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I. String along with us and find answers that end with "...sting."

	All answers end with "sting"
1 .	A sting that cures fatigue	resting
2 .	A sting that cures hunger	feasting
3 .	A sting that tidies your room	dusting
4 .	A sting that makes you laugh	jesting
5 .	A sting that cooks your meat	roasting
6 .	A sting that spoils your tools	rusting
7 .	A sting that makes you read a book through	interesting
8 .	A sting that takes a long time	lasting
9 .	A sting that cooks are always using	tasting
10 .	A sting that browns your bread	toasting

 

II. "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" is memorized by many students to help them remember the ORDER OF OPERATIONS for solving mathematical equations.  When given a string of numbers you need to solve the equation by doing the math in this order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and/or Division,  Addition and /or Subtraction.  Unless there are special directions, all equations are solved in this order.

Solve using order of operations:

A.  3+(2x4)+22=	3+(2x4)+22= 3+(2x4)+4= 3+8+4=15
B.  (25/5)+1+(16/4)-5=	(25/5)+1+(16/4)-5= 5+1+4-5=5
C.  (12x30)-(10/2)x32=	(12x30)-(10/2)x32= (12x30)-(10/2)x9= 150-5x9= 150-45=105

 

 

If you follow the correct order of operations you are on your way to solving algebraic expressions.

D.  Special directions:

      Can you determine the order of operations for this
       equation so that the answer will be 1?  Fill-in the
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3 x 2 + 1 - 4 ¸ 3 =1

III. Will the families of the 21^st century be traveling out of this world?  Fill-in this space puzzle.

Out of this world -- use each word once.

Sun	Altair	Capella	Formalhaut
Vega	Castor	Achernar	Alpha Crucis
Deneb	Pollux	Aldebaran	Alpha Centauri
Rigel	Shaula	Bellatrix
Spica	Sirius	Betelgeuse

 

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IV. Can you solve this coin puzzle?  It's a difficult puzzle.  Use trial and error.  Remember to write your money amounts correctly: c is used after amount and there are NO decimals; $ is used before the amount and the decimal is used to indicate hundredths of a dollar (5c is the same as $.05).  Many stores advertise something for .99c.  Great...that's less than one cent 99/100 cent.  Learn that it just ain't right!

25 each of 1c, 10c, 50c and $1.

V.  Here's a maze with a twist.  Find your way out BUT you pick up your "toll" as you travel along.  What is the lowest possible toll you will have to pay?  Each number represents how many dollars your trip will cost from "coast-to-coast."  Try this as a contest with your family.   Who will have enough money left from $20 to buy ice cream for the family?   (Remember to record the numbers as money.)

The lowest possible scoring route is 9.

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