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Math 155 - Worksheet 8. Rate
For this rate worksheet, students read short word problems, and write equations to solve the problem. Equations include distance problems and rate of travel.
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Worksheet 16
In this math worksheet, middle schoolers compute the total distance traveled for a car moving in a straight line at 45 mph for 2 hours. Then they compute the distance for a car moving along a curved path at 45 mph for 2 hours.
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Math Problem #1: Exhausting Fossil Fuel Resources
In this fossil fuel worksheet, students graph fossil fuel consumption from given information. Afterward, they estimate the annual rate of petroleum consumption and predict future consumption figures. In this one-page worksheet, there are...
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Proportional Problems 1
Eighth graders explore representing fractions as ratios and proportions. They model proportions through the use of blocks, LEGO gears and activities with bicycle gears and pedals. Students work with bicycle gear boxes to observe and...
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Aw Chute!
Students are presented with the problem of constructing a parachute that has the maximum hang time. They construct their own parachute using available materials. Pupils drop their parachutes from a height of two meters and record the...
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Going My Way (High School Math)
Young scholars solve uniform motion problems using formula d = rt.
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Time and Motion on Track
Students create a motion diagram for a distance and motion project. For this time and motion lesson, students take turns walking around the track and take pictures of their motion. Students measure the distances and determine each...
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Calculus Worksheet: Rate of Change (2)
In this rate of change worksheet, students compute the amount of time a block of ice will take to melt. There is only one question on the page.
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Percents and Mixture Problems
In this percents and mixture problems worksheet, students solve 18 different problems that include mixture problems. First, they determine the sum of a number, times its reciprocal. Then, students determine the sum of a number minus its...
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Standard Sizes of Paper
Students measure the dimensions of different sizes of paper. Using a copy machine, they discover dilations. After enlarging and shrinking particular copies, students examine rates, ratios and percentages and discover the relationship of...
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Compund Interest and Quiz on Logs
Students discuss compound interest and formulas for compound interest. They listen as the teacher describes continuous compounding and derivations. Students work problems involving compound interest. They compute the effective annual...
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Water Locked
Students calculate cubic feet of water and rate of flow, given the formulas for volume, rate of flow and specific dimensions. Students use symbolic forms to represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures. Students use...
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Finding Rates
Fifth graders explore the concept of rates and how to solve them in problems. They solve the problems using multiplication. The majority of the instructional activity is direct instruction with the students being included in the process.
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Effect of Concentration of the Reactants
Young scholars experiment to determine the effect of the frequency of collisions between atoms or ions of the reactants. They investigate the rate at which aluminum replaces hydrogen from a solution of hydrochloric acid.
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Buying My First Car
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.