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More Factors and Multiples: Greatest Common Factor: Pre Test
In this greatest common factor activity, students answer multiple choice questions about problem solving and rules of the greatest common factor in numbers. Students complete 10 questions total.
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More Factors and Multiples: Greatest Common Factor
For this greatest common factor worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about how to find the greatest common factor and actually finding it in problems. Students answer 10 questions total.
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The Winchester Airport Problem
In this distance/rate/time problem, students find the amount of time a person could walk a given distance. Students are given the time it takes to walk on a moving walkway (both with and against the flow of traffic).
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The Gambling Problem
In this gambling worksheet, students determine the amount two people made while gambling in Atlantic City. They identify and compute a factorial and a number squared. This one-page problem contains 1 problem. This problem would be...
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Quadratics Equations
In this algebra worksheet, students define the equations and discuss how many and what kinds of roots there will be. There are 6 questions dealing with roots, complex numbers and quadratics.
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Complex and Imaginary Numbers
For this complex and imaginary numbers worksheet, students multiply and divide imaginary and complex numbers. They solve equations containing imaginary numbers. Students determine the roots, sum and product of the roots and the roots of...
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Complete the Square
In this quadratic equations activity, students complete the square, factor a trinomial, and solve using square roots. There are eight questions with a provided workspace.
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Fourteen Adding and Subtracting Polynomial Problems
In this polynomials worksheet, students add and subtract polynomials in thirteen multiple choice problems and one free-response problems. The solutions are provided.
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The football and Braking Distance; Model Data with Quadratic Functions
Students use the quadratic formula to solve application problems. The first problem relates to the path of a football thrown from the top of the bleachers. Students compute the time it will take the football to reach certain heights. In...
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Model Data with Quadratic Functions
Students model data using quadratic equations. In this algebra lesson, students simplify and factor quadratic equations. They graph the function using collected data and analyze the parabola.
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Worksheet Chapter 1, 1.2-1.8 College Prep Algebra
In this algebra worksheet, students complete a variety of basic algebra problems. They compare integers, identify sets of numbers, simplify equations, translate words into numerical expressions, and identify properties. This worksheet...
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Finding Prime Factors
In this finding prime factors worksheet, 6th graders read two strategies for finding prime factors, then practice using these methods by doing factor facts drills.
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Area graphics for 7th graders
Students randomly select dimensions for three geometric shapes (square, right triangle and circle). From the graphs they compare and contrast the graphical results of each shape.
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Prime and Composite Numbers with use of manipulatives (Elementary, Mathematics)
Students learn what prime and composite numbers are. They learn how to identify them by working in a group and demonstrating an understanding of one work problem with 100% accuracy using the manipulatives provided.
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Mixed Expressions and Complex Fractions
Students are introduced to mixed expressions and complex fractions. They work through several problems with the instructor and then complete a worksheet.
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Algebra I: A Draining Swimming Pool
Students analyze and develop symbolic representations to describe the amount of water left in a pool being pumped out after a given amount of time, with various pumping rates and initial quantities of water in the pool.
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Completing the Square Lesson Plan
Students investigate the origin of the quadratic function. In this algebra lesson, students analyze solving an equation by completing the square. They compare the early methods as compared to our method for solving quadratics.
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How Large is a Mole of M&M's
Students calculate whether or not a mole of M&M's fill their high school. They practice factor-labeling, define a mole, and calculate the number of cubic feet per mole of M&M's. To answer the question they measure and calculate...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Factoring Polynomials
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that illustrate how to factor polynomials. It discusses factoring out the greatest common factor, factoring by grouping, factoring quadratics, and factoring polynomials with degree...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
An exercise on solving a quadratic equation by applying the method of factoring by grouping. Begin by clicking on "show scratchpad."
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Factoring
From pulling out the common factors of a polynomial to giving hints on how to factor a trinomial that does not have a leading coefficient of 1, a comprehensive tutorial for factoring polynomials is given as well as practice, interactive...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Factoring a Trinomial
The tutorial explains how to factor trinomials. The resource includes a lesson with examples, practice problems, and an expression-factoring calculator.
Math Drills
Math Drills: Number Sense Worksheets
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your number sense skills. Sheets focus on roman numerals, scientific notation, counting, expanded form, exponents, factoring, roots, and rounding.
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Quick Math: Factor Polynomials
The process of factoring is essential to the simplification of many algebraic expressions and is a useful tool in solving higher degree equations. In fact, the process of factoring is so important that very little of algebra beyond this...