This activity was developed by a student or students at Mainland High School which is located in Daytona Beach, FL.  It is still a "work in progress" with editing and improvements yet to come.

Module I
Variables, Integers, and Formulas

1. Given the following formulas:

 

Q =  pad m = d2 - a2 P = 1/3 pa 2m

If Q = 2310, p = 22/7, and a = 21, find the value of P.

 

 

2. Two students write the following expressions to answer an exercise:

7 + 4(5 - 3)2 + 9/3 9/3 + (5 - 3) 2 x 4 + 7

 

a. Simplify the two expressions. List each step you use (attach work).

b. Explain the similarities in the steps (allach work).

        c. Make up another expression that uses the same numbers and operations but has a different answer. Then simplify,               listing each step.

 

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