Sixth Grade Warm-ups
Day 1
(EDM) Write a 7-digit numeral that has 7 in the ones place, 8 in the millions place, 4 in the ten-thousands place, and 0 in each of the other places.
Write this numeral in words. Complete.
a. 1 hour = minutes
b. 3 hours = minutes
c. 5 weeks = days
d. 4 years = months
e. 2 ½ years = months
Day 2
Write a 6-digit numeral with 4 in the hundreds place 8 in the hundred- thousands place, 3 in the ones place, and 7s in all the other places. Write this numeral in words.
(EDM) I have exactly six angles and all of my sides are the same length. What shape am I? Draw me.
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Day 3 (EDM) Write < or >.
a. 0.5 1.0
b. 3.2 3.02
c. 4.83 4.8
d. 6.25 6.4
e. 0.7 0.07
Explain how you found your answers.
Day 4
(EDM) Draw a line from each spinner to the number that best describes it. 1 3
1 4
50%
0.75
Explain how you found your answers.
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Day 5
(EDM) Look around the room and find an example of each of the following:
a. parallel lines
b. a rectangle
c. a cylinder
d. a sphere
e. a trapezoid
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Day 6
EDM) Subtract.
a. 105 - 59 =
b. 2005 - 189 =
c. 680 - 74 =
d. 138 - 109 =
e. 3502 - 783 =
Day 7
(EDM) Complete.
a. ½ hour = minutes
2 b. /6 hour = minutes
c. 1 ½ hours = minutes
d. 3 ½ days = hours
e. 2 years = weeks
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Day 8
(EDM) Fill in the missing values on the number lines.
Day 9
(EDM) Write a 7-digit numeral with 4 in the millions place, 3 in the hundreds place, 6 in the ten-thousands place, 5 in the tens place, and 2s in all other places.
Write this numeral in words.
PT Label each number prime or composite.
a. 12 b. 29 c. 6 d. 2 e. 33
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Day 10
EDM) Find the following landmarks for the set of numbers: 28, 17, 45, 32, 29, 28, 14, 27.
a. Maximum
b. Minimum
c. Range
d. Median
(EDM) Put the following fractions in order from greatest to least.
3 3 2 8 5 7 5 8 9 6
Day 11
(EDM) Complete.
a. 900 * 800 =
b. 5000 * = 300,000
c. 5400 = * 60
d. 42,000 = * 700
e. 1500 = * 3
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Day 12 (EDM) I have four sides. All opposite sides are parallel. I have no right angles. What shape am I? Draw me.
(EDM) Write < or >. Explain how you found your answer. a. 3.8 0.83
b. 0.4 0.30
c. 6.24 6.08
d. 0.05 0.5
e. 7.12 7.2
Day 13
(EDM) Draw a line from each spinner to the number that best describes it.
0.625
1 2
2 66 3 %
2 8
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Day 14
PT A class of 30 students is to be divided into equal size groups. List all group sizes that are possible?
PT List all the factor pairs that equal the product given. a. 36 b. 23 c. 8
Day 15
PT What is the number? Clue 1: When you divide the number by 5, the remainder is 4. Clue 2: The number has 2 digits, both digits are even. Clue 3: The sum of the digits is 10.
PT Using the words factor, divisor, multiple, product and divisibility, write as many statements as you can about the mathematical sentence: 7 x 8=56.
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Day 16
(EDM) Write < or >.
a. 3.8 0.83
b. 0.4 0.30
c. 6.24 6.08
d. 0.05 0.5
e. 7.12 7.2 Explain how you found your answer.
Day 17
(EDM) I have four sides. All opposite sides are parallel. I have four right angles. What shape am I? Draw me.
PT What numbers is each number a multiple of? a. 24 b. 16 c. 17
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Day 18
PT List all the numbers less than or equal to 50 that are divisible by 5.
PT List three numbers you can multiply to get each product. a. 50 b. 80 c. 90
Day 19
(EDM) Round each number to the nearest ten-thousand.
a. 92,856
b. 108,325
c. 5,087,739
d. 986,402 e. 397,506 ______
Explain how you found your answer.
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Day 20
PT Indicate whether each number is even or odd and why. a. 29 b. 56 c. 21 d. 17 e. 8
PT List 3 numbers you can multiply to get each product. a. 100 b. 54 c. 120
Day 21
(EDM) Write five positive numbers that are less than 2.5.
PT If your opponent picks the number indicated as first pick in the Factor Game, what numbers can you circle? a. 30 b. 17 c. 16 d. 24
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Day 22
(EDM) In the morning, I need 30 minutes to shower and dress, 15 minutes to eat, and another 15 minutes to ride my bike to school. School begins at 8:30 a.m. What is the latest I can get up and still get to school on time?
PT What is the best first pick in the Factor Game if the board goes up to 49? Why is it best? What is the worst first pick. Explain your answer.
Day 23 (EDM) What is the smallest whole number you can make using each of the digits 5, 8, 2, 7, and 4 just once? What is the largest?
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Day 24
(EDM) Write five names for 100,000.
PT List the common multiples for each pair of numbers up to 100. a. 4 and 8 b. 9 and 24 c. 6 and 30
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Day 25
(EDM) Round each number to the nearest thousand.
a. 8692______
b. 49,573
c. 2,601,458
d. 300,297 e. 599,999 ______
Explain how you found your answer.
Day 26
(EDM) Name five numbers between 0 and 1.
PT Draw a Venn Diagram to show multiples of 4 and multiples of 6. Put at least 4 numbers in each region of the diagram.
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Day 27
(EDM) Math class is dismissed at 2:20 p.m. It is 1:53 p.m. How many more minutes before math class is dismissed?
