polymonials

From the video and the websites I learned or became more clearer on some things. One thing I became more clear on is what Mono, Bi , and Tri mean. mono means one; bi means two; and tri means three. One thing that I learned was ia trick abouut how to think when combining like terms. When you have x to the third and x to the 2nd theycannot be combined because x^3 is like an apple and x^2 is like an orange. When grouping like things together you cannot put apples and oranges together.

One heading I chose was 30 Days 30 Ways To Save: The Bedfan. We spend a lot of money each year on air conditioning. My dad always cranks up the air at night. Instead he could put the bedfan on the bottom of his bed. Then since he likes to be cold and my mom doesn’t they could set it at my dads feet or in between them if they choose. I learned that there is a cheap way to keep cool during the night. The only thing that would make it better is if it was cheaper to buy.

The other heading I chose was 30 Days 30 Ways to Save: Slash your grocery bill. I chose this because our grocery bill is about 150 dollars a week or more. by getting organic foods and the off-brand chips and granola bars we can save a ton of money. Even my dad will save money grocery shopping (he likes buying the most expensive food because he thinks it tastes better = ] ) by simply looking for the cheaper option.

well i bet you didnt know this.

this is how old i am.
Duration calculation results

From and including: Monday, March 11, 1996 To and including: Monday, October 6, 2008

It is 4593 days from the start date to the end date, end date included
Or 12 years, 6 months, 26 days including the end date
4593 days can be converted to one of these units:

* 396,835,200 seconds
* 6,613,920 minutes
* 110, 232 hours
* 656 weeks (rounded down)

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New Car!!!!!

So, how many of you dream of the first car you will own? Well, in this assignment, let's pretend that you just graduated from college and your super-generous parents are going to buy you WHATEVER car you want! However, you have to pay for gas with hard earned money you will be making in your first job :) In this 15 point assignment due THIS Wednesday October 8, your job will be to figure out the following:
1) What car will you buy and why?
2) Google your car, go the car's website, then find out:
a) How many gallons does your gas tank hold?
b) How many miles do you get per gallon (mpg)?
3)Now you can figure out how much will it cost you to fill your tank. Use the link below to find local gas prices.http://www.gasbuddy.com

1. I want to buy the Honda Insight (Hybrid of course) because it is very fuel efficent and good for the enviorment.
2. a.It has a 13.7-gallon tank.
   b. This car gets about 45 mpg.
3. a. Sams Club has the cheapest gas at 2.09
   b. 2.09 x 13.7=$23.66
   c. 13.7 x 45= 616.5

Viola!

Only $23.66 to fill up my tank!!

Then I can go 616.5 miles with $23.66.

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~~Alese Haviland

Second Assignment

Second Assignment- There is a method to my madness! :) Write about why you think I am having you blog in math class - How will it help you? Will it help you? What is the point??? (a 7th grader's favorite question...)

I think you are having us make a blog because it will help us process what we learned. We can help others remember exactly whats going on in class. Also if were not at school we can look at the blogs made by other students to understand whats going on. It will help me because I
sometimes dont understand whats going on. The blogs will be a fun way to get kids to learn. The whole idea of blogging will get us interested. We can even pick up at home where we left off. This is a fun way to get everybody interested in math.

~~Alese Haviland~~