Blog Math

Congratulations to those students who submitted their blog math on time, used the steps of the Problem Solving method, and arrived at the correct solution.  Only two students did not submit their work on time.  The answer to last week's answer was 45 laps.  This could have been done by using equivalent ratios, equivalent fractions, and/or a t-table for patterns.  I have noticed that many of the students in our class are slacking off when problem solving and are not doing the communicate step and/or are not showing all calculations.  Don't forget graphic representations too!  This is not a good time for this, especially with EQAO less than a month away.

Here is this week's question.  It is due on Tuesday May 3 at 8:10 AM.  Please copy the question on lined paper, use all of the steps of problem solving, and place it in the IN BOX.

The distance around the St. Gabriel track is approximately 350m.  On Wednesday Mrs. Colautti walked 13 laps in one hour.  What is the total distance that she walked, written in two ways?  At that rate, what was her speed in km/h?  At that rate, how long did it take her to walk one lap?  Justify your thinking.