I'm Happy to Be Back! Hope You are too!

Well, school is ready to start for another year. We had a great year last year, and we're looking forward to another one this year. So glad to have a new group of sixth graders, plus our returning seventh and eighth graders. We trust that the Lord is going to lead and guide us throughout the year, and that you (if you're a student) and your parents will grow together and closer to Christ through what is done here.

God bless you this year!

We Are Ready For a New School Year

The days of summer are coming to an end,
and the start of school right around the bend.
Did I accomplish all I desired,
or was my excuse that I was just too tired?

Whichever the case, Monday's the day
when summer vacation vanishes away.
Back to the books at full steam ahead
Are all the pages of your assignment read?

Time to catch up on everyone's news,
Check out the new clothes and new hairdos.
"What did you do over the summer?"
"Coming back to school is such a bummer."

"Do I have to sit here?
My friend's across the room.
Unless they are near
There's bound to be gloom.

The teachers will go over the rules
Explain how to use some important tools.
We will begin to stretch and move,
It does take awhile to get in the groove.

In the end I have to say
That I am happy to be back today.
I really do enjoy this school,
To be anywhere else I'd be a fool.

For the most important part about this place
Is that teachers and Administrators seek God's face.
Our school is based upon God's Word
And we seek to honor the Lord.

So welcome back to 2009-10,
May God bless you this year, friend.

More Help for Finals, part 4

Six grade: Divide these fractions and/or mixed numbers.
14. ¾ ÷ 1/3 = [A] 2 –¼ [B] ¾ [C] ¼ [D] 4
** Keep-Change-Flip. That makes this 3/4 x 3/1 = 9/4 or 2-1/4. A is correct answer.
15. 2/3 ÷ 2/3 = [A] 1 [B] 4/9 [C] 9/4 [D] 6/4
KCF. 2/3 x 3/2 = 6/6 or 1. A is correct answer.

Seventh Grade:
51. x/10 = 3/5 A] 150 [B] 6 [C] 1.5 [D] 16.67
**Cross multiply. 5x = 3 x 10, 5x = 30, divide by 5-- x = 6 Correct answer is B.

52. 12/8 = a/6 A] 9 [B] 16 [C] 4 [D] 12
**Cross multiply. 12 x 6 = 8a, 72 = 8a. Divide by 8-- 9 = a. Correct answer is A.

More Help for Finals, part 3

Sixth Grade: True or False
__ When multiplying fractions, you simply multiply numerator to numerator, and denominator to denominator. (TRUE)
__ There are three yards in a foot. (FALSE. There are three FEET in a YARD.)

Seventh Grade:
Find the Greatest Common Factor of each set of numbers.
11. 18, 27 A) 2 B) 3 C) 6 D) 9
** The prime factorization of 18 is 3 x 3 x 2
The prime factorization of 27 is 3 x 3 x 3
The factors are 3 and 3. Therefore the GCF is 3 x 3 or 9. "D" is the correct answer.
12. 30, 72 A) 2 B) 3 C) 6 D) 9
** The prime factorization of 30 is 3 x 5 x 2
The prime factorization of 72 is 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2
The factors are 3 and 2. Therefore the GCF is 3 x 2 or 6. "C" is the correct answer.

Pre-Algebra:
Is the following relation a function?
{(2,3),(1,4),(3,2),(2,5)}
To be a function, each member of the domain (x coordinate) must be paired with only one member in the range (y coordinate). The number 2 is paired with both 3 and 5, so it is NOT A FUNCTION.

What is the slope of a line passing through the following points? Q(2,10), B(4,6)
The slope formula is y2 - y1/ x2 - x1. Simply plug in the values for x and y, and calculate the slope. So 10 - 6/2 - 4 = 4/-2 or simply -2. M= -2.

Algebra:
15p > 60 You must solve for p, so divide both sides by 15. New inequality is p> 4

d/-13 > -5 Since d is divided by -13, we must multiply by the same number. When you multiply or divide by a negative number, you must flip the inequality sign the other way. So your answer is d < 65.

More Final Exam Help, part 2

For Algebra Students:

3x - y = 1
2x + 4y = 3
Use substitution to solve this system of equations.
3x - y (+ y) = 1 (+ y) add y to both sides
3x = 1 + y
3x (- 1) = y + 1 (- 1) subtract one from both sides
3x - 1 = y
Substitute this for y in the other equation.
2x + 4(3x - 1) = 3
2x + 12x - 4 = 3 use Distributive property
14x -4 = 3 combine like terms
14x = 7 add four to both sides
x = 1/2 divide by 14
3(1/2) -y = 1 substitute 1/2 for x
3/2 - y = 1 multiply 3 times 1/2
- y = -1/2 subtract 3/2 from each side
y= 1/2 divide by -1
ANSWER: (1/2, 1/2)

x - 5y = 0 multiply this by 2
2x - 3y = 7
2(x- 5y) = 0 2x - 10y = 0
subtract 2x - 3y = 7
-7y = -7
divide by -7 y = 1

x - 5(1) = 0 substitute 1 for y
x - 5 = 0 multiply
x = 5 add five to both sides.
answer: (5, 1)

More Final Exam Help

This is for the Pre-Algebra students.

5. 15 < 5n, n = 3
Substitute the value of n,which is 3, into the inequality.
15 < 5(3)
15 < 15 Answer is FALSE.
9. 2(n – 5) = 8 [A] 9 [B] -9 [C] -1 [D] 1
To solve, you must use the distributive property, so 2 x n and 2 x -5 make the equation 2n-10 = 8.
2n - 10 (+ 10) = 8 (+ 10) Add ten to both sides
2n = 18
2n ÷ 2 = 18 ÷ 2 Divide both sides by 2
n = 9

Extra Help for Final Exams

You found it. I mentioned in class that you could find extra help here for the Final Exam. Here it is:

6th Grade Can you solve these?
1. ¾ + 1/8 =
[A] 1 [B] 5/8 [C] 7/8 [D] 12/16
**These fractions must have the same denominator. The LCD is 8, so you must multiply the top and bottom of 3/4 by 2. The resulting fraction is 6/8. 6/8 plus 1/8 equals 7/8. The correct answer is "C."
2. 2/5 + 1/6 =
[A] 3/11 [B] 2/30 [C] 5/30 [D] 17/30
**Again change into the LCD, which is 30. Multiply 2/5 times 6 on the top and bottom and you will get 12/30. Multiply 1/6 by 5 on the top and bottom and you will get 5/30. 12/30 + 5/30 = 17/30. So the correct answer is "D."

7th Grade Can you solve these?
Write each percent as a fraction in simplest form.
20. 68 % A) 68/100 B) 34/50 C) 17/25 D) 6/8
**Re-write 68 percent as 68/100. Remember, you can REDUCE that fraction by dividing the top and bottom by 4. The result is 17/25. The correct answer is "C."
21. 95 % A) 9/5 B) 19/20 C) 49/50 D) 95/100
**Re-write 95 percent as 95/100, then reduce. The result is 19/20. The correct answer is "B."

Keep watching (and returning) to this blog for more help in the coming days.