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Nonstandard Measurement (measuring, comparing measurements) ANSWERS:(Page 6) 1.-6. Answers will vary. 7. Yes, because
I would need to use fewer fingers. (Page 7) 1.-10. Answers will vary. (Page 8) 1.-9. Answers will vary. 10. If my
foot was longer than 12 inches, it would take fewer feet to measure items.
Counting Coins and Bills (money, graphing) ANSWERS: (Page 30) 1. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 1 nickel
(or) 2 quarters, 4 dimes, and 2 nickels; 2. 1 quarter, 7 dimes, and 1 nickel; 3. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, and 5 nickels;
4. 2 half dollars; 5. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 5 pennies; 6. 10;dimes; 7. George Washington; 8. Andrew
Jackson; 9. Abraham Lincoln; 10;Alexander Hamilton. (Page 31)
Word Problems (word
problems - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) ANSWERS: 1. multiplication, 1,224 Tooth Yankers; 2. division,
195 days; 3. subtraction, 926 Hard Rock Candies; 4. addition, 4,340;candies; 5. division, 400;munchies; 6. multiplication,
1,425 Super Sour Suckers.
Measuring With Rulers/Yardsticks (measurement - inches,
feet, yards, meters) ANSWERS: (Page 6) 1. 2 inches; 2. 1 1/2inches; 3. 2 inches;
4. 2 1/2 inches; 5. Answers will vary. 6. Answers will vary. 7. Answers will vary. 8. Answers will vary. (Page 7)
Answers will vary. (Page 8) Answers will vary.
Probability (probability) ANSWERS: Check students' answers. 1. yes; 2. no; 3. yes;
4. Answers will vary. 5. No. Each event is equally likely. 6. Answers will vary.
Long Division Rules (long division)
Note: This activity might require preteaching this
lesson. ANSWERS: (Page 32) 1. 88-Since the last digit of the
dividend is an even number, 176 is divisible by the divisor 2. 2. 72-The last digit of the dividend is 0;so 360;is
divisible by 5. 3. 42-The sum of the digits in the dividend adds up to 9, which is divisible by 3. 4. 44-The number
formed by the last two digits of the dividend (76) is divisible by 4. 5. 129-The last digit of the dividend is 5 so
645 is divisible by 5. 6. 271-The sum of the digits in the dividend adds up to 12, which is divisible by 3. 7. 81-The
number formed by the last two digits in the dividend (24) is divisible by 4. 8. 109-The last digit is an even number
so 218 is divisible by 2. 9. 130-The number formed by the last two digits in the dividend (20) is divisible by 4.
10. 254-The sum of the digits of the dividend adds up to 15, which is divisible by 3. (Page 33) 1. 55-The last digit
of the dividend is 0;so 550;is divisible by 10. 2. 54-The dividend is divisible by both 2 and 3. 3. 109-The sum of
the digits in the dividend adds up to 18, which is divisible by 9. 4. 56-The dividend is divisible by both 2 and 3.
5. 17-The last digit of the dividend is 0;so 170;is divisible by 10. 6. 85-The sum of the digits in the dividend adds
up to 18, which is divisible by 9. 7. 69-The dividend is divisible by both 2 and 3. 8. 86-The last digit of the dividend
is 0;so 860;is divisible by 10. 9. 62-The sum of the digits in the dividend adds up to 18, which is divisible by 9.
10. 23-The last digit of the dividend is 0;so 230;is divisible by 10.
Multiplication Sequences (multiplication, number
sequence, equations, exponents) ANSWERS: Click here
for the answer key.
Working Backwards to Solve Problems (word problems) ANSWERS: (Page 14) 1. d. 2. g. 3. (given). 4. l; 9:00;a.m.
- (15 minutes + 20;minutes + 35 minutes); 9:00;a.m. - 70;minutes, or 1 hour 10;minutes = 7:50;a.m. 5. c. 6. h. 7.
(given). 8. l. Answer to question at top of page: 85 ÷ 2 = 42.5, but page numbers go in order; pages 42 and 43. (Page
15) 9. d. 10. h. 11. k. 12. n. 13. b. 14. (given). 15. h. 16. k. Answers to questions at top of page: 1 + 3 + 5 +
7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 = 64 strawberries; 64 + 8 (taken out earlier) = 72 strawberries at the start. (Page 16) 17. d.
