Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Ten best jobs of 2010

Check the following link. Six out of the ten best jobs of 2010 are math related.

Monday, June 7, 2010

The meaning of division

I think most of us understand the meaning of 15 ÷3. But what does it mean when a whole number is divided by a fraction? For example, 15 ÷ 1/3 ?

Looking for pattern and complete the following

1 x 8 + 1 = ______________;

12 x 8 + 2 = ______________;

123 x 8 + 3= ______________;

1234 x 8 + 4= ______________;

12345 x 8 + 5= ______________;

_________________= ______________;

_________________= ______________;

_________________= ______________;

_________________= ______________.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Ms. Zhang Math Class