jordan buys a $16,000 car at 6% interest. How much interest will he pay in the first month?
8) A payday loan charges $30 interest for a 1 month loan of $200. What is the interest rate?
9) A dress was originally $100, but is on sale for 10% off. How much will it be after adding 10% sales tax?
(its not $100)
10) After having 15% of his paycheck withheld for deductions, Marcus made $510. How much was his
paycheck before deductions? (its not $586.50)
Gas,
$150
Car,
$300
Rent,
$700
Phone,
$50
Fun,
$300
Publisher,
65%
Bookstore,
23.5%
Author,
11.5%
Example: A survey of 600 people, 300 said they were satisfied with their employment, 240 said they were
looking for a better job, and 60 said they were currently unemployed.
First we convert these results into percents:
300
Satisfied:
= 0.50 = 50%
600
240
Looking:
= 0.40 = 40%
600
Satisfied,
60
Unemployed:
= 0.10 = 10%
50%
600
We now divide the circle up. The Satisfied slice should be 50%,
which is half of the circle. The Unemployed slice should be 10%,
1
or of the remaining half. We draw the slices, then label them
5
both with what they represent, as well as the percent.
Satisfied,
50%
Looking,
40%
Unemployed,
10%
Name: ________________________________
1) The chart to the right shows the grade distribution on a quiz in one of
my classes. If there are 34 students in the class, how many scored an
A?
Other,
105
Dog,
315
D
9%
F
3%
A
21%
C
24%
B
43%
Cat,
280
3) In a September Gallup poll, the people survey were asked if they felt Obamas jobs bill would help in
creating new jobs. 27% said they felt it would help a lot; 38% said they felt it would help a little; 30% said they
felt it would not help; 5% had no opinion. Create a pie chart to show this result.
4) A group of people were asked their blood types. Create a pie chart to show this data.
O: 132
A: 126
B: 30
AB: 12
Percents Activity
Names: _________________________________
Imagine the country is made up of 100 households. The federal government needs to collect $800,000 in
income taxes to be able to function. The population consists of 5 groups:
Group A:
Group B:
Group C:
Group D:
Group E:
Group F:
2) Determine what flat tax rate would be necessary to collect enough money.
The second proposal well consider is a modified flat-tax plan, where everyone only pays taxes on any income
over $20,000. So, everyone in group A will pay no taxes. Everyone in group B will pay taxes only on $9,000.
3) Determine the total taxable income for the whole population
4) Determine what flat tax rate would be necessary to collect enough money in this modified system
$29,000
$50,000
$79,000
$129,000
$295,000
Income after
taxes
The third proposal well consider is a progressive tax, where lower income groups are taxed at a lower percent
rate, and higher income groups are taxed at a higher percent rate. For simplicity, were going to assume that a
household is taxed at the same rate on all their income.
6) Set progressive tax rates for each income group to bring in enough money. There is no one right answer here
just make sure you bring in enough money!
Group Income per Tax rate (%)
Income tax per Total tax collected
Income after taxes
for all households
household
household
per household
A
$12,000
B
$29,000
$50,000
$79,000
$129,000
$295,000
This better total to
$800,000
7) Which plan seems the most fair to you? Which plan seems the least fair to you? Why?
Name: ________________________________
For each rectangle shown, write the ratio of the longer side to the shorter side. Simplify.
3)
4)
1.3cm
8 cm
3.9 cm
Billions of $
20 cm
Federal Spending
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Defense
Medicare
Debt
12) Which is a better deal: 24 oz box of cereal for $3.79 or a 32 oz box for $4.89?
Education
4.2 Proportions
A proportion is an equation showing the equivalence of two ratios or rates.
Example: Is this proportion true?
Yes, this proportion is true since the two fractions are equivalent since
same units of cups flour per cookies.
4
1
2
, and both rates have the
=
=
30 15 60
Solving proportions
If a proportion is true, then if we cross-multiply, both sides will be equal.
