Final Cumulative Tests

Final cumulative tests are used to determine individual weaknesses in the math skills necessary to move on to the next level of math. These tests are not graded, but rather used to give students an idea of areas they should study over the course of the summer. Students interested in reviewing specific skills should use the guidelines that follow:

Trans Math:
Tuesday - June 1: Basic applications, negative integers, order of operations, decimals.
Wednesday - June 2: Fractions, ratios, proportions, percentages, probability.
*Students interested in studying pre-algebra over the summer need to demonstrate mastery in all areas of this test.
*Pre-algebra books and study packets will be available on Friday, June 4. See me!

Pre-Algebra:
Wednesday - June 2: Evaluating expressions (order of operations & exponents), writing verbal expressions, inequalities (yuk, remember?), equation busting, and simplifying like terms using all operations.
Thursday - June 3: Prime factorization, GCFs & LCDs, multiplying and simplifying fractions with variables, applications with percents/ratios/proportions, solving for the missing side of triangles/rectangles, scale drawings (congruent sides), and MAYBE the Pythagorean Theorem (I haven't written that part yet).
*Pre-Algebra BOOKS are due this Thursday!

Homework for Thursday, 5/27

Trans Math: FP Book
*You have all of the assignments now; just work on finishing them.
*Today we added...
-Entertainment & Recreation pg 110 (you may use the internet)
-Actual Budget pg 112 (balance your budget with $0!)
-Final FP Test (open book ... get it right!)
-Extra Credit Crossword: pg 116
-Remember to bring your book in during the test next week so I can check some assignments off for you.
*DUE NEXT THURSDAY, June 3

Pre-Algebra: WS 9.3
*Keep practicing using those formulas!
*This is equation busting at its finest. ;-)
*Due Friday (please drop it off in the basket in the morning)

Homework for Wednesday, 5/26

Trans Math: FP Book
#23) Sales Receipt Analysis pg. 53
- you may use a calculator
#24) Cable & Eating Out pg 111
- you may add these categories together to meet your minimum/maximum guidelines

Pre-Algebra: pg 468, 22 - 30
*Pythagorean Theorum, see page 465
*Make sure recognize which of the sides of a right triangle is "c"
*This is a test to see how good you are at using a formula ... can you replace any of the variables in the equation and find the missing variable?
*Due Thursday

Homework for Tuesday, 5/25

Just got back from the strings concert; it was wonderful!

Trans Math: Excellent job at the Finance Park today!
*Keep working on those workbooks; we will continue them tomorrow, but the end is drawing near!
*Today you turned in your Finance Park field trip folders.

Pre-Algebra: 9.2 worksheet
*Mr. Welliever said you did a good job today of learning from your mistakes. (I didn't speak with Ms. Smith)
*We will decide tomorrow how comfortable you are moving on.
*Due Wednesday

Homework for Monday, 5/24

Trans Math: Clothing pg 109 with yellow sticker
*Finance Park trip tomorrow! (see post below)

Pre-Algebra: pg 460, 9 - 20
*Simplify!
*Breaking the problems down into factors may help.
*No calculators necessary; if you do not know the square root of the number, you don't need it!
*Due Tuesday

TRANS MATH FIELD TRIP

JA Finance Park: Tuesday, May 25
All students need to be at school by 8:00.
We will leave promptly by bus and return to school by 2:30.
All students need a sack lunch and disposable beverage.
Prepare to have fun!

Weekend Update

Sad news: Senora the chicken died last night at the hands of an animal ... probably a racoon. She was my favorite chicken, so I'm pretty sad.

Pre-Algebra: your retest scores are posted.

Mo :-(

Work for the Weekend

Trans Math: JA Finance Park book
*Today you received your Home Improvement ws; work on that using advertisements that you have at home if you want to.
*Please remember that you may NOT use the internet for any of these assignments.
*See the assignment list at the bottom of this blog (scroll, scroll, scroll) to see all of the pages we have worked on so far.
*Remember that these are not technically "due" until the book is due ... that date will be revealed soon!

Pre-Algebra: ws 9.1
*Yes, you may certainly use a calculator
*Review order of ops in your book if you aren't sure what to do.
*Due Monday

Homework for Wednesday, 5/19

Trans Math: Car stuff
*You should be buying your car (pg 101 - 102); be sure to add your interest and insurance and taxes to your monthly payment total.
AND
*After you buy your car, figure your variable expenses (pg 103)
*You will have the opportunity to work on your lives during "pre-algebra" tomorrow.