18. e. 19. i. 20. o. Answer to question at top of page: 3 trips with 10;cars + 2 trips with 6 trucks; 30;cars + 12
trucks = 42 vehicles.
Baseball Math (math practice, word problems, integrating
technology) ANSWERS: (Page 18) 1. 180 feet; 2. 180 feet; 3. 4 times
longer; 4. 180 feet/360 feet = ½; 5. 720 feet. (Pages 19-21) For Questions 1-4: Answers will vary depending on how
many home runs each player hit in the previous year. 5. 5,280 feet in one mile. 6.16,285 home runs.
Extra Information in Word Problems (word problems)
Note: This activity can be used without page 21. ANSWERS: (Pages 22-24) 1. d; 2. h; 3. i; 4. m; 5. c;
6. g; 7. (1,000 x 3/4) - 200 = 550; 8. j -- 3/4 of 1000 is 750 cars in on Tuesday. 750 cars - 200 compact cars = 550
standard-size cars ; 9. d; 10. f ; 11. (given); 12. j -- t (time) = 1.0 miles ,(distance) divided by 1/5 mile per
min (rate) = 5 min; 13. b; 14. h; 15. i; 16. m; 17. b; 18. e; 19. i; 20. o -- If it costs 77 cents to produce 35 cars,
then each car costs: 77/35 = 2.2 cents. It costs 2.2 cents to make each car. So 385 cars x 2.2 cents for each car
= 847 cents, or $8.47 to produce 385 cars.
Computing Time (calendars - B.C./A.D.) ANSWERS: (Page 35) 1. Feb./Mar.; 2. Ending in 29, the
first month must be February.; 3. Feb. 19th; 4. Apr. 4th; 5. Mar. 18th; 6. 5; 7. 31 days; 8. 275 days; 9. Mar. 1;
10. December 26th; 11. April 23rd; 12. Monday. (Page 36) (dates as of year 2000) 1. 378 yr.; 2. 3,800 yr.; 3. 369
yr.; 4. 187 yr.; 5. 3,000 yr.; 6. 2,100 yr.; 7. 383 yr.; 8. 334 yr.
Order of Operations (equations, exponents, calculator) ANSWERS: Check students' answers. 1. yes; 2. no; 3. yes;
4. Answers will vary. 5. No. Each event is equally likely. 6. Answers will vary.
Calculating Discounts and Sales (money, percents,
discounts, math in real life) ANSWERS: (Page 33) Sweetwater Train Fares 1. $1.75. 2.
$2.60. 3. 57%. 4. $2.48; yes. 5. No, he needs 40 one-way tickets for 20 days, which will cost $70 versus a monthly
pass for $47.25 6. No, four 10-ride passes cost $59.60 while a monthly pass costs $47.25. (Pages 34-35) Big Bill's
Warehouse of Sales 1. He would pay $2.05 more on sale. 2. He charged $9.98. $1.99 more. 3. $419.90 extra. 4. $7,080.00
more. 5. $1,615.16 profit. 6. She will save $.04. 7. Big Bill cheated him out of $10.00. 8. $14,000.00. 9. $6,265.00.
10. $6,275.60. 11. 25% off $20 is $5. The drill costs $15. 30% off $22 is $6.60. The drill costs $15.40. Rick's offers
the better savings. 12. $14,850.
Multiplication: Commutative Property (multiplication,
commutative/associative properties) ANSWERS: (Page 19) Commutative Property Activity Sheet.
1 and 2. 72; 3 and 4. 42; 5 and 6. 80; 7 and 8. 170; 9 and 10. 190; 11 and 12. 600; 13 and 14. 2,000; 15 and 16. 4,800;
17 and 18. 2, 800; 19 and 20. 2, 700; 21 and 22. 4, 200; 23 and 24. 4,125; 25 and 26. 1,125; 27 and 28. 1,541; 29
and 30. 714. (Page 20) Associative Property Activity Sheet. 1 and 2. 504; 3 and 4. 300; 5 and 6. 600; 7 and 8. 6,000;
9 and 10. 80,000; 11 and 12. 180,000; 13 and 14. 3,750; 15 and 16. 12,300; 17 and 18. 379,500; 19 and 20. 264,264.