4 8
is a true proportion since 4 10 = 8 5
Example:
=
4 8
5 10
=
10
Name: ________________________________
2)
n 10
9) =
5 8
4)
5.4 6.8
=
8
10
49 7
=
q 9
8)
20 5
=
x
8
1
n
11) 2 =
1
7
2
3
12)
24 trees 48 acres
=
4 trees
2 acres
8
9
10)
=
2
x
3
3)
7)
18 45
=
6 15
8.7 0.4
=
n
0. 2
13) If 6 ounces noodles makes 3 servings, how many ounces of noodles do you need for 8 servings?
14) If you are supposed to mix 3 ounces of floor cleaner to every 2 cups of water, how much water should you
mix with 8 ounces of cleaner?
15) At 3pm, Mikaylas shadow was 1.2 meters long. Mikayla is 1.7 meters tall. She measures a trees shadow
to be 7.5 meters. How tall is the tree?
Proportional Geometry
Two shapes are similar or proportional when the ratio of their sides is proportional.
Example: A photo is 4 inches tall and 6 inches wide. To be proportional, how tall would the photo need to
be if it were 10 inches wide?
tall
4 inches x inches
We can set up a proportion of
:
=
wide 6 inches 10 inches
40
2
Cross multiplying, 4 10 = 6 x , or 40 = 6 x . Dividing, x =
= 6 inches.
6
3
Example: Given the triangle shown, find the unknown sides of the similar triangle
Notice the triangle has been rotated. The slanted side of
length 10 in the original triangle corresponds with the
slanted side of length 15 on the larger triangle. Likewise,
10 cm
6 cm
the shortest side 6 on the original will correspond with the
shortest side a on the larger triangle. We can set up two
8 cm
proportions:
6 cm
a cm
, so 10a = 90 . a = 9
=
10 cm 15 cm
8 cm
b cm
, so 10b = 120 . b = 12
=
10 cm 15 cm
Note: It would have been equally correct to have set up the first ratio as
a cm
b cm
15 cm
6 cm 10 cm
=
a cm 15 cm
Example: In a map, a scale is often given. For example, 0.5 inch on the map might correspond to 5 miles in
real life. If two objects are 2.3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?
0.5 inches 2.3 inches
We can set up a proportion:
=
5 miles
x miles
11.5
Cross multiplying, 0.5 x = 2.3 5 , or 0.5 x = 11.5 . Dividing, x =
= 23 miles
0.5
Name: ________________________________
1) A standard wheelchair ramp should have a grade no steeper than 1:12. This means that for every inch of rise
1
(change in height), there should be 12 inches of run (change in length). If a door is 2 feet above the ground,
2
how long would the wheelchair ramp need to be?
8 cm
15cm
a cm
10 cm
b cm
7 ft
40 ft
5 ft
4 ft
4) A model car is a 1:18 scale, meaning that 1 inch on the model is 18 inches in the real car. If the model is 11
inches long, how long is the actual car?
5) Use the scale in the map shown to find the distance between
Austin and San Antonio.
4.3 Volumes
Length measures distance in a line: The distance between two places, the length of your ,
etc. It is measured in units like inches, centimeters, feet, etc.
Area measures the amount of flat space a shape covers: The area of a floor, the size of a
city, etc. It is measured in square units, like square inches, square centimeters, square
feet, etc.
Volume measures the amount of three-dimensional space a shape fills: The amount of
water in the bathtub, the number of gallons of gas in your gas tank, the size of a brick, etc.
It is measured in cubic units, like cubic inches, cubic centimeters, cubic feet, etc.
1 cm
1 cm2
1 cm3
Example:
Volume = (5 cm)(2 cm)(3 cm) = 30 cm3
5 cm
H
L
W
Cylinders
r = radius, H = height
Volume = r2H
3 cm
2 cm
Example:
Volume = (3)25 = 45 = 141.3 inches3
3 inches
r
H
5 inches
Name: ________________________________
2)
10 ft
15 ft
12 ft
5 meters
8 meters
3) How much water does a swimming pool 20 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 3 meters deep hold?
4) A grain silo is shaped like a cylinder. It has a diameter of 20 feet and is 18 feet tall. Find the volume.
5) A cereal box previously originally was 12 inches by 8 inches by 3 inches. To save money, they reduced each
dimension by 0.5 inches. How much did the volume change?
6) Sami needs to order concrete for a driveway. The driveway will be 12 feet wide, 20 feet long, and foot
thick. How many cubic feet of concrete will Sami need to order?
