Monday

Intermediate Algebra

Order of Operations

Homework:

Pg. 91 # 62, 64, 70

Assignments:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes - order of operations and a few properties of exponents

Today's Do Now:

Use the distributive property to expand and simplify each expression:
1. 5(x – 4)
2. x(y – 2)
3. 2x(5 + y)
4. ¼ (8x + 28)

Today's Focus Questions:
1. Does order matter when adding or subtracting? Explain.
2. Does order matter when multiplying or dividing? Explain.
3. What is a purpose of the distributive property?

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Geometry

Party Handshakes

Homework: pg. 116 # 3, 10

Assignment:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Investigation - Party Handshakes

Today's Do Now:

Pg. 109 #5, pg. 110 #7

Today's Focus Questions
1. What is a mathematical model? Give an example of a situation and what kind of mathematical model would be used for this representation.
2. Explain how you used inductive reasoning in today’s investigation.