1. Problem of the Day: Jan. 4 (8.8A, 04-35, 9) The net of a cube is shown below. Use the ruler on the Mathematics Chart to measure the dimensions of the cube to the nearest inch. Find the surface area of the cube to the nearest square inch. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

2. Problem of the Day: Jan. 5 Carmen and her family spent $0.09 per mile for gasoline during a recent road trip. Which statement best describes this situation? A.Carmen and her family purchased 15.5 gallons of gasoline priced at $1.61 per gallon for their 394-mile road trip. B.Carmen and her family purchased 22.5 gallons of gasoline priced at $1.58 per gallon for their 395-mile road trip. C.Carmen and her family purchased 17 gallons of gasoline priced at $1.75 per gallon for their 371-mile road trip. D.Carmen and her family purchased 21 gallons of gasoline priced at $1.49 per gallon for their 312-mile road trip. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

3. Problem of the Day: Jan. 6 A group of girls is attempting to break the school record for the longest gum-wrapper chain. The girls’ chain already measures 4182 feet. The school-record chain is 5967 feet. What additional information is needed to determine how many gum wrappers the girls still need in order to break the record? A.The amount of time it took to complete the current school-record chain. B.The number of gum wrappers each girl has collected. C.The number of gum wrappers needed to complete a foot of the chain. D.The amount of time needed to complete the chain. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

4. Problem of the Day: Jan. 7 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

5. Problem of the Day: Jan.10 If x > 0 and y < 0, which statement must be true for the expression x ? y A.The result of the expression is undefined. B.The result of the expression is 0. C.The result of the expression is negative. D.The result of the expression is positive. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

6. Problem of the Day: Jan. 11 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

7. Problem of the Day: Jan. 12 Which of the following is true of all squares and all rectangles? –I. All squares and all rectangles are equilateral –II. All squares and all rectangles are equiangular. –III. All rectangles are squares. A.II only B.III only C.II and III only D.I, II, and III Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

8. Problem of the Day: Jan. 13 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

9. Problem of the Day: Jan. 14 Mrs. Phan wants to buy tulips and lilies for her house. She needs at least 5 containers of tulips and at least 5 containers of lilies. Tulips cost $6 per container and lilies cost $4 per container. If Mrs. Phan has a total of $75 to spend for the tulips and lilies, what is the greatest number of containers she can buy? A.10 B.12 C.16 D.18 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

10. Problem of the Day: Jan. 18 Cathy is making a sugar solution to pour into her hummingbird feeders. The solution is to be 4 parts water to 1 part sugar. If Cathy uses a gallon of water, how many cups of sugar will she need? A.16 cups B.1 cup C.2 cups D.4 cups Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

11. Problem of the Day: Jan. 19 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

12. Problem of the Day: Jan. 20 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

13. Problem of the Day: Jan. 21 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

14. Problem of the Day: Jan. 24 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

15. Problem of the Day: Jan. 25 (8.8A, 06-9, 9) The net of a cube is shown below. Use the ruler on the Mathematics Chart to measure the dimensions of the cube to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Calculate the surface area. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

16. Problem of the Day: Jan. 26 (8.10) Which statement best describes how the volume of a cube changes when the edge length is of the original length? A The volume of the new cube is1/2 the volume of the original cube. B The volume of the new cube is 1/4 the volume of the original cube. C The volume of the new cube is 1/8 times the volume of the original cube. D The volume of the new cube is 1/64 times the volume of the original cube. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

17. Problem of the Day: Jan. 27 (8.10A, 06-26, 9) If the dimensions of a rectangle are doubled, which of the following best describes an effect on the rectangle? A The new area will be 2 times as large as the original area. B The new area will be 8 times as large as the original area. C The new perimeter will be 4 times as large as the original perimeter. D The new perimeter will be 2 times as large as the original perimeter. (8.10A, 04-21, 10) If the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 24 inches are tripled, what will be the perimeter in inches of the new rectangle? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

18. Problem of the Day: Jan. 28 (8.8A, 03-50, 10) The net of a cylinder is shown below. Use the ruler on the Mathematics Chart to measure the dimensions of the cylinder to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Find the total surface area to the nearest square centimeter. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

19. Problem of the Day: Jan. 31 (8.8B) The net of a cylinder is shown below. Use the ruler on the Mathematics Chart to measure the dimensions of the cylinder to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Find the volume to the nearest cubic centimeter. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

20. Problem of the Day: Feb.1 Mrs. Sandoval’s knitting basket contains 3 balls of blue yarn, 2 balls of white yarn, and 3 balls of red yarn. One evening Mrs. Sandoval randomly selected a ball of yarn from her basket and replaced it after she finished knitting. The next evening she randomly selected another ball of yarn from the basket. What is the probability that on the first evening the selected ball of yarn was white and that on the second evening the selected ball of yarn was red? Nikolai has a jar filled with 120 marbles. He has 72 red marbles, 17 blue marbles, 13 green marbles, and 18 purple marbles. What is the probability that he will randomly select a blue marble, without replacement, and then a purple marble from the jar? A.7/24 B.3/140 C.17/800 D.13/840 Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________ A.9/24 B.5/8 C.3/32 D.3/28

21. Problem of the Day: Feb 2 Show your work here. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

22. Problem of the Day: Feb.3 (8.8C, 04-22, 9) A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 2.8 feet and a height of 5.6 feet. The water tank is filled to the top. If water can be pumped out at a rate of 36 cubic feet per minute, about how long will it take to empty the water tank? A 3 hC 4 min B 2 hD 1 min Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________

23. Problem of the Day: Feb.4 Show your work here. Exam is April 26DAYS TO TAKS ________