are you smarter than a fifth grader?

Are You Smarter Than a

Fifth Grader?

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Stay focused and work out each

problem in your notebooks

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Copy problems into your notebook and SHOW ALL of your

work!!

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The review is only as good as you

make it…..so make it your best!

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1) On a bright sunny Tuesday at 4:18,a palm tree makes a shadow 27 feet long. At the same time a man selling ice cream makes a shadow that is 14 feet long. If the man is 6 feet tall and sold 34 mint chocolate chip cones, how tall is the tree at 8:00 pm?

Key Concepts:

11.57 feet

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2) A fresh water swimming pool in Chicago measures 51 feet long and 42 feet across. A similar pool with salt water in Los Angeles measures 17 feet long and 14 feet wide. What is the scale factor that relates the two pools.

Key Concepts:

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3) The ships mast on the Charles W. Morgan (the oldest whaling ship still afloat - 1841) stands 58 feet tall. A guide wire runs down to the side of the ship and attaches to a rail that is 24 feet from the base of the mast. How long is the wire?

Key Concepts:

62.77 feet

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4) Measured from corner-to-corner, the diagonal of a Samsung HD television is 48 inches. If the television just fits on a TV stand that measures 30 inches, how tall is the television?

Key Concepts:

37.47 inches

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5) The towns of Nasania, Gilbert, and Natoole are separated by the distances of 33, 56 and 65 miles. If a line was drawn on a map connecting the towns, would it form a right triangle?

Key Concepts:

yes

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6) John made a map of his yard and decided to plant an apple tree at location (-5, 8) and a cherry tree at location (6, -4). How far apart are the two trees?

Key Concepts:

16.28 units

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7) Triangle ABC has points A (-4,3), B (-3, -1) and C (1,2). TRANSLATE the figure using the rule (x,y) (x+2), (y-3)

Key Concepts:

A’ (-2, 0)B’ (-1, -4)C’ (3, -1)

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8) Triangle ABC has points A (2,3), B (4, 1) and C (5,5). REFLECT the triangle over the X-Axis.

Key Concepts:

A’ (2, -3)B’ (4, -1)C’ (5, -5)

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9) Trapezoid ABCD has points A (2,2), B (2, -2), C (5,4) and D (5,-4). REFLECT the trapezoid over the Y-Axis.

Key Concepts:

A’ (-2, 2)B’ (-2, -2)C’ (-5, 4)D’ (-5, -4)

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10) Triangle XYZ has points X (1,3), Y(3, 0), and Z(5,5). ROTATE the triangle 180o CCW about the origin to find X’Y’Z’.

Key Concepts:

X’ (-1, -3)Y’ (-3, 0)Z’ (-5, -5)

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11) Triangle X’Y’Z’ has points X (-1,-3), Y(-3, 0), and Z(-5,-5). ROTATE the triangle 90o CW about the origin to find X’’Y’’Z’’

Key Concepts:

X’’ (-3, 1)Y’’ (0, 3)Z’’ (-5, 5)

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12) Triangle JKL has points J (-1,-2), K(-2,2), and L (2,0). Perform a DILATION using a scale

factor of 2.

Key Concepts:

J’ (-2, -4)K’ (-4, 4)L’ (4, 0)

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13) Triangle PQR has points P (4,-5), Q(-5, 2), and R (4,4). Perform a DILATION using a scale factor of 1/2.

Key Concepts:

P’ (2, -2.5)Q’ (-2.5, 1)R’ (2, 2)

What items below could help you be successful on the Chapter 8 Test?

a. Draw a picture for word problemsb. Cross your fingers and hope for best.c. Start with a formulad. Substitute and show all stepse.Do lots of mental mathf. Answers a, c and dg.Answers b and c

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