Tuesday, November 20, 2012

6th grade homework for Wednesday November 21, 2012

The homework assigned for tomorrow, Wednesday November 21, is a mixed review based on what we have learned until now.

Ex. 35 - 39 p. 109

35. Population density is a measure of how crowded a place is. the table below shows the population density of several states in 1990 and in 2000. Based on the information in the table, which of the following is NOT a reasonable assumption?

Population density:   
                          Person per square mile
State                  1999                  2000
Alabama         79 and 3/5             87.6
Missouri          74 and 3/10           81.2
Texas              64 and 9/10           79.6
W. Virginia      74 and 1/2             75.1

a) Texas had the same population density in 1990 that Alabama had in 2000.
b) Alabama was more crowded in 1990 than West Virginia was in 2000.
c) In 1990, West Virginia was more crowded than Texas.
d) All of the states had a greater population density in 2000 than they did in 1990.

Find the LCM of each pair of numbers:
36) 7 and 8
37) 6 and 20
38) 11 and 3
39) 9 and 15

Remember to hand in your work on a separate paper.
See you all tomorrow! Have a great afternoon!