=
= 2 feet.
1
12 inches
12 inches
12
2
Notice that the inches canceled, leaving feet.
Example: Convert 4
1
yards to feet.
3
3 feet = 1 yard. Since we want to eliminate yards, well put that in the denominator:
3 feet
1 yard
1
3 feet 13 yards 3 feet 13 feet
= 13 feet
4 yards
=
=
3
1 yard
3
1 yard
1
Example: Convert 4.5 pounds to ounces
1 pound = 16 ounces. To cancel the pounds, well use
16 ounces
1 pound
=
1
1 pound
1
Example: How many quarts is 20 cups?
1 quart = 4 cups. Since we want to eliminate cups, well use
1 quart
4 cups
20 cups 1 quart
= 5 quarts
1
4 cups
Example: How many fluid ounces is 1 gallon?
We dont have a conversion between these, but we can convert from gallons to cups, then cups to fluid ounces.
1 gallon 16 cups 8 fl oz
4) 2 cups to tablespoons
3) 4 fl oz to cups
5) 3 weeks to days
Name: ________________________________
Length
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 mile = 5,280 feet
Weight
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 ton = 2000 pounds
Capacity
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 16 cups
3 teaspoon = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = cup
6) 3 weeks to hours
7) mile to yards
Time
1 week = 7 days
60 minutes = 1 hour
60 seconds = 1 minute
24 hours = 1 day
8) If your car emits 30 pounds of carbon dioxide every day, how many tons does it emit in a year?
9) 1 cubic foot is approximately 7.5 gallons. How many gallons would be needed to fill a pool 10 feet long, 8
feet wide, and 6 feet deep?
10) A bottle of cough syrup holds 12 fluid ounces. One dose is 1 tablespoon. How many doses are in the
bottle?
Name: ________________________________
=
100
100 cm
1
Convert:
1) 32 meters to kilometers
3) 2.41 km to meters
4) 1.4 cm to millimeters
5) 120 ml to liters
6) 0.04kg to milligrams
Length
1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 meter
100 centimeters (cm) = 1 meter
1000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)
Mass
1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)
1000 grams = 1kilogram (kg)
Capacity
1000 milliliters (ml) = 1 liter (L)
Less used:
100 centileters = 1 liter
10 deciliters = 1 liter
10 liters = 1 dekaliter
100 liters = 1 hectoliter
7) If you take 4 pills, each containing 350 mg, how many grams of medicine total have you taken?
8) You have a rope 4 meters long, and need to cut pieces 30 cm long for an art project. How many pieces can
you cut out of the rope?
Converting Rates
In more complicated conversions, we may need to do multiple conversions. To convert, we multiply by a
conversion factors rates where the numerator is equal to the denominator.
Example: Convert 10 miles per hour to feet per minute.
30 miles
as a fraction.
1 hour
To convert the miles to feet, we would need to cancel feet and get miles. Since the original has miles in the
5280 feet
numerator, our conversion factor needs miles in the denominator:
1 mile
To convert the hours to minutes, we would need to cancel hours and get minutes. Since the original has hours
1 hour
in the denominator, our conversion factor needs hours in the numerator:
60 minutes
Multiplying, notice all the units cancel except feet on the top, and minutes on the bottom:
30 miles 5280 feet
1 hour
158400 feet 2640 feet
= 2640 feet per minute
=
=
1 hour
1 mile 60 minutes 60 minutes 1 minute
We can also user this process to make conversions when were given additional information.
Example: An acre of land can produce 6000 kilocalories per day. If 1 person requires 2000 kilocalories per
day, how many people per day can be fed on 10 acres of land?
While this problem could be solved in other ways, were going to use unit conversions.
10 acres
.
We start with 10 acres of land:
1
To convert this to kilocalories, we use 1 acre = 6000 kilocalories. Since the original has acres in the numerator ,
6000 kilocalories
to cancel it, well write this conversion with acres in the denominator:
1 acres
To convert to people, we use 1 person = 2000 kilocalories. To cancel kilocalories, this conversion will need
1 person
kilocalories in the denominator:
2000 kilocalories
Multiplying:
6000 people
1 person
10 acres 6000 kilocalories
=
= 3 people
2000
2000 kilocalories
1 acres
1
Notice that we set things up so all the units would cancel, except for people
Name: ________________________________
2) Convert 1/4 cup of soap per gallon water to fluid ounces of soap per quart of water
5) 1 penny has mass 4 grams, and is 1.55 millimeters thick. How much mass will a stack of pennies 20
centimeters tall have?
