Volume 8 Math Stars Worksheet Page 27

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MathStars Home Hints
7.
The 151 lies between which two
consecutive integers?
Math skills develop as you apply concepts
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learned in school to real life situations.
Which product is the best buy? How many
tiles will it take to cover the kitchen floor?
What time should we start baking the turkey
so that we can have dinner at 7 p.m.? What
do the statistics tell us about the two
baseball players?
8.
On a standard, analog clock face,
what is the measure of the smaller angle
5.
A glass cutter is cutting glass for
formed by the minute and hour hands at:
window panes. He wants to cut the largest
a) 9:15
possible squares with the least amount of
wasted glass. The piece he is working on
b) 1:00
measures 60 inches by 75 inches. How
many equal square panes can he cut from
c) 1:35
this piece of glass? What will be the di-
mensions?
6.
Simplify each of the following
continued fractions:
a)
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Setting Personal Goals
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Confidence means that you believe in your-
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self. You can become a more confident prob-
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lem solver by learning to use a variety of
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b)
strategies. If your first idea does not work,
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don't give up; just try another way! Working
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with a buddy also helps. You need to remem-
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ber that there is usually more than one way to
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solve a problem and that practice always
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helps us learn.
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