(EDM) Solve.
a. How many 80s in 7200?
b. How many 600s in 54,000?
c. How many 5s in 450,000?
d. How many 3000s in 270,000?
e. How many 90s in 63,000?
Day 28
PT Factor each number to it’s prime factorization. a. 23 b. 150 c. 60
PT Factor each number to it’s prime factorization and use short cut notation (exponents) to write the answer. a. 42 b. 200 c. 36
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Day 29
(EDM) Write the largest number you can make using each of the digits 7, 1, 0, 2, and 9 just once. Write the smallest number. (It may not start with 0.)
(EDM) List all of the factors of 36.
Day 30
PT List the common multiples between 1 and 100 for each pair of numbers. a. 7 and 11 b. 9 and 10
PT List all the factors for each number. a. 9 b. 22 c. 40 d. 37
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Day 31
DAB Tell whether the answer to each question is categorical or numerical.
1. -How old are you? 2. -In which neighborhood do you live? 3. -How many pets do you own? 4. -How many CD’s do you own? 5. -What is your favorite color?
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Day 32 PT Tell whether each number is a square number and support your answer. a. 64 b. 100
DAB Make a line plot of a set of fifteen name lengths with a range from 8 letters to 16 letters.
Day 33
(EDM) Circle the numbers below that are divisible by 3. 221 381 474 922 726
PT List all of the factors for each number. a. 13 b. 30 c. 24 d. 17
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Day 34
(EDM) Write < or >.
a. 3.67 3.7
b. 0.02 0.21
c. 4.06 4.02
d. 3.1 3.15 e. 7.6 ___ 7.56
Explain how you found your answer.
Day 35
PT List the proper factors for each number. a. 19 b. 28 c. 32 d. 25 e. 13
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Day 36
(EDM) List all of the factors of 64.
(EDM) Circle the numbers that are divisible by 6. 438 629 744 315 843
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Day 37
(EDM) Round 15,783,606 to the nearest
a. million.
b. thousand.
c. hundred-thousand.
Explain how you found your answer.
Day 38
The following grades were received on the last science test: 4 students scored 50, 2 students scored 60, 7 students scored 70, 2 students scored 80, 5 students scored 90 and 1 student scored 100. 1. DAB What is the range of grades on the science test? 2. DAB What is the median of the grades on the science test? 3. DAB What is the mode of the grades on the science test?
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Day 39
(EDM) (a) Build an 8-digit numeral. Write 7 in the ten-millions place, 2 in the tens place, 4 in the hundred-thousands place, 6 in the ones place, and 5 in all the other places. Write this numeral in words.
Day 40
(EDM) I have 4 sides and 2 acute angles. All of my opposite sides are parallel. What shape am I?
(EDM) Write the prime factorization of 72.
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Day 41
(EDM) Write the following numbers in standard notation.
a. 33 = b. 72 = c. 43 = d. 52 = e. 24 =
Explain how you found your answer.
Day 42
EDM) Find the perimeter and area of the rectangle.
10 units
7 units
Explain how you found your answer.
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Day 43 Donald read 7 books, Monica read 12 books, Larry read 12 books, Brent read 20 books and Kevin read 4 books.
DAB What is the range of the number of books read?
DAB What is the mean number of books read?
DAB The range of prices of television sets at A&B Electronics Store is $500. If the lowest price is $350, what is the highest price?
DAB The range of scores in Will’s class was 30. If the lowest score was 50, which of these could not be the median: 55, 65, 75, 85? Explain.
Day 44
(EDM) Complete the “What’s My Rule?” table and state the rule.
Rule in out 40 10 9 8 56 7
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Day 45
SD Find the dimensions of all possible rectangles that can be made with 48 square tiles.
Day 46
DAB Make a bar graph of a set of data that fits this description: 11 name lengths with a range of 9 letters to 19 letters.
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Day 47
(EDM) Write the following numbers in standard notation.
a. 62 =
b.105 =
c. 142 =
d. 83 =
e. 34 =
Explain how you found your answers.
Day 48
PT List the common multiples for each pair of numbers up to 100. a. 5 and 10 b. 3 and 25 c. 6 and 20
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Day 49
(EDM) Find the perimeter of the polygon.
1 cm
3 cm { 2 cm
4 cm
Day 50
DAB Josh spends 8 hours on Friday playing video games, 6 hours on Sunday, and 10 hours on Saturday. What is the mean number of hours he spent on video games over these 3 days?
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Day 51
(EDM) Complete each pattern.
a. 17, , , 62,
b. 68, , , , 20
c. 39, , , , 75
d. 57, , , 33, e. 15, _____,______, 33, ______
Day 52
PT List the common factors for each pair of numbers. a. 12 and 28 b. 17 and 40
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Day 53
(EDM) Circle the best estimate for each problem.
a. 38 * 47
20 200 2000
b. 705 x 382
2800 28000 280,000
Explain why you chose your answers.
Day 54
(EDM) Find the missing numbers and landmarks for each set of numbers. a. 18, 20, 20, 24, 27, 27, , 30, 33, 34, 36, 36,
Range: 22 , Mode: 27, Median: ______Maximum: ______b. 48, 50, 51, 51, 57, 59, 60, 63, 69, , , 76,
Range: 32 Mode: 76 Median: Maximum:
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Day 55
DAB The temperatures at noon this week were 72, 68, 73, 70, 35 and 58. What is the mean temperature for the week? Show your work.
SD Sami picked 4, 8, 8, and 16 for the side lengths of a quadrilateral. Jaimie says Sami cannot make a quadrilateral with these side lengths. Is she right? Explain.
