1. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
Assignment:
1­­>Set 27 (odds) ­ Due Wednesday (10/31)
2­­>Test signed??
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2. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
Lesson 26 Warm­Up:
1) There were 5 yards of fabric on the bolt of cloth.
Mrs. Durst bought 3 1/3 yards of the fabric.
How much remained on the bolt?
2) Draw a diagram for the statement, then answer the question:
*40% of the 30 students in the class were boys.
*How many boys were in the class?
3) Simplify: 9/16 x 2/3
4) Simplify: 7/8 ­ (3/4 x 1/2)
5) Use prime factorization to find the GCF of 48 and 144.
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3. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
Lesson 26:
*FYI...
­To multiply mixed numbers:
­convert each to an improper fraction
­cancel if possible
­multiply tops ­ multiply bottoms
­convert to a mixed number if needed
­To divide mixed numbers:
­convert each to an improper fraction
­invert (flip) the 2nd one & change it to multiplication
­cancel if possible
­multiply tops ­ multiply bottoms
­convert to a mixed number if needed
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4. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
Examples (Lesson 26):
Simplify.
A) 6 2/3 x 3/5
B) 2 1/3 x 3 1/2
C) 3 x 3 3/4
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5. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
D) 1 2/3 3
E) 2 1/2 3 1/3
F) 5 2/3
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6. lesson 26.notebook October 29, 2012
G) 2 2/3 1 1/3
H) 1 1/3 2 2/3
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