Pre-Algebra: pg 456, 33 - 44
*use your calculators and follow the order of operations to reach your solutions.
*do NOT let the calculator do all of the steps for you; enter it in the order you think the steps should be done.
*Due Friday

Homework for Tuesday, 5/18

Trans Math: Finance Park book
*Remember, this is just a checklist for the things you will want to be completing ... these are not "due" until the book is due.
*House Buying or Renting pg 98 or 99
- Be sure to read the instructions carefully!
-Make sure you have enough bedrooms, etc.
- Make sure your monthly payment ends up being between your minimum and maximum as you determined on pg 93 of your workbook.
*Utilitiies pg 100
- Bs sure to use your ENTIRE house payment as your guideline if you have a roommate, THEN divide that payment in half.

Pre-Algebra: Nada! Enjoy ;-)

Homework for Monday, 5/17

Trans Math: Home Loan ws
*This is the blue sheet you received in class.
*Figure out the cost of the house you can afford whether you are buying alone or with a roommate.
*This sheet must be checked off before you can buy a house Tuesday!
Also ...
*Portfolio Investment Report pg 96
*We went over all of the changes to this page in class; we are using weeks instead of days, etc.
*If you missed the details, you will have to copy them down in class on Tuesday.

Pre-Algebra: pg 380, 28 - 36
*Show your work, people!
*Due Tuesday
RETEST IN CLASS TOMORROW - please bring something quiet to do or study once you have completed the test.

Weekend Update

Trans Math: Coming Monday - Let the buying begin!
*Wondering what's been assigned already in your Finance Book? Scroll (seriously scroll) all of the way down to the bottom of this blog page where you will find all of the assignments listed. Be sure they match the assignments you have listed inside the cover of your FP book!

Pre-Algebra: Retest Tuesday, 5/18

Homework for Thursday, 5/13

Trans Math: Budget Stuff
*Lost? Please try to follow the directions below.
*NMI final calculations: pg 92
---first determine: are you transferring data from your sticker? (annual) or recalculating according to the instructions on the page (monthly)?
---THEN be sure to add in your children if you have them @$83 a month OR $1,000 a year below line 8.
---THEN IF your lucky chance applies, write it on line 8.
*Budget Guidelines, pg 93
---Please use a calculator!
---Convert all percentages to decimals
---Complete both the minimum & maximum guidelines.
BE CAREFUL! Otherwise, that's a lot of recalculating to do ...
*Due Friday

Pre-Algebra: Test Corrections
*Due Friday

Tomorrow in pre-algebra, we will be updating your stock portfolios. You will be required to sell at least one of your stocks tomorrow and replace it with a different one. Research if you want to!

Homework for Wednesday, 5/12

Trans Math: Budget Guesses ws
*This is an effort based worksheet: what percentage of their budget do you think the "average American family" spends on each of the listed categories?
*Take serious guesses ... I do know the difference.
*Make sure your numbers add up to 100%!
*Due Thursday

Pre-Algebra: Nada! (don't you love that?)
*Be prepared to take the Simple & Compound Interest section at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Homework for Tuesday, 5/11

Trans Math: Art of Budget
*pg 74 - 75 in your FP workbook.
*Yes, I know you have a field trip ... you still need to complete this homework.
*Turn your books in Wednesday; you may leave them on the shelf in the classroom.
*Due Wednesday!

Pre-Algebra: Choice!
(choose 1 of the following)
*7.1 (percents and fractions) pg 368, 5 - 16
*7.2 AND 7.4 (percents & proportions) pg 369, 17 - 22 AND pg 370, 36 & 39
*7.3 (percents & decimals) pg 369, 23 - 35
*7.5 - 7.7 (percent of change, applications, and interest) pg 370 - 371, 40 - 49
ANSWERS have now been deleted from the bottom of this blog. Sorry.
*Due Wednesday for 5 points.
Do not "forget"

Homework for Monday, 5/10

Trans Math: Unit 2 Test
*pg. 67 & 68 in your FP book.
*This is open book (read what you do not know)
*Do not use a calculator!
*We will correct this in class, so you will lose many points if you are not prepared.
*DUE: Tuesday

Pre-Algebra: Chapter Test, pg 372
*Complete it all - problems 1 - 30.
*These are not complex problems ... you may only use a calculator for problems 29 and 30.
*REVIEW concepts you do not remember: it's all in your book!
*Bring your questions tomorrow.
***TEST THIS WEDNESDAY***
*Due: Tuesday

Homework for Thursday, 5/6

Trans Math: My Sticker
*On page 56 of your FP book, make the following calculations:
1) Your GAI
2) Your federal income tax
3) Your Social Security tax (1.45% of your GAI)
4) Your Medicare (6.2% of your GAI)
5) Add together lines 2, 3, and 4
6) Subtract your tax total from your GAI
NAI - record your net annual income
7) Divide your NAI by 12 (months)
NMI - record your net monthly income
*Once you are satisfied with your numbers, transfer these to your sticker on the front of your FP book.
*Due - PUT YOUR BOOKS on the shelf in Room 1 before school or after the assembly (before the Mercado) on Friday.