Day 56
PT You have 96 cans of pop and 46 bags of chips. How many people can come to your party and equally share pop and chips?
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Day 57
(EDM) Use a calculator to rename each of the following in standard notation.
282 = 173 = 83 = 64 = 54 = ____
SDIf the length of a rectangle is 10 cm and the perimeter is 44 cm, what is the width of the rectangle?
Day 58
9 (EDM) Circle all the fractions that are equivalent to 18 ? 7 7 6 5 2 14 8 9 10 3
SDGive the dimensions of every rectangular patio that could be made with 144 tiles.
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Day 59
DAB In the last 5 basketball games, Marsha scored 16, 20, 8, 17 and 9 points. What is the mean number of points she scored?
SD Estimate the measure of a 60-degree angle. Draw the angle. Explain or show how you know the angle you drew measures 60 degrees.
Day 60
(EDM) Round 14.762 to the nearest
1. tenth. ______
2. whole number______
3. hundredth.______
SD Draw an equilateral triangle. What can you say about the angles in an equilateral triangle?
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Day 61
These are the weights (in pounds) of the 25 students in Mrs. Baker’s class: 67, 62, 55, 70, 72, 74, 68, 72, 70, 66, 64, 69 56, 71, 62, 76, 59, 64, 65, 57, 82, 63, 73, 71, 69 DAB What is the range of their weights? DAB What is the mode of their weights? DAB What is the mean of their weights?
Day 62
(EDM) True or false? Write T or F.
5894 is divisible by 6.
6789 is divisible by 2.
367 is divisible by 3.
9024 is divisible by 4. 8379 is divisible by 9. ______
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Day 63
PT List the common factors for each pair of numbers. a. 24 and 36 b. 15 and 30
Day 64
DAB Answer each of the following questions using the stem and leaf plot:
a. How many students are in the class? b. How many students own 18 CD’s? c. What is the typical amount of CD’s owned by the class?
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Day 65
(EDM) Give the value of the boldface digit in each numeral.
a. 390.81
b. 8,092,741
c. 4,350.47
d. 25,394,008 e. 32,768.9
Explain how you found your answers.
Day 66
The students in the after school reading club read the following amount of books: 12, 8, 9, 8, 7, 11, 10, 5, 7, 8, 10, 4, 5 DAB What is the mode? DAB What is the range? DAB What is the median? DAB What is the mean?
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Day 67
SD A border 64 feet long surrounds a rectangular brick patio. What are the dimensions of the patio? Give the dimensions of 3 different brick patios with a perimeter of 64 feet.
SD A border 80 feet long surrounds a rectangular brick patio. What are the dimensions of the patio? Give the dimensions of 3 different brick patios with a perimeter of 80 feet.
Day 68
(EDM) Write < or >. a. 0.45 3 4 b. 0.89 8 10 4 c. 5 0.54
1 d. 3 0.35 7 e. 8 0.9
Explain how you found your answers.
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Day 69
PT List all the factor pairs that equal the product given. a. 35 b. 40 c. 12 d. 16
SD If you lay your hand flat on your desk and spread your thumb and first finger as far apart as possible, what is the approximate number of degrees of the angle created?
Day 70
The students in Mr. Johnson’s class jumped the following amount of times in one minute:
55, 23, 44, 56, 65, 23, 11, 29, 39, 44, 53, 14, 8. 22. 60. 33. 25
Make a stem and leaf plot to display this information. What is the range of this data? What is the mode of this data? What is the median of this data? What is the mean of this data?
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Day71
(EDM) Use a calculator to rename each of the following in standard notation.
a. 242 =
b. 113 =
c. 94 =
d. 45 = e. 27 =
Day 72
(EDM) I am a polygon. I have five sides and two right angles.
a. Draw me in the space below.
b. I am called a .
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Day 73
PT The school band has 48 members. The band marches in the form of a rectangle. What rectangles can the band director make by arranging the members of the band?
Day 74
(EDM) Tell whether the following numbers are prime or composite.
a. The number of millimeters in 1.7 cm
b. The number of degrees in a right angle 1 c. The number of inches in 1 4 feet
d. One less than the number of hours in 1 day 1 e. The number of months in 4 of a year
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Day 75
EDM) At the start of an experiment, the temperature in a box was 27degrees Celsius. The temperature was increased by 32 degrees. Next it was decreased by 62 degrees. What was the temperature in the box then?
SD Tommy picked 4, 5, 5, and 14 for the side lengths of a quadrilateral. Jaimie says Tobe cannot make a quadrilateral with these side lengths. Is she right? Explain.
Day 76
SDIf you know that 2 of a triangle’s angles are 30 degrees and 90 degrees, how can you determine the 3rd angle?
SD If you know that 3 of a quadrilateral’s angles are 70 degrees, 80 degrees, and 145 degrees, how can you determine the 4th angle?
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Day 77
(EDM) Write the prime factorization for 54.
SD Sketch examples of all shapes that can be made with side lengths of: 6, 6, 9, and 9.
SD Sketch examples of all shapes that can be made with side lengths of 10, 10, 10, and 10.
Day 78
SDThis map shows streets of Rectangle City, in which all city blocks are identical rectangles. The measurements of each rectangle are 30 meters by 40 meters. Find the shortest path along the streets from corner A to corner B. Explain how you know you have found the shortest path.
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Day 79
(EDM) Make up a set of at least twelve numbers that have the following landmarks:
Maximum: 8
Range: 6
Mode: 6
Median: 5
Day 80
BPI Ronnie and the Rainbows raised 2/5 of their $500 fundraising goal. How much money did they raise? Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
BPI 8th graders raised $750 of their $900 fundraising goal. What part of their goal did they reach? What part remained to be raised? Explain your answers.
