Friday, November 12, 2010

Maya's Text Book Scribe Post


# 10 and 16.


Page 98
10) Kai uses an entire can of paint on a square backdrop for the school play. The label on the can states that one can covers 27m² of wall surface. Estimate the backdrop side length, to one decimal place.

Answer:
5.2 is the estimation of 27m².

Page 100
16) A tub in a fitness centre will install a square hot tub in a 6 m × 6 m room. They want the tub to fill no more than 75% of the room’s area.

a) What is the maximum area of the hot tub?

Answer:
The maximum area of the hot tub is 27m
²

b) What dimensions, to a tenth of a metre, will the fitness centre order from the manufacturer? Explain.

Answer:
The dimensions should be 5.1 by 5.1 so the area does not exceed 75% of the space available.

*Sorry if I didn't explain it well.



Here's a video to help you estimate square roots.

4 comments:

  1. Good JOb Maya. Your post is okay. For your video, it helped me a lot. I think your post needs more color, you could highlight important words. And a link would help us more. Good Job.

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  2. Good job Maya your post was well written and I didn't find anything wrong with your answers. Make sure you add a link and colour next time. Otherwise great job!!

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  3. Great job, Maya! Next time you should add a link to enhance your presentation.

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  4. Good job Maya! You video was nice and helpful! To make this post better, you should add a link and also highlight the important words. Anyways , nice job!

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