Pre-Algebra: pg 365, 8 - 11 and 18 - 21.
*Simple Interest Formula (pg. 362) I = Prt
Answers should include the interest and the balance.
*Compound Interest Formula (pg. 364) A = P(1 + r)exp
(sorry, this format does not accept an exponent!)
Answers will be the new balance.
*Remember that I want to see your work for each formula: which variables you replaced with which numbers.
*Figure these numbers in your calculator - do not use any special function keys, please.
*Record your answer.
*Due: Friday. Please leave your assignments in the basket before school or after the assembly (before the Mercado).

Homework for Wednesday, 5/6

Trans Math: Financial Institutions, pg 5
*This assignment is in your FP Book
*Be sure to summarize either with bullet points or sentences in your own words.
*You should have completed most of this in class.
*Due Thursday

Pre-Algebra: pg 360, 8 - 17
*Percent applications
*Review pages 357 - 359 if you need help with the vocabulary.
*Due Thursday
Please bring a Calculator to class tomorrow if you have one!

Homework for Tuesday, 5/4

Trans Math: Where is ... ? pg. 51 - 52
*This is assignment #4 in your Finance Book.
*Be sure to fill out the checks completely and sign them.
*Answer the questions using the information on the page.
*There will be one late point assessed per day this assignment is late.
*Due Wednesday

Pre-Algebra: Percent Increase & Decrease ws
*Use the examples on pages 352 - 354 in your textbook if you don't remember how to do this.
*You may also set up proportions the way we reviewed in class on Monday.
*You have the skills to do these, just figure out how to set up the problem first: use a similar problem with friendly numbers (like 12 decreased by 25%) to figure out the equation that works for you.
*Forget the worksheet? You will need to copy the problems below (unless I figure out how to get them on to a link, but I need to eat dinner first so don't count on it).
*NO CALCULATORS.
*Due Wednesday

Percent Increase & Decrease Problem Set
1. What is the percent increase from 40 - 64?
2. What is the percent decrease from 50 to 3?
3. What is 181 increased by 23%?
4. What is 6 decreased by 62%?
5. What is the percent increase from 25 to 95?
6. What is 199 decreased by 9%?
7. What is 15 increased by 68%?
8. What is the percent decrease from 64 to 20?
9. What is the percent increase from 60 to 102?
10. What is 78 decreased by 5%
11. What is 87 increased by 45%
12. What is the percent decrease from 80 to 35?

Homework for Monday, 5/3

Trans Math: Stock Graph, pg 33
*This is the #3 assignment in your Finance Park book.
*Please follow the directions ... you will need to make a key and accurately plot 3 stocks.
*Due Tuesday - there will be one point subtracted if this assignment is not completed by class time.
More taxes in class on Tuesday!

Pre-Algebra: ws 7.6
PLEASE NOTE: I accidently gave you the worksheet from the next lesson (applications), not noticing that 7.5 was missing from my workbook until now (3:30). In other words, apply the skills we've learned using whatever method most makes sense to you. Just do your bestest!
*So, pay attention to the directions on the worksheet, okay?
*Notice what is 100% (wholesale or original price, depending on the problem)
*Notice whether or not your price will be increasing (markup percent) or decreasing (discount price).
*Then APPLY the markup or savings ... (see example below)
*For problems 8 - 13, you must find the tax and add it to the food bill.
*Sometimes there is a tip too!
*Due Tuesday
Example: After you find the monetary value of the markup percent, you must add it to the wholesale/original price in order to find the new price. Your other option is to add 100% to the markup percent before you solve the equation ... it's all about how you decide to arrange it.

Weekend Update 5/1

Trans Math students: your retest scores have now all been posted on Teacherease. Everyone did better, so you should feel well-prepared for this Finance unit. Congratulations!

Did everyone see that Mr. Gacek has posted 2 pictures of Mistergacek on his blog? Check them out! (link at the right if you do not have it)