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Day 81
BPI Name 5 fractions equivalent to ¾.
BPI How many 3rds are in 2 1/3 (2 and 1/3)? Explain your answer.
Day 82
(EDM) Write each fraction as a whole number or a mixed number.
24 a. 8 18 b. 5 21 c. 6 15 d. 4 11 e. 3
How do you know your answers are correct?
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Day 83
BPI Mary Murphy and the Broadway Babes raised 3/8 of their $1000 fundraising goal. How much money did they raise? Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
Day 84
(EDM) Circle the best estimate for each problem.
a. 291 * 43
120 1200 12,000
b. 68 * 32 2100 21,000 12,210,000
Explain how you found your answers.
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Day 85
BPI The Dynamo Soccer Team raised 5/6 of their $900 fundraising goal. How much money did they raise? Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
BPI Johnny Angel and the Heartaches raised ¾ of their $700 fundraising goal. How much money did they raise? Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
Day 86
SAD Find the dimensions of all the possible rectangles that can be made with 36 square tiles.
SAD Draw an angle with approximately a measure of 50.
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Day 87
SAD Find the dimensions of all the possible rectangles that can be made with 30 square tiles.
Tell whether each statement is true or false and explain. SAD A quadrilateral with edges 4, 7, 4, 7 in that order, is always a rectangle. SAD A polygon with two edges of 8 and two edges of 12 is always a parallelogram. SAD You can make more than 1 different triangle using sides of 3,4, and 5.
Day 88
(EDM) I am a whole number. Use the clues to figure out what number I am.
Clue 1: I am less than 100.
Clue 2: The sum of my digits is 4.
Clue 3: Half of me is an odd number.
What number am I?
SAD What kind of angle is made by the hands of a clock when it is 3:00? What is the measure of this angle in degrees?
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Day 89
(EDM) Write each fraction as a whole number or a mixed number.
a. 19 5 42 b. 8 16 c. 6 36 d. 12 7 e. 4
Explain how you know your answers are correct.
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Day 90
BPI The Primers Math Club raised $150 of their $500 fundraising goal. What fractional part of their goal did they reach? What fractional part remained to be raised? Explain your answers.
BPITell what fraction of a yard (36 inches) the given length is: a) 18 inches b) 12 inches c) 45 inches d) 6 inches e) 9 inches f) 27 inches
Day 91
(EDM) Circle the best estimate for each problem.
c. 522 * 397 =?
2000 20,000 200,000
d. 1480 * 23 =? 3000 30,000 300,000
How would you explain to your parents how you answered these questions?
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Day 92
BPI 5th grade students raised ¾ of their $600 fundraising goal. 6th grade students raised $600 of their $900 goal. What argument could the 5th graders use to claim their class did better than the 6th grade students?
BPI Tell what fraction of a pound (16 ounces) the given weight is: a) 12 ounces b) 8 ounces c) 4 ounces d) 24 ounces
Day 93
BPI Name 5 fractions equivalent to 1/6.
BPI Decide whether each fraction below is closer to 0 or ½. a) 1/5 b) 3/8 c) 7/12 d) 3/5
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Day 94 (EDM) Roger had saved $10.05 from his allowance. Then he bought a paint-by-numbers kit for $7.39. How much does he have left?
Day 95
SAD What kind of angle is made by the hands of a clock when it is 4:40? What is the approximate measure of this angle?
SAD Tell whether each triangle is possible a. Side lengths of 8, 8, 15 b. Side lengths of 4, 3, 6 c. Side lengths of 12, 13, 28 d. Side lengths of 4, 3, 5, 14
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Day 96
BPI For each pair of fractions, decide which is larger. Explain your reasoning. a) 5/11 or 9/11 b) 2/5 or 2/3 c) ¾ or 5/8
BPI For each pair of fractions, decide which is smaller. Explain your reasoning. a) 7/8 or 3/8 b) 3/5 or 3/7 c) 7/5 or 9/7
SAD Draw an angle with approximately a measure of 110 .
Day 97
(EDM) I am a whole number. Use the clues to figure out what number I am.
Clue 1: I am greater than 50.
Clue 2: Half of me is less than 30.
Clue 3: My digits add up to 9. What number am I?
SAD What kind of angle is made by the hands of a clock when it is 1:15? What is the approximate measure of this angle?
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Day 98
SAD What kind of angle is made by the hands of a clock when it is 4:40? What is the approximate measure of this angle?
BPI Which is greater, 5/4 or 9/8? Explain your reasoning.
BPI Which is greater, 8/9 or 17/18? Explain your reasoning.
Day 99
BPI 9th grade students raised $600. Their fundraising goal was $480. What fraction of their goal did the students reach?
BPI Which of the three fractions represents the largest part of a whole? 2/3 9/15 27/44
BPI Which of the three fractions represents the largest part of a whole? 2/5 9/23 36/72
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Day 100
BPI Describe in writing or with pictures how 5/3 compares with 1 1/3.
BPI Describe in writing or with pictures how 2 2/5 compares with 4/5.
Day 101
(EDM) Do the following multiplication problems mentally.
a. 89 * 5 =
b. 199 * 12 =
c. = 4 * 399
d. 29 x 15 = e. = 59 x 30
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Day 102
BPI Which of the three fractions represents the smallest part of a whole? Explain your answer. 8/15 3/7 ½
BPI How can you compare 2 fractions? Describe at least 3 different ways.
Day 103
BPI Draw a line that represents a distance of 300 miles. Show what part of the line represents 75 miles. Explain your reasoning.
