In my computer class, we were told to play a math game for homework, and then write a blog about it. Well, I played the game, and this is my blog where I describe and explain how I mastered it. First, let me say a bit about the game itself. There four levels: whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, and money. In each of these levels, you have to figure out the solutions to the four numbers in the corners. Once you had all the four on the outside ring, you would then procced to the next ring, and so on. 

     So, when I played this game, it acutally wasn't that hard except for a few problems on the fractions and decimals levels. But, in the end it was a fun game that helped me practice my math skills.

     So, in math, I am learning about percents and price of change. We have been doing a lot of activities in class about purchasing the better bargain. So, I'm going to share with you which is the better deal: a liter of Mountain Dew or a 12 pack. First, I had to research the prices of the two items. The 12 pack costs about $3.50, and the liter bottle costs about $1.20.

      Comparing the prices, we can see that the liter bottles is cheaper. However, there are 12, 12 oz cans in the box ( which equal 144 oz. all together), while there are only 38 oz. in the bottle. So, while it may be cheaper to buy the liter bottle, it's best to buy the 12 can box because there are more oz. in the cans than the bottle.

    In my pre-alegbra class, we are doing a unit on inequalities. With inequalities, you use four different signs, other than the equal sign. > means greater than, < means less than, > means greater than or equal to, and < means less than or equal to. Using these symbols also means that when graphing equations with these symbols, you use the solid dot and the closed dot. 

    So, what is the meaning of an inequality? Although it sounds like it means that something isn't equal, an inequality means that a number is a possible solution.

As you may or may not know, today is Math Monday. That means I will be blogging on something math related. Like, oh I don't know, the infinate amount of numbers between 0 and 1? Well, first of all, yes there are many, many numbers in between 1 and 0. As a matter of fact, there are an infiant amount  of number between any number. Now, the image on the left has an example of what I'm talking about. 

    What I mean by that is that you can clearly see that there is a space in between the numbers. In these spaces, there are other numbers. As you can see, there are fractions in between the 0 and 1. There are even spaces in between the fractions! It just goes on and on forever. But, the point is that, on a number line there those little lines in between the whole numbers aren't just lines. They represent the infinate amount of numbers inbetween each whole numbers, and they are usually deciamals or fractions.

Did you know that instead of dividing fractions, you could simply do the reciprocal of the second number, and multiply. Confusing? Let me explain. For example, you could have 1/2 and 1/4. First you would do the reciprocal of 1/4, which is 4/1. Then, you would multiply 1/2 and 4/1. Easy right? You could even do something called cross-canceling. That means that sice 4 is divisable by 2, you would divide the 2 and the 4 by 2. That would make the 2 into a 1, and the 4 into a 2. That would look like this: 1/2=1/1 & 1/4=1/2. The final answer is 1/2.

First- 1/2 divided by 1/4
Second- do the reciprocal of the second fraction
Third- 1/2 multiplied by 4/1
Finally: your answer is 1/2

Math is not my strong suit, but my math teacher, Mr. Dorman, is really helpful. The current topic he's teachig us about is fractions, decimals, and percentage. I feel like I'm understanding everything, and I really like that feeling. A particiular lesson that I remember is one where Mr. Dorman and Mrs. Pope's classes swiched accrding to test scores. I went to Mrs. Pope's Pope's class for the rest of the period. I liked going to Mrs. Pope's room, and having a lesson with her, because she teaches a bit differently that Mr. Dorman. I really like both of their methods of tesching, but since I didn't quite understand how do some things, I found Mrs. Pope extremely helpful. She tought me some technics that Mr. Dorman had not, or didn't explain well. All of the lessons I have had so far have helped me and extended my knowlege in math, but this specific lesson was espicially enlightening.

    Since it's Math Monday today, I will be explaining how/why as the denominator in a fraction gets larger, the decimal gets smaller. So, this is all having to do with number lines, I think, or at least that's how I think of it. Let's take 1/2 for example. It would be right in between 0 and 1, right? Well, if you multiply 1/2 by 2 you get 2/4, right? Now, 1/2 and 2/4 are the same thing, but 1/2 is in between 0 and 1, and 2/4 is in between 4 and 5. That means that 1/2 is closer to 0 than 2/4, so 1/2 is technically larger than 2/4, even though the two fractions are virtually the same. How does that make any sense? Let me explain. 1/2 and 2/4 are the same (see fraction wall), but 1/2 is simplified. If you divided 2/4 by 2, you would end up with 1/2. Therefore, 1/2 and 2/4 are the same, but since 4 is larger than 2, 2/4 is further down the number line. 

Today I will be sharing the things that help me in my math class. For example, what I do to study or review before a test, or in general what I do in cases where I need to review something because I don't understand it. First, I usually look at any notes that I had taken. If for some reason, my notes aren't easy to read or I didn't write any notes that day, I would consult mt math textbook. This step works 99.99% of the time because well, the textbook has all the information. Another thing that I do is that I ask my friends that are good at math. Now, whenever I have some trouble with a math concept, this is what I usually do. I have never had to do anything else so far, but if I really don't understand something to the point that I don't know what to do any more, I will ask the teacher. I have done this before in sixth grade many times so I'm okay with it.