Author Archives: Aaron Pratt

Assignments: 05-Dividing by a Whole Number This is the lesson where we do away with remainders.  No more will we say that a 30÷7=4r2.  Nope.  Now we follow a a bit more complex algorithm.  Let’s take a look at 196÷32.  With … Continue reading →

Assignment: 04-Factors_Multiples_Divisibility Factors - Numbers that are multiplied together to get a product; could also be defined as numbers that will evenly go into another. Example: List the factors of 18.  18′s factors are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 18.  All … Continue reading →

Assignment: 06-Dividing Multi-digit Numbers The best tool to use when trying to solve a multi-digit multiplication problem as shown above is rounding.  Working with easier numbers will make the whole thing more bearable.  So, let’s say rather than 134, we’re working … Continue reading →

Assignments: 03-Multiply Decimals Similar to adding and subtracting decimals, multiplying decimals is very similar to multiplying multi-digit numbers, with the small twist of the decimal point.  In fact, when multiplying decimals, we ignore the decimal points in the beginning.  3.2×4.8 would … Continue reading →

Assignment: 02-Add and Subtract Decimals Adding and subtracting decimals is no different than adding and subtracting any multi-digit number.  The key thing to remember is you have to line up the decimal points.  From there, you just add from right to … Continue reading →

Assignment: 01-Compare and Order Decimals A decimal is considered any number that uses a decimal point. Examples:  3.75, 21.6, 0.45, 5.76 Any of the numbers to the right side of the decimal represent only a part of a whole.  If the … Continue reading →

Assignment 1: 09-Solving Equations Assignment 2: 13-Solving Equations Review Assignment 3: 08-2-Solving Equations Review2 Assignment 4: 01-Solving Equations Practice Task: Equations Maze These lessons take everything we’ve done for the past few lessons and puts it all together.  We can take a story problem and … Continue reading →

Assignment: 08-Writing an Equation The idea behind this lesson is to get us a little more familiar with story problems.  We need to be able to take the information in the story problem and turn it into the expression and equations … Continue reading →

Assignment 1: Problem Solving Assignment 2: 13-Problem Solving Practice Assignment 3: 09-Problem Solving2 One of the most helpful problem solving techniques we will use all use is known as RICE.  It’s an acronym that helps them to remember the steps to take when … Continue reading →

Assignments: 12-Combining Like Terms Combining Like Terms is a process used to simplify an expression or an equation using addition and subtraction of the coefficients of terms. Consider the expression 5 + 7. By adding 5 and 7, you can easily find that … Continue reading →