BPI Draw a line that represents a distance of 240 miles. Show what part of the line represents 180 miles. Explain your reasoning.
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Day 104
BPI Draw a rectangle to represent a cake pan. Show 3 different ways to divide the rectangle into 24 equal-size pieces of cake. Shade in the pans to show 2/3 of each pan full of brownies.
Day 105
(EDM) Estimate the answer to each multiplication problem.
303 * 78 * 59 ______
23 x 99 ______
607 * 12 ______91 x 91 ______
Explain how you found your answers.
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Day 106
BPI Which is greater, 8/9 or 17/18? Explain your reasoning.
BPI Draw a rectangle to represent a cake pan. Show 3 different ways to divide the rectangle into 18 equal-size pieces of cake.
Day 107
(EDM) Write the following numbers in order from least to greatest. 2.05 2.70 2.57 2.07 2.5
BPIWhich of the three fractions represents the smallest part of a whole? Explain your answer. 2/7 6/11 4/9
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Day 108
(EDM) Write the following numbers in order from greatest to least. 0.38 0.308 3.08 3.38 0.038
BPI Decide whether each statement is true or false. Explain your reasoning in words or by drawing diagrams/pictures. a) ¼ = 2/5 b) 3/5 = 6/10
Day 109
BPI You are in charge of buying ingredients to make spaghetti. Each batch of spaghetti requires 36 ounces of tomato sauce and serves 25 campers. How much tomato sauce would be needed to feed 100 campers? How many quarts (32 ounces) would that be? Show your work.
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Day 110 BPI 6th grade students were asked what kind of pets they have. The results of the survey are shown in the table below. Use the information to answer questions a - f.
PET BOYS GIRLS HORSE 100 25 DOG 50 75
a) What fraction of boys have dogs as pets? b) What fraction of students who have horses as pets are girls? c) What fraction of students have dogs as pets? d) What fraction of girls have horses as pets? e) What fraction of students have horses as pets? f) What fraction of students who have dogs as pets are boys?
Day 111
HL Tommy flipped a coin 50 times and tails turned up 32 times. What fraction of the 50 flips of the coin turned up tails?
HL J.J. flipped a coin 75 times. If the coin is fair, how many times should he expect it to come up tails?
BPI J.J. and Sue are planning to make cookies for 72 students. One batch makes 12 large cookies, 18 medium cookies, or 24 small cookies. How many batches of medium cookies would be needed to make enough cookies for the 72 students? Show your work.
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Day 112
CVS Draw 2 rectangles that each have an area of 12 square units, but different perimeters.
BPI If one batch of cookies needs ¾ cup of almonds and ½ cup of raisins, how much of each ingredient would be needed for 4 batches? Show your work.
Day 113
(EDM) Solve the following problems.
a. If there are 6 counters in 1 of a set, how many are there in the whole set? 2
b. If there are 9 counters in 3 of a set, how many are there in the whole set? 4
c. If there are 15 counters in the whole set, how many are there in 2 of the set? 3
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Day 114
HL Tobe and Jay took turns tossing 4 coins. If all 3 coins match, Tobe gets 3 points. If 2 coins match, Jay gets 2 points. Who is more likely to win the game? Explain your answer or show your work.
CVS Draw a rectangle that is 16 square units. Label its length and width.
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Day 115
HL Tommy flipped a coin 50 times and heads turned up 23 times. What fraction of the 50 flips of the coin turned up TAILS?
CVS Draw a rectangle that is 17 square units. Label its length and width.
BPI Find 4 fractions equivalent to 1/7. Explain how you found the fractions.
Day 116
HL Tommy flipped a coin 80 times and tails turned up 48 times. What fraction of the 80 flips of the coin turned up tails?
CVS Draw 2 rectangles that each have a perimeter of 16 units, but different areas.
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Day 117
(EDM) Write a fraction for each of the following.
a. 5 minutes = hour
b. 20 minutes = hour
c. 35 minutes = hour
d. 45 minutes = hour e. 10 minutes = hour
HL Marius flipped a coin 90 times. If the coin is fair, how many times should he expect it to come up tails?
Day 118
HL J.J. flipped a coin 300 times. If the coin is fair, how many times should he expect it to come up tails?
CVS Draw all of the rectangles that can be made using 12 tiles.
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Day 119
HL Sammy flipped a coin 5 times and got a tail each time. What are the chances she will get a tail on her next toss? Explain your reasoning.
CVS If you are buying a fence for your yard, would you need to know the area or perimeter? Explain.
BPI How many 4ths are in 3¼? Explain your answer.
Day 120
(EDM) Find the landmarks for this set of numbers:
273, 280, 298, 254, 328, 269, 317, 280, 309
a. Maximum:
b. Minimum:
c. Range: d. Median: ______
HL Is it possible to flip a fair coin 25 times and have it turn up heads 25 times? Is this likely to happen? Explain your reasoning.
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Day 121
HL Describe 3 situations in which the resulting events are equally likely.
HL Jaimie flipped a coin 40 times and heads turned up 18 times. What percent of the 40 flips of the coin turned up heads?
Day 122
HL Jaimie and Jay took turns tossing 4 coins. If all 4 coins match, Jaimie gets 4 points. If 2 coins match, Jay gets 2 points. Who is more likely to win the game? Explain your answer or show your work.
CVS Give the area and perimeter for this rectangle.
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Day 123
(EDM) Complete.
a. 96 minutes is the same as hour(s) and minute(s). b. 75 hours is the same as day(s) and hour(s).
HL If you tossed 2 coins (all at once) 100 times, how many times would you expect both coins to match?
