Volume 8 Math Stars Worksheet Page 34
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35MathStars Home Hints
7.
Complete the table below,
then write a rule for finding y in terms of x.
Identifying the mathematics that is all around
you can be lots of fun. Think about the geom-
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etry and spatial visualization you use in playing
video games or when you play golf or basket-
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ball. When your parents parallel park, they are
using their spatial skills too. When you track a
hurricane, you use coordinates. When you
check the stock market or read the latest sports
statistics, you are using mathematics. With your
8.
Arrange the digits {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
family or friends go on a math scavenger hunt.
in the diagram below so that the sums
Who can identify mathematics in the most
along each of the segments are equal.
unusual places?
5.
Fill in the blanks using digits from
the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, with no
repeats, to make the smallest possible sum.
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6.
Heather is figuring her income tax
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for the year. She earned $5,367. The table
said that for incomes between $5000 and
$6000, the tax is $200 plus 15% of any
amount over $5000. How much tax will
Heather owe?
Setting Personal Goals
Students who recognize the value of math-
ematics are well on their way to becoming
mathematically powerful citizens. Valuing
mathematics means that we appreciate the
richness, power, and usefulness of math-
ematics. Without math there would be no
roads or bridges, computers or movies,
banks or fast food restaurants. How can you
become mathematically powerful?
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