A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321987297
Author: Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny Lott
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.1B, Problem 8A
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A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (12th Edition)
Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 a. If a fixed number...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 A student says she...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 Abby and Dan are...Ch. 1.1 - Consider a game where you have two distict piles...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 A mathematician named...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 The figure below...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-1 The distance around...Ch. 1.1 - Work in pairs on the following versions of a game...Ch. 1.1 - John asks why the last step of Polyas four-step...Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 Connecting...
Ch. 1.1 - Mathematical Connections 1-2 Connecting...Ch. 1.1 - National Assessment of Educational Progress NAEP...Ch. 1.1 - A pattern of dots is shown above. How many dots...Ch. 1.1 - Susie said, I have 83c but fewer than 10 coins....Ch. 1.1 - An Introduction to Problem Solving Sam folds a...Ch. 1.1A - Use the approach in Gausss Problem to find the...Ch. 1.1A - Use the ideas in drawings a and b to find the...Ch. 1.1A - Find the sum 36+37+38+39+...+146+147.Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A Cookies are sold singly or in...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A In a big red box, there are 7...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A How many triangles are in the...Ch. 1.1A - Without computing each sum of the arithmetic...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A Alababa, Bubba, Cory, and Dandy...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A How many ways can you make change...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A The following is a magic square...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A Debbie and Amy began reading a...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A The 14 digits of a credit card are...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A Three closed boxes A, B, and C of...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A An electrician charges 50 per hour...Ch. 1.1A - Assessment 1-1A Kathy stood on the middle rung of...Ch. 1.1B - Use the approach in Gausss Problem to find the...Ch. 1.1B - Use the diagram below to explain how to find the...Ch. 1.1B - Find the sum of 58+59+60+61+...+203.Ch. 1.1B - Eve Merriam " titled her childrens book...Ch. 1.1B - Prob. 5ACh. 1.1B - How many squares are in the following figure?Ch. 1.1B - If P=1+3+5+7+...+99 and Q=5+7+9...+101 are sums of...Ch. 1.1B - The sign says that you are leaving Missoula, Butte...Ch. 1.1B - Marc goes to the store with exactly 1.00 in...Ch. 1.1B - Find a 3-by-3 magic square using the numbers 3, 5,...Ch. 1.1B - Eight marbles look alike, but one is slightly...Ch. 1.1B - Recall the song "TheTwelveDaysofChristmas": On the...Ch. 1.1B - a. Suppose you have quarters, dimes and pennies...Ch. 1.1B - Suppose you buy lunch for the math club. You have...Ch. 1.1B - One winter night the temperature fell 15 degrees...Ch. 1.2 - a. If a fixed number is added to each term of an...Ch. 1.2 - A student says she read that Thomas Robert Malthus...Ch. 1.2 - MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS Abby to take place in 5...Ch. 1.2 - MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS The arithmetic average of...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 5MCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 6MCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 7MCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 8MCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 9MCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 10MCCh. 1.2 - The following pattern is called Pascals triangle....Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 12MCCh. 1.2 - MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS Joey said that 4, 24, 44,...Ch. 1.2 - Mathematical Connections A1 and Betty were asked...Ch. 1.2 - MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS A student claims the...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 16MCCh. 1.2 - Mathematical connections 12 In a baseball league...Ch. 1.2 - Mathematical connections 12 How many ways can you...Ch. 1.2 - Mathematical connections 12 Tents hold...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 1NAEPCh. 1.2 - NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS NAEP...Ch. 1.2 - A car can seat c adults. A van can seat 4 more...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 4NAEPCh. 1.2A - ASSESSEMENT For each of the following sequences of...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT Each of the following sequences is...Ch. 1.2A - Assessment Find the 100th term and the nth term...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT Use a traditional clock face to...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT The pattern 1,8,27,64,125,... is a...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT The first windmill has 5 matchstick...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT In the following sequence, the figures...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT The school population for a certain...Ch. 1.2A - Joes annual income has been increasing each year...Ch. 1.2A - The first difference of a sequence is the...Ch. 1.2A - List the next three terms to continue a pattern in...Ch. 1.2A - Assessment How many terms are there in each of the...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT Find the first five terms in sequences...Ch. 1.2A - Find a counterexample for each of the following:...Ch. 1.2A - Assume that the following patterns are built of...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT Consider the sequences given in the...Ch. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT A sheet of paper is cut into 5...Ch. 1.2A - Assessment Each of the following sequences is...Ch. 1.2A - Assessment A Fibonacci-type sequence is a sequence...Ch. 1.2A - Prob. 20ACh. 1.2A - ASSESSMENT A new pair of tennis shoes cost 80. If...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSEMENT For each of the following sequences of...Ch. 1.2B - Assessment Each of the following sequences is...Ch. 1.2B - Find the 100th term and the nth term for each of...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Use a traditional clock face to...Ch. 1.2B - Assessment Observe the following pattern:...Ch. 1.2B - In the following pattern, one hexagon takes 6...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Each successive figure below is made of...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT A tank contains 15,360L of water. At...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT The Washington Middle School time is an...Ch. 1.2B - The first difference of a sequence is the...Ch. 1.2B - Prob. 11ACh. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT How many terms are there in a following...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Find the first five terms in sequences...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Find a counterexample for each of the...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Assume the following pattern with terms...Ch. 1.2B - ASSESSMENT Consider the sequences given in the...Ch. 1.2B - Female bees are born fertilized eggs, and male...Ch. 1.2B - Assessment Each of the following sequences is...Ch. 1.2B - Prob. 19ACh. 1.2B - Starting with 1 and 1 as the first two terms of...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW If today is Sunday, July 4, and...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Jackie spent 40 on two items. If...Ch. 1.CR - A nursery rhyme states: A diller, a dollar, a ten...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW List three more terms that...Ch. 1.CR - Find a possible nth term in each of the following:...Ch. 1.CR - Prob. 6CRCh. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Find the following sums: a....Ch. 1.CR - Prob. 8CRCh. 1.CR - Prob. 9CRCh. 1.CR - Prob. 10CRCh. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Solve the following equations: a....Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW If fence posts are to be placed...Ch. 1.CR - If a complete rotation of a car tire moves car...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW The members of Mrs. Grants class...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW A carpenter has three large...Ch. 1.CR - Use differences to find the next term in the...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW An ant farm can hold 100,000...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Tomas team entered a mathematics...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Three pieces of wood are needed...Ch. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW How many four-digit numbers have...Ch. 1.CR - If n and m are natural numbers and nm, how many...Ch. 1.CR - Prob. 22CRCh. 1.CR - Prob. 23CRCh. 1.CR - Prob. 24CRCh. 1.CR - a. If every second term in an arithmetic sequence...Ch. 1.CR - Prob. 26CRCh. 1.CR - CHAPTER 1 REVIEW Each of the following is a...Ch. 1 - NOW TRY THIS Explain whether the approach in...Ch. 1 - NOW TRY THIS Find the sum of consecutive natural...Ch. 1 - NOW TRY THIS Each of 16 people in a round-robin...Ch. 1 - NOW TRY THIS An elevator stopped at the middle...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5NTCh. 1 - NOW TRY THIS A prime number is a natural number...Ch. 1 - In Figure 13, we want to know how many different...Ch. 1 - Prob. 8NTCh. 1 - NOW TRY THIS Consider the rectangular numbers in...
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