Day 124
HL Jay and Sam took turns tossing 3 coins. If all 3 coins match, Jay gets 3 points. If 2 coins match, Sam gets 2 points. Who is more likely to win the game? Explain your answer or show your work.
CVS Find the perimeter and area of this triangle.
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Day 125
CVS One side of a square is 8 inches long. What is the area and perimeter?
CVS If you are buying fertilizer your yard, would you need to know the area or perimeter? Explain.
Day 126
(EDM) Draw and label an 85 degree angle.
HL Give an example of an event that would have about a 0% chance of happening.
HL Give an example of an event that would have about a 100% chance of happening.
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Day 127
CVS Find the rectangle with an area of 24 square units that has the smallest perimeter.
Day 128
HL There are 5 blue blocks, 10 yellow blocks, and 15 red blocks in a container. John’s group took turns drawing a block from the container. After each person’s turn, the block was returned to the bucket. After 40 draws had been completed, John realized that red had been drawn 18 times. What is the experimental probability of drawing a red block? How does this compare to the theoretical probability of drawing a red block?
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Day 129
CVS A regular hexagon has a perimeter of 42 inches. How long is each side?
CVS An equilateral triangle has a side of 13 cm. What is its perimeter?
CVS If a regular hexagon has a side of 3 inches, what is the perimeter?
Day 130
(EDM) What numbers come next? a. 3, 33, 63, 93, , , , b. 8, 6, 12, 10, 20, ____, ___, , c. 22, 11, 44, 22, 88, 44, 176, , , , d. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, , , , e. 20, 16, 12, 8, , , ,
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Day 131
CVS If you are buying carpeting for a room, will you need to know the area or the perimeter? Explain.
BPI J.J. and Sue are planning to make cookies for 72 students. One batch makes 12 large cookies, 18 medium cookies, or 24 small cookies. How many batches of small cookies would be needed to make enough cookies for the 72 students? Show your work.
BPI If one batch of cookies needs 1/3 tablespoon of vanilla and ¾ teaspoon of nutmeg, how much of each ingredient would be needed for 6 batches? Show your work.
Day 132
BPI 5th - grade students raised ¾ of their $600 fundraising goal. 6th – grade students raised $600 of their $900 goal. What argument could the 5th graders use to claim their class did better than the 6th – grade students?
BPI 7th - grade students raised $500 of their $900 fundraising goal. 8th – grade students raised 2/3 of their $450 goal. What argument could the 8th graders use to claim their class did better than the 7th - grade students?
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Day 133
HL Give an example of an event that would have about a 25% chance of happening.
HL There are 2 blue blocks, 3 red blocks, and 4 yellow blocks in a container. What happens to the probability of drawing a red block if the number of each color of blocks is doubled?
Day 134
BPI Decide whether each statement is true or false. Explain your reasoning in words or by drawing diagrams/pictures. a) 8/10 = 12/15 b) 9/6 = 3/2
BPI J.J. and Sue are planning to make cookies for 72 students. One batch makes 12 large cookies, 18 medium cookies, or 24 small cookies. How many batches of large cookies would be needed to make enough cookies for the 72 students? Show your work.
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Day 135
CVS Your math project is 15 inches by 11 inches. You want to put a border of yarn around your project. How many inches of yarn will you need?
CVS A checkerboard has 64 squares. Each square is 4 inches by 4 inches. What is the area of the checkerboard?
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Day 136
BPI How many 5ths are in 1 3/5 (1 and 3/5)? Explain your answer.
BPI If a 12-by-9 inch brownie pan is divided into 18 equal-size bars, what are the dimensions of one brownie? Show or explain your answer.
Day 137
HL There are 5 blue blocks, 3 red block, and 4 yellow blocks in a container. What is the theoretical probability of NOT choosing a red block?
BPI Order the fractions from smallest to largest. 2/3, 1 1/5, 1 6/8, 3/2
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Day 138
BPI Decide whether each statement is true or false. Explain your reasoning in words or by drawing diagrams/pictures. a) 5/12 = 3/10 b) ¾ = 7/8
BPI J.J. and Sue are planning to make cookies for 72 students. One batch makes 12 large cookies, 18 medium cookies, or 24 small cookies. How many batches of medium cookies would be needed to make enough cookies for the 72 students? Show your work.
Day 139
BPI Solve the Mystery Number. 1. _ _ _ Explain how each clue helped you find the missing digits. Clue 1 The digit in the 1000th place is twice the digit in the 10th place. Clue 2 The sum of the 3 missing digits is 15. Clue 3 The digit in the 1000th place is a multiple of 8.
BPI J.J.’s “hand” is ¾ of a foot long. How many inches is that? How many “hands” long is a yard (36 inches)? Explain how you found your answer.
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Day 140
CVS A circle has a radius of 6½ cm. What is its diameter?
CVS A frisbee has a diameter of 8 inches. Find its circumference and area.
CVS A car wheel is 32 inches in diameter. Find its radius and circumference.
CVS A CD has a radius of 2½ inches. Find its diameter and circumference.
Day 141
HL A bag contains marbles. 1/3 of the marbles are red, ¼ are yellow, and the rest are blue. Could the bag contain 36 marbles? If so, how many of each color must it contain? If not, explain why it would not be possible.
HL A bubble-gum machine contains 50 gumballs. There are 10 purple, 4 orange, 20 red, and 16 yellow gumballs. What is the probability of getting each color? Write each probability as a percent.
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Day 142
CVS A coffee can is 6 inches in diameter. What is its circumference?
