GP 3 Week 1 (DUE 1/14/16)

PICK ONE CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS. USE AT LEAST THREE SENTENCES TO EXPLAIN YOUR CONCEPT.

GP 3 Week 2 (DUE 1/22/16)

A bat ate a total of 1050 dragon flies on four consecutive nights. Each night she ate 25 more than on the night before. How many did she eat each night? Solve this algebraically

GP 3 Week 3 (DUE 1/29/16)

At a baby shower, we started discussing baby statistics. One of the women told us she had heard a report that for every 100 babies born, there were 6 more boys than girls. If we were to randomly pick a child from a representative group, what is the probability of picking a girl?

GP 3 Week 4 (Due 2/5/16)

In the old days there were elevator operators to transport passengers. Don Downs always started his day in the basement. He went up 20 floors to take his boss some coffee. Then he went down 8 floors to take a Danish to his friend. He went up 7 floors to check things out. This was the halfway point in the building. How many floors are in this building? 

GP 3 Week 5 (DUE 2/12/16)

Tara and Sara are going to play a spinner game. These are the rules:


- Both Spinners are labeled 1 - 5

• When it is a player's turn, you spin both spinners.
• Add the 2 numbers that the spinner points to.
• If the sum is odd, Tara wins even if it is not her turn.
• If the sum is even, Sara wins even if it is not her turn.

Who has a better chance of winning?

GP 3 Week 6 (DUE 2/19/16)

A picture that measures 12 cm by 18 cm is enlarged to 4 times its area. What are the new dimensions?

GP 3 Week 7 (DUE 2/26/16)

An object weighing 5 pounds on Earth will weigh 2 pounds on Mercury. The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons. What would it weigh on Mercury?

GP 3 Week 8 (DUE 3/3/16)

Joe's Taxi Service charges $1.50 for the first mile and $.90 for each additional mile. How far could Mr. West go if he had $20 and was going to give the driver a $2 tip?

GP 3 Week 9 (Due 3/11/16)

The Smith's are traveling to South Carolina with the Jones.  At one point the two families get seperated.  The Smith's were 20 miles ahead of the Jones.  If the Jones are traveling at 60 mph and the Smiths are traveling at 50 mph, how long will it take the Jones to catch up.  EXPLAIN

GP 3 Week 10 (Due 3/18/16)

You spend $46 on supplies to make wooden ornaments and plan to sell the ornaments for $8.50 each.  What are the possible numbers of ornaments that you can sell in order for your profit to be positive?  Explain how you got your answer!