6) Electricity costs 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (thats 4 cents for 1 kilowatt used for 1hour). A Chevy Volt takes
10 hours to charge on a standard outlet, and draws about 2 kilowatts per hour. Find the cost to charge the car.
Name: ________________________________
2)
2 ft
2.3 m
3.6 m
3 ft
1.9 m
5.4 3
3)
=
9
5
6 4
4) =
x 9
1
2
n
5) = 4
8 10
6)
10 7
=
4.3 a
8) If a blood test is incorrect 1 out of 50 times, how many incorrect results would you expect if you test 3000
people?
n ft
3 ft
12 ft
5 ft
Convert
10) 1.5 pounds to ounces
15) US regulations recommend stairs should be 11 inches long and at most 7 inches tall. If a flight of stairs
needs to go up 8 feet, how long will it need to be?
16) A recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of sugar for a batch that makes 30 pancakes. If you want to make a batch
of 20 pancakes, how much sugar should you use? Convert to teaspoons.
17) The current exchange rate is 0.74 Euro () = 1 U.S. dollar. If something costs 40, what is the price in US
dollars?
18) While on vacation, you see this sign, showing gas for 1.276 Euro per liter. Knowing the exchange rate
above, and that 1 gallon 3.8 L, find the price in dollars per gallon.
Positive
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
Every number has an opposite: a number on the other side of zero, the same distance from zero.
Example: Find the opposite of: a) 5 b) -3 c)
Since 5 is five units to the right of zero, the opposite is five units to the left: -5
Since -3 is three units to the left of zero, the opposite is three units to the right: 3
Since to the right of zero, the opposite is to the left: -
Example: Place these numbers on the number line: a) 4 b) -6 c) -3.5 d) -1
a) 4 is four units to the right of zero.
b) -6 is six units to the left of zero
c) -3.5 is halfway between -3 and -4
d) -1 is further left than -1; it is the opposite of 1
-6
-3.5
-1
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
4
0
We can compare two signed numbers by thinking about their location on the number line. A number further left
on the number line is smaller than a number to its right.
Example: Write < or > to compare the numbers: a) 3 __ 5 b) -4 __ 3
a) On a number line, 3 is to the left of 5, so 3 < 5
b) On the number line, -4 is to the left of 3, so -4 < 3
c) On a number line, -2 is to the right of -5, so -2 > -5
d) On a number line, -2.1 is to the right of -2.4, so -2.1 > -2.4
c) -2 __ -5 d) -2.1 __ -2.4
Name: ________________________________
8) -2.6
9) 3
10) -4
14) 3.2
15) 6
16) -4
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
19) 23 __ -37
20) -15 __ 34
21) -2 __ -7
22) -8 __ -4
29)
2 1
__
3 3
30)
4
2
__
5
5
1
3
31) 3 __ 3
4
4
32) 6 __ 6
1
2
33)
1
2
__
5
3
34)
7
5
__
8
10
5
3
35) 1 __ 1
7
4
5
36) 1.2 __ 1
12
1 2
6 3
1 4
1 4
. Next, rewrite as adding the opposite: +
6 6
6 6
4 1 3 1
Since these are opposite signs, we subtract the absolute values:
= =
6 6 6 2
1 2
1
Since the negative number had larger absolute value, the result is negative: =
6 3
2
Name: ________________________________
Add or Subtract:
1) 8 + 3
2) 1 + 13
3) 8 + (6)
4) 120 + (150)
5) 14 + (10)
6) 7.1 + 3.6
7) 1.6 + 3.4
8) 0.4+ (0.8)
9) 18 6
10) 6 18
11) 23 67
12) 10 8
13) 10 (4)
14) 26 (12)
16) 3.22 4
17)
4 8
5 5
18)
1 5
12 6
19) 2
1
4
2
1
5
20) 5 3
4
6
21) In Fargo it was -18F, while in Tacoma it was 43F. How much warmer was Tacoma?