Multiplication Exponents (number sequence, multiplication,
exponents) ANSWERS: (Page 34) Multiplication Sequences. 1. 64, 128,
256, 512; 2. 81, 243, 729, 2,187; 3. 108, 324, 972, 2,916; 4. 625, 3,125, 15,625, 78,125; 5. 256, 1,024, 4,096, 16,384;
6. 343, 2,401, 16,807, 117,649; 7. 47, 95, 191, 383, (a x 2) + 1; 8. 65, 129, 257, 513, (a x 2) - 1; 9. 284, 851,
2,552, 7,655, (a x 3) - 1; 10. 125, 253, 509, 1,021, (a x 2) + 3. (Page 35) Multiplying with Exponents. 1. 3 x 3 =
9; 2. 7 x 7 = 49; 3. 4 x 4 = 16; 4. 9 x 9 = 81; 5. 2 x 2 = 4; 6. 8 x 8 = 64; 7. 10 x 10 = 100; 8. 6 x 6 = 36; 9. 11
x 11 = 121; 10. 12 x 12 = 144; 11. 2 x 2 = 4, 4 x 2 = 8, 23 = 8; 12. 3 x 3 = 9, 9 x 3 = 27, 33 = 27; 13. 5 x 5 = 25,
25 x 5 = 125, 53 = 125; 14. 7 x 7 = 49, 49 x 7 = 343, 73 = 343; 15. 4 x 4 = 16, 16 x 4 = 64, 43 = 64; 16. 6 x 6 =
36, 36 x 6 = 216, 63 = 216; 17. 10 x 10 = 100, 100 x 10 = 1,000, 103 = 1,000; 18. 9 x 9 = 81, 81 x 9 = 729, 93 = 729.
19. 11 x 11 = 121, 121 x 11 = 1,331, 113 = 1,331; 20. 12 x 12 = 144, 144 x 12 = 1,728, 123 = 1,728.
Word Problems (word problems - all operations, skills,
concepts) ANSWERS: (Pages 37-39) 1. 4 pieces. 2. 2 1/2 quarts;
no. 3. $ 2.00. 4. a. $ .40, b. $ .50. 5. $609.44. 6. $417.30. 7. $90.62. 8. $19.33. 9. $56.55. 10. $1.26. 11. $0.04.
12. 16. 13. no; less (1/5). 14. Paul: $6.00, Todd: $7.25, Eli $5.00; total: $18.25. 15. $16.00; $32.00. 16. 12, 15,
3. 17. $31,250. 18. 35.95 inches. 19. 6 tries. 20. 489 divided by 6 equals 81 with a remainder of 3. He can sell 81
bunches, which would leave him 3 to sell at the regular price. 21. $6 per hour. 22. 35 lbs. per box. 23. 38 hours;
$266. 24. b; $58. 25. d. 360 lbs. 26. 10 p.m. is 9 hours later. If the clock loses 3 minutes every hour, it will be
27 minutes behind or 9:33 p.m. when it is supposed to read 10 p.m. 27. Number of houses = $4,608/$256 per house =
18 houses. 28. $0.23 is spent on the peel. $1.80 - $0.23 = $1.57 on banana. 29. James spent $37.42; he saved $12.48.
30. Laurel paid $13.50 for the gift. Joey paid $9.00 for the gift.
Probabilities (probability) ANSWERS: Answers will vary.
Factorials (factorials, problem solving) ANSWERS: (Page 32) Discuss and review students' responses.
(Page 33) (Answers on the chart may be in different order.) RYBOG; RYBGO; RYOGB; RYOBG; ROYGB; ROYBG; ROGYB; ROGBY;
ROBYG; ROBGY; 1. 120 possible arrangements; 2. 6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720; 3. 7! = 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
= 5,040. (Page 34) 1. 720; 2. 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, 5,040; 3. 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, 40,320 4. 9 x 8
x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, 362,880; 5. 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, 3,628,800; 6. 12 7. 3 x 2 x 1 x 4
x 3 x 2 x 1, 144; 8. 2 x 1 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, 240; 9. 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 x 3 x 2 x 1, 4,320; 10. 12; 11. 20;
12. 72; 13. 10; 14. 151,200; 15. 11,880.
