Mr. Moore’s Bell- Ringers/IFA 8 th Grade Math - CMS

Bell-Ringer (9/15/14) (From now on, if you do not write the date I will count it as missing)

Bell-Ringer (9/16/14)

Bell-Ringer (9/17/14) Crystal is growing tomato plants and studying their heights. Her data is shown below: What is the difference between the heights of the Cherry and Roma tomato type? Tomato TypeHeight (feet) Cherry Roma Heirloom

Bell-Ringer (9/18/14) Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide the following decimals: 1) ) ÷ 0.5 A) 0.726A) 0.01 B) 0.735B) 0.1 C) 0.825C) D) 0.625D) 0.505

Bell-Ringer (9/19/14)

Bell-Ringer (9/22/14) Crystal is growing tomato plants and studying their heights. Her data is shown below: What is the height of the Cherry tomato plant after it has grown 1 ½ times its height in 3 weeks?

Bell-Ringer (9/23/14)

Bell-Ringer (9/24/14) Write an example of each of the following types: Expression: Equation: Inequality:

Bell-Ringer (9/25/14) Label the following as an expression, equation or inequality, then solve the problem x ≥ 5 a) Inequality, x ≤ 4 b) Expression, x < 4 c) Equation, x ≥ 4 d) Inequality, x ≥ 4

Bell-Ringer (9/26/14) Mr. Moore and his wife, Rachel are moving this weekend, if they have 45 boxes of their belongings and can move 9 boxes per hour how many hours will it take them to move all of their belongings? A) 6 hours B) 7 hours C) 5 hours D) 9 hours

Bell-Ringer (9/29/14) Change the numerical expression into an written algebraic expression: 5x + 2 = 12 A) Two times a number plus five is equal to twelve B) Twelve is equal to five plus a number added to two. C) Five times a number plus two is equal to twelve. D) Five times a number, times two is equal to twelve.

Bell-Ringer (9/30/14) Carlos rakes leaves for his neighbors. He charges $8.50 per hour to rake leaves plus $4.00 to remove the bags of leaves. If Carlos worked for 2 hours how much money did he make? Use the gradable to write your answer in

Bell-Ringer (10/01/14) Write an equation for the following paragraph: Sam earned $25 for mowing a neighbor’s lawn, he also earns $0.25 for each bush that he waters. Write an equation showing, T, the total amount of money he can make while working: T =

Bell-Ringer (10/02/14) Describe in your own words what zero pair means, and give model an example of a zero pair:

Bell-Ringer (10/03/14) Solve/Isolate the variable w: 1.5x = x – 4 = 8