22) Darrels account was overdrawn by $120, before he deposited $450. What is his balance now?
b) 5(6)
c) 7(4)
Example: Divide: a) 40 10
b) 8 (4)
c)
c) The numbers have the same signs, so the result will be positive:
36
= 12
3
Example: Calculate: a) 8 12
b)
The same order of operations we used before also applies to signed numbers
Example: Simplify: 3 5 32 + 6 (2)
3 5(9 + 32 (2) )
3 5(9 + (16) )
3 5( 7 )
Now multiply
3 (35)
Rewrite as addition
Add
3 + 35
32
Name: ________________________________
Multiply or divide
1) 7 4
2) 5(8)
3) 5(3)
4) 3.2(6)
5) 32 (4)
6) 48 (8)
7) 30 3
8) 6.3 (2.1)
9)
16
4
10)
5
10
13)
3 5
8 6
4 3
14)
5 10
17)
4 8
5 5
18)
1 5
12 6
11)
12
1
12)
15) 10
19) 2
3
4
1
4
2
6.23
0.1
16) 10 (3)(5)
5
1
20) 5 3
6
4
Simplify
21) 4 (5) 6
22) (3) 2 4 2
23)
3 4(5 7)
1+ 6 3
24)
1 3 1
4 4 6
y = 11
To make formulas easier to work with, we use some rules to make the expressions simpler. Youll learn a lot
more about this next quarter, but lets look at a couple.
Combining like terms is what we do when we combine similar things.
Example: If we see the formula A = 3p + 2n + 5p n, you might notice that 3p and 5p have the same kind of
thing: ps. If we have 3 of them and add 5 more, now well have 8 ps: 3p + 5p = 8p.
Likewise, 2n n = 1n = n. Altogether,
A = 3p + 2n + 5p n
can be simplified to
A = 8p + n.
Example: Simplify 2 x 4 y + 2 + 6 x 5 + y
We can combine the terms with x in them: 2x + 6x = 8x.
We can combine the terms with y in them: 4y + y = 3y
We can combine the numbers: 2 5 = 3
Altogether, 2 x 4 y + 2 + 6 x 5 + y simplifies to 6 x 3 y 3
Name: ________________________________
3) Evaluate z =
6) y = 2 x + 5 3 x
7) y = 6 200 p + 6 20 p
8) R = 200 + 15 x 100 10 x
13) 2 x 3( x + 1)
14) 5 x + 4( x 1)
12) 4 (2n 3)
15) 2(3 w) + 3w
Pattern Building
The goal of today is to work on seeing and representing patterns.
To do this, were going to look at a progression of steps of pattern, and try to write down what we see, then
find an expression that explains it.
Step 1
Example: Consider the three steps to the right. How many blocks would be
in Step 4? Step 10? Step n?
Well look at two different students approaches.
Student 1 notices that all three steps shown have a single dot on the far left
and far right, so thats 2 dots. Theres a top row and bottom row of dots, each
of which is increasing by 1 each time.
So in step 1, we have 2 dots + 2 rows of 1 dot each: 2 + 21
We jot this down, and note the pattern, which we can then extend:
Step
1
2
3
4
10
n
Step 2
Step 3
Number of dots
4
6
8
10
22
2 + 2n
Student 2 notices that we start with 4 dots, and add 2 dots each time. So, in Step 2, we have 4 dots + 2 more. In
step 3 we have 4 dots + 4 more, which is 2 more twice: 22, or 4 + 22
We jot this down, and note the pattern, which we can then extend:
Step
1
2
3
4
10
n
Number of dots
4
6
8
10
22
4 + 2(n 1)
Worksheet Patterns
Name: ________________________________
For each of the pattern sheets on the table, figure out What You See, and try to find out how many boxes will be
needed for Step 4, Step 10, and Step n.
1)
Stage What I See Here
1
Number of boxes
2
3
4
10
n
2)
Stage What I See Here
1
Number of boxes
2
3
4
10
n
3)
Stage What I See Here
1
2
3
4
10
n
Number of boxes