Problem Solving Strategies (estimating, problem solving)
ANSWERS: (Page 30) 1. 6 tops/4 skorts; 2. 3 pennies,
3 nickels, 0 dimes, 3 quarters; 3. A. 1 penny, 0 nickels,4 dimes, 4 quarters, 0 half dollars, B. 1 penny, 4 nickels,
2 dimes, 0 quarters, 2 half dollars; 4. 6, 9, 12, 15, 18; 5. 300, 350, 400, 450, 500; 6. 3 footballs, 6 tennis balls,
3 baseballs, 2 basketballs; 7. Jack is 26 years old; Dad is 52 years old; 8. Marie is 22 years old; Mother is 44 years
old. (Page 31) 1. $360.00; 2. 2,700; 3. 240 total-- 16 skirts, 32 jeans, 64 shorts, 128 blouses; 4. $372.00 total
-- Elaine $12.00, Christina $24.00, Alyse $48.00, Doreen $96.00, Melissa $192.00; 5. James 2 years old, Raymond 3
years old, Brett 4 1/2 years old, John 6 years old, Robert 11 years old. (Page 32) 1. 3 hr. 2 min.; 2. 31 games; 3.
81 times; 4. 30 names; 5. 20 points on 8th game, 35 points on 14th game; 6. 35 players are 13 years old.
Perimeter and Circumference (perimeter, circumference,
geometry) ANSWERS: (Page 10) 1. 18.2 cm; 2. 26.2 cm; 3. 131/2 cm;
4. 161/2 ft.; 5. 151/4 in.; 6. 183/8 cm.; 7.-10. Answers will vary. (Page 11) 1. 15.6 cm; 2. 111/4 in.; 3. 24.4 m;
4. 183/4 ft.; 5. 74.4 m; 6. 64 yd.; 7. 137.4 cm; 8. 105.3 m; (Page 12) 1. 19.1 m; 2. 22.6 m; 3. 26 in.; 4. 201/2 ft.;
5. 25.12 m; 6. 37.68 in.; 7. 31.4 cm.
Timelines (timelines) ANSWERS: (Page 85) The age of the monuments will vary.
c. 2750 B.C. -- Stonehenge c. 2600 B.C. -- Ziggurat at Ur; c. 2580 B.C. -- Pyramids at Giza; c. 2550 B.C. -- The Great
Sphinx; c. 1333 B.C. -- Tutankhamun's Tomb; c. 960 B.C. -- Solomon's Temple; c. 600 B.C. -- Hanging Gardens of Babylon;
c. 550 B.C. -- Temple of Artemis/Ephesus; c. 456 B.C. -- Statue of Zeus; c. 447 B.C. -- Parthenon at Athens; c. 353
B.C. -- Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; c. 292 B.C. -- Colossus of Rhodes; c. 283 B.C. -- Lighthouse at Alexandria; c.
214 B.C. -- Great Wall of China; 150 B.C. -- The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India; 7 B.C. -- The Roman Pantheon; B.C.
; A.D. ; 50 A.D. -- Aztec Pyramid of the Sun; 80 A.D. -- Colosseum in Rome; c. 730 A.D. -- Jaguar Temple at Tikal;
1067 A.D. -- Tower of London; 1150 A.D. -- Angkor Wat Temples; 1163 A.D. -- Cathedral of Notre Dame; 1339 A.D. --
The Kremlin in Moscow; 1599 A.D. -- Globe Theater in London; 1629 A.D. -- Taj Majal; 1662 A.D. -- Palace at Versailles;
1675 A.D. -- New St. Paul's Cathedral; 1703 A.D. -- Buckingham Palace; 1884 A.D. -- Statue of Liberty; 1889 A.D. --
Eiffel Tower; 1931 A.D. -- Empire State Building. (Page 86) The "Years Ago" calculation will depend on the current
year. c. 8000 B.C. -- Agriculture was invented in Mesopotamia. c. 5000 B.C. -- Crop irrigation was invented in Mesopotamia.