BPI Illustrate each fraction by drawing a square and by shading the fractional part indicated. Which fraction is larger? 5/7 or 9/14
Day 143
BPI Show 6/8 in three different ways by subdividing and shading a square.
BPI Order the fractions from smallest to largest. 4/5 ½ ¾ 6/7
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Day 144
BPI The following supplies need to be divided evenly into 12 containers. How much of each kind of food will go into each container? Show your work. a) 36 lbs. of almonds b) 12 lbs. of candy c) 8 lbs. of crackers
BPI Write each percent as a fraction AND decimal. a) 2% b) 12% c) 74%
Day 145
HL If you roll two six-sided number cubes, what is the probability that their sum will be a multiple of 3?
HL If you roll two six-sided number cubes, what is the probability that their sum will be less than 8?
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Day 146
CVS What is the perimeter of a square with sides measuring 14 inches?
BPI Illustrate each fraction by drawing a square and by shading the fractional part indicated. Which fraction is larger? 3/12 or ¼
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Day 147
HL Which of the following numbers could NOT be a probability? Explain your answer. ½ 5/6 0 4/3 1
CVS The circular board for a game has a diameter of 8 inches. What is the radius and the circumference?
CVS Draw all of the rectangles with a perimeter of 10 units that can be made from square tiles.
Day 148
CVS Your home is 36 feet long and 28 feet wide. If you walk all around your home once, how many feet have you walked?
BPI Illustrate each fraction by drawing a square and by shading the fractional part indicated. Which fraction is larger? 3/7 or 1/5
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Day 149
BPI Compare the numbers using symbols for less than or greater than. a) 0.6and 0.08 b) 0.23 and 0.3 c) 0.3000 and 0.3
BPI If an 8-by-8 inch brownie pan is divided into 16 equal-size bars, what are the dimensions of one brownie? Show or explain your answer.
Day 150
CVS A rectangular swimming pool is 25 feet long and 12 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the pool?
BP 2 The costs of four items is given. What will be their cost if a 6% tax is added on? a. $ 2.00 b. $4.50 c. $6.00 d. $4.00
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Day 151
HL If you tossed 3 coins (all at once) 20 times, how many times would you expect all 3 coins to match?
CVS A pizza has a diameter of 12 inches. If you cut slices from the center to the outer edge, what is the length of each cut?
Day 152
BP2 How much will each item cost if you add 8% tax? a. $ 1.50 b. $3.00 c. $5.00 d. $10.00
BP2 How much will each item cost if you add 4% tax? a. $1.00 b. $0.50 c. $0.75 d. $5.25
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Day 153
BP2 These sales taxes are 6% of the cost of each item. How much did the items cost without the tax.
a. $4.80 tax b. $6.60tax c. $0.42 tax d. $1.20 tax
BP2 Add 6% tax and 20% tip to each bill to find the total you should pay.
a. $16.00 b. $24.50 c. $10.00
Day 154
CVS The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 30 inches. How long is each side?
BP2 These tax amounts are 5% of the cost of each item. How much did each item cost before the tax. a. $0.75tax b. $1.50tax c. $0.42tax d. $0.20tax
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Day 155
BP2 How much money would you leave for a 15% tip on the following bill amounts. a.$20.00 b. $14.50 c. $8.00 d. $12.00
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Day 156
CVS Pizza is measured by its diameter. If you buy a 6-inch pizza, how many square inches of pizza will you get?
BP2 Find 10% of each number. a. 10 b. 25 c. 40 d. 55
BP2 Write three equivalent fractions for each fraction below. a. 3/4 b.3/8 c.2/3 d.6/7 e.3/9
Day 157
HL There are 5 blue blocks, 10 yellow blocks, and 15 red blocks in a container. John’s group took turns drawing a block from the container. After each person’s turn, the block was returned to the bucket. After 40 draws had been completed, John realized that blue had been drawn 18 times. What is the experimental probability of drawing a blue block? How does this compare to the theoretical probability of drawing a blue block?
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Day 158
BP2 Give the cost, after discount and tax, for each item. a. COST $35.00 b. COST $ 22.00 c. COST $12.50 DISC. 20% DISC. 10% DISC. 10% TAX 6% TAX 5% TAX 8%
Day 159
BP2 If you start with $20, how much would you have left after spending each of the given amounts.
a. $5.00 plus 5% tax b.$8.00 plus 5% tax
BP2 Tell whether each fraction is closest to 0, ½, or 1. a. 5/9 b. 4/7 c. 5/6 d. 9/16 e. 48/100
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Day 160
CVS Pizza is measured by its diameter. If you buy a 12-inch pizza, how many square inches of pizza will you get?
CVS If a wall is 8 feet high and 12 feet long, how many square feet of wallpaper will you need to cover the wall?
CVS A checkerboard has 64 squares. Each square is 4 inches by 4 inches. What is the perimeter of the checkerboard?
Day 161
BP2 Find a. 50% of 150 b. 20% of 120 c. 9% of 90
BP2 Find the bill for each tip below if the tip is 20% of the bill. a. $1.00 b. $6.00 c. $4.00 d. $3.50
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Day 162
BP2 You and three friends buy a pizza for $8.00 and four soft drinks at $0.95 each. Your bill includes 6% tax. How much is your total bill?
BP2 You get a 20% discount on each item given. How much do you get off the price, and what do you pay for the item after the discount is taken off? a.$12.50 b.$8.00 c.$24.00 d.$16.50
Day 163
The students in Mr. Carter’s class had the following scores on a math test: 99, 78, 89, 88, 78, 100, 100, 65, 88, 83, 82, 84, 98, 93, 90, 95, 96 DAB What is the median score? DAB What is the range of scores? DAB What is the mode of the scores? DAB What is the mean of the scores? DAB What is the typical score for Mr. Carter’s class? Explain your reasoning.
