Welcome to Mrs. Adams' 8th Grade Math Class!

Welcome to Middle School Math! I'm sure many of us groan at the memories of our math experiences. My goal is to help make math exciting and approachable for all students. I hope you enjoy seeing all the neat things we do in my math class.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Wow, that's a lot!

How many football fields does it take to make a mile, including the endzones... 14 2/3 fields!  Many students did not catch that I said to include the endzones so their answer was a little bit higher.  I also got some answers like 14.7 or 14.67 fields.  If we are talking about a football field what form of the number is best to answer in?  Can we think of the football field in parts or does it have to be as a whole when talking about this particular problem?  Why?

As an extension and for more extra credit, answer the above questions in paragraph form.  Your paragraph is due by Friday, September 23.

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