c. 3500 B.C. -- The potter's wheel was developed in Mesopotamia. c. 3500 B.C. -- The plow was invented in Mesopotamia.
c. 3200 B.C. -- The Egyptians invented a form of ink. c. 3100 B.C. -- The Egyptians invented an early form of writing.
c. 3000 B.C. -- The abacus was developed in China or Babylonia. c. 1800 B.C. -- The Babylonians developed multiplication
tables. c. 1000 B.C. -- Scissors were invented in Europe and Asia. c. 1000 B.C. -- Kites were developed in China.
c. 800 B.C. -- Coins were created in Near East. c. 700 B.C. -- The Chinese began keeping records of comets. c. 236
B.C -- Archimedes invented the Archimedean screw for lifting water from lower levels. B.C. A.D. c. 300 A.D -- Stirrups
for riding horses were developed in China. c. 600 A.D. -- Chess was invented in India. c. 644 A.D. -- The windmill
was developed in Iran. 868 A.D. -- The first printed book was made in China. c. 1000 A.D. -- Gunpowder was invented
in China. c. 1040 A.D. -- Movable type for printing books was invented in China. c. 1280 A.D. -- Spectacles were developed
in Italy. 1514 A.D. -- Plus (+) and minus (-) signs were first used. 1565 A.D. -- Pencils were designed by Gesner
in Switzerland. c. 1608 A.D. -- Hans Lippershey of Holland built the first telescope. c. 1665 A.D. -- Isaac Newton
discovered the universal law of gravitation. 1865 A.D. -- Louis Pasteur developed the germ theory of disease. 1879
A.D. -- Thomas Edison invented the first practical light bulb. 1903 A.D. -- The Wright brothers built and flew the
first heavier-than-air plane. 1925 A.D. -- Television was invented by J. Baird of Scotland. Internet Links
Geometry Word Problems (geometry, word problems,
area) ANSWERS: (Page 22) 1. A. 314.5 sq. ft., B. 34.9 or 35
sq. yd., C. $698.00 or $700.00; 2. A. 185 sq. ft., B. 5 rolls, C. $125. 3. A. 244 3/8 sq. ft., 230 sq. ft., 244 3/8
sq. ft., 230 sq. ft., 425 sq. ft., B. 1,373 3/4 sq. ft. or 1,374 sq. ft., C. 4 gallons, $71.96. (Page 23) 1. A. 2,356
sq. ft., B. $23.56; 2. A. 200 ft., B. $6.00; 3. A. 1,116 sq. ft.. B. $11.16; 4. A. 34.54 ft., B. $1.04, C. 94.99 sq.
ft., D. $0.95; 5. A. 643.75 sq. ft., B. $96.56; 6. A. 221 sq. ft., B. $39.78; 7. A. 37.68 ft., B.113.04 sq. ft.; Extension:
Answers will vary. (Page 24) 1. 240 cartons; 2. 4,070 cu. ft.; 3. 25,688.34 cu. in.; 4. 1,417.95 cu. cm; 5. 370 cu.
ft.; 6. 14,820 cu. ft.; 7. 162,887.5 cu. ft.; 8. 10,160,922 lb.; 9. 1,218,398.5 gallons; 10. 471 cu. in.; 11. 84,780
cu.ft.
Real World Math (math in real life, all operations)
ANSWERS: (Pages 29-31) Part I: 1. $8,400, no; 2. $4,080,
yes; 3. $7,506.60, yes; 4. #2 and #3, $554.40; 5. $650.00; 6. $7,800/12 =, $650 x 12 =. Part II: 1. $360.00, Yes;
2. $288.00, Yes; Part III: 15% of her income is $675; 1. $3,150; 2. $5,400; 3. $25.00; 4. ($60.00 x 12) + 200 = $920.00;
5. $60.00. Part IV: (Yearly amount paid per bill) Electricity -- $144; Water -- $216; Gas -- $360; Master 1 Credit
Card -- $180; Apex Credit Card -- $240. (Price per day) Sunday -- $6.82; Monday -- $5.22; Tuesday -- $2.52; Wednesday
-- $2.40; Thursday -- $1.53; Friday -- $2.85; Saturday -- $2.40.