1. Problems, problems, problems!!!
I don’t know the answer.
There is not one right method.
You may all arrive at different answers.
If we cannot find an answer, it’s ok!
Ask LOTS of questions-even if you think they are silly!!!

2. Math Club
There are eight more girls than boys in the high school math club. The club has a total of 44 members. How many boy sand how many girls are there?
A G

3. Soccer Game
At the conclusion of a soccer game whose two teams each included 7 players, each player on the winning team gave a high five to each player on the losing team. Each player on the winning team also gave a high five to each other player on the winning team. How many fives were given total?
A G

4. Making Change
Ms. Hilly has lots of nickels, dimes, and quarters. In how many ways can she make change for $0.50?
A G

5. Apartment Hunting
A management company offers two payment plans for leasing an apartment for one year. Plan A is designed so that a tenant’s entry cost is low, and Plan B is designed so that there are more gradual price increases Which plan costs more for only the ninth month of tenancy? Which plan costs more for the entire year?
Plan A
Plan B
12-month lease
$400 first month
$500 first month
$30 per month increase each month
$15 per month increase each month G

6. The Pool Deck
Curly used a shovel to dig his own swimming pool. He figured he needed a pool because digging it was hard work and he could use it to cool off after working on it all day. He also planned to build a rectangular concrete deck around the pool that would be 6 feet wide at all points. The pool is rectangular and measures 14 feet by 40 feet. What is the area of the deck? G