Friday September 25th

Today you will do two things.

Practice equations.
Post on the Wiki
 
Below I have given you five links.  Please play at least two rounds of each link.  Please play them in order.  You must play the highest level available before going on to the next site.  You may play lower levels but you must play the highest.  (You may play these in partners.)

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

Site 4

Site 5

I don't know if these will work on our school computers, but they are fun so give them a try.

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2

3

After you are done you will hunt the internet for math games we can play on Fridays.   You will post it to the class wiki.  I have set up a game page.  Be sure to put it under the appropriate age band and content standard.  Also, add a description so people will know if they want to play the game.

Have fun.
Ms. L.

He Shoots! He Scores!

When Bo got home from his basketball game last night, looking pretty pleased with himself, his roommates asked him how it went. He said that he had 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 3 assists, and equaled or bettered his season high in points. Naturally they wanted to know exactly how many points he scored. Since he never likes to give them a straight answer, he told them the following:


• I didn't shoot any free throws.

• The number of 2-point baskets I made is more than twice the number of 3-point baskets I made.

• The number of 2-pointers I made is less than or equal to 8.

• My previous season high was 18 points.

Now the roommates had to do some thinking! Using t to represent the number of 3-pointers he made, g to represent the number of 2-pointers, and f to represent the number of free throws, write equations or inequalities to represent all of the information given above. You should have four statements.

1. Decide which of the four graphs below best represents the information given in the problem. Explain your choice carefully!

2. What are all of the possible point totals for Bo?

If you would like to see the image more clearly click on the graph you want to see.