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Day 164
CVS If you walked around a block that is 80 feet by 42 feet, how many feet will you have walked?
BP2 Change each fraction to a percent. a.3/10 b.4/5 c.1/3 d.1/4 e.20/100
Day 165
BP2 Estimate whether each sum is larger or smaller than ¾. a. 3/8 + 1/8 b. 3/6 + 1/2 c. 1/8 + 4/5 d. 1/3 + 5/6
BP2 Is each number closest to 0, 0.5, 1 or 1.5 ? a. 0.63 b. 0.27 c. 0.13 d. 1.47 e. 0.90
BP2 Put these fractions in order from largest to smallest. 4/5, 3/4, 1/8, 5/12, 1/2, 1/3
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Day 166
BP2 Express each fraction as a decimal. a. 5/8 b. 3/4 c. 6/12 d. 3/5 e. 7/10
BP2 Express each amount as a fraction. a. 0.4 b. 0.52 c. 0.68 d. 0.125 e. 0.06
Day 167
CVS A chalkboard is 13 feet by 6 feet. What is the perimeter of the board?
BP2 Express each percent as both a decimal and a fraction. a. 62% b. 8% c. 120% d. 12% e. 250%
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Day 168
HL There are 5 blue blocks, 10 yellow blocks, and 15 red blocks in a container. John’s group took turns drawing a block from the container. After each person’s turn, the block was returned to the bucket. After 50 draws had been completed, John realized that blue had been drawn 10 times. What is the experimental probability of drawing a blue block? How does this compare to the theoretical probability of drawing a blue block?
BP2 When 300 dog owners were surveyed, 26% said they let their dogs sleep with them. How many owners would this represent?
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Day 169
CVS A dog is chained to a stake in his yard. His chain is 15 inches long. If he runs in circles, what is the circumference of the circle he will make? Explain.
BP2 Order these decimals from largest to smallest. 0.0813, 0.0500, 0.4660, 0.0209, 0.0259
Day 170
P2 A store is having a 1/3 off sale. What would each of these items cost after the 1/3 is taken off. a. $150.00 b. $90.00 c. $300.00 d. $30.00
BP2 A recipe for bread calls for 3 3/4 cups of flour. How much flour would you need to make half a batch.
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Day 171
CVS Pizza is measured by its diameter. If you buy a 9-inch pizza, how many square inches of pizza will you get?
BP2 Find the amount. a. 1/2 of 2/3 b. 1/6 of 1/2 c. 3/5 of 2/3 d. 2/9 of 3/4
BP2 If a whole pan of fudge costs $30.00, how much will each fractional part of a pan cost? a. 1/3 b. 4/5 c.1 1/2 d, 1/4 e. 7/10
Day 172
BP2 Find a fraction and a whole number with a product less than ½.
BP2 Find a fraction and a whole number with a product greater than 1.
BP2 A store must raise all of its prices by 7%. What will be the new price for each of the items below. a. $40.00 b. $55.00 c. $100.00 d. $420.00 e. $14.00
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Day 173
BP2 If a whole pizza costs $14.00, what would each fraction of pizza cost? a. 3/7 b. 1/2 c. 1/4 d. 7/10 e. 2/3
BP2 Find each product. a. 1 1/4 x 2 1/5 b. 3/8 x 3/4 c. 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 d. 1 2/3 x 4/5
Day 174
HL There are 5 blue blocks, 10 yellow blocks, and 15 red blocks in a container. Sam’s group took turns drawing a block from the container. After each person’s turn, the block was returned to the bucket. After 75 draws had been completed, Sam realized that yellow had been drawn 26 times. What is the experimental probability of drawing a yellow block? How does this compare to the theoretical probability of drawing a yellow block?
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Day 175
CVS Your yard is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. How much fencing will you need to go around the outside of the entire yard.
BP2 Find the amount.
a. 1/3 of 2 b. 1/2 of 2 1/4 c. 3/4 of 2 1/2
Day 176
BP2 Order these decimals from greatest to least. a. 0.302 b. 0.1 c. 0.099 d. 0.167 e. 0.32 f. 0.4
BP2 Express each decimal as its equivalent fraction. a. 0.65 b. 0.127 c. 0.3 d. 0.077 e. 1.08
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Day 177
BP2 Give a percent for each ratio. a. 80 out of 200 b. 60 out of 300 c. 15 out of 100
DAB The average number of children in an American family is 2.45. What does this mean? Explain.
Day 178
CVS A regular hexagon has a side of 16 cm. What is the perimeter?
CVS A regular pentagon has a side of 15 cm. What is the perimeter?
BP2 Find a pair of fractions with a sum between the given numbers. a. 0 and 1 b. 1/2 and 1 c. 0 and 1/2 d. 1 and 1 1/2
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Day 179
BP2 Find each sum. a. 3/8 + 2/4 b. 1/3 + 1/4 + 2/8 c. 1/2 + 3/4 + 1/6
BP2 Find each product. a. 3 x 1/4 b. 4 x 1/8 c. 10 x 1/16 d. 5 x 2/5
Day 180
HL There are 2 blue blocks, 1 red block, and 5 yellow blocks in a container. What is the theoretical probability of choosing each color?
BP2 A magazine asks for $120 for a full page of advertising. At the same rate, how much would they charge for these fractions of pages? a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 1/6 d. 2/10 e. 5/12
BP2 Find the differences a. 5/6 – 2/4 b. 4/9 – 1/3 c. 5/8 – 1/2 e. 7/12 – 1/4
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