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Pre-Course Assessment - Crash Course

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This lesson is a Crash Course in reviewing some old school math that you may have learned last year or even in elementary school. The Pre-Course Assessment that you completed and graded should give you a good idea about any areas that you might be a bit rusty, but also which areas you are very strong in!

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To get things started, let me ask you a quick question: What is 4/5 as a percent?

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How did you figure out the answer to #1? Pretend like you are explaining it to a seven year old. Write what you would say below.

Now that you've refresehed your fraction to percent knowledge, we are going to figure out some areas of strength and weakness with your math skills.

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Section 1

Questions 1, 2, 3, 7, 34, 35, 36 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent1 (ex. 80%)

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Section 2

Questions 4, 5, 6, 40, 41, 42 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 3

Questions 8, 9, 31, 32, 33 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign (ex. 80%)

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Section 4

Questions 10, 17, 30, 43, 44, 45 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 5

Questions 11 - 16 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 6

Questions 18-20 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 7

Questions 21 - 23 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 8

Questions 24 - 29 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Section 9

Questions 37 - 39 - Calculate the percentage of answers correct by dividing the number correct by the total number of questions in this section. Write your answer with the % sign and round to the nearest percent (ex. 80%)

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Now that you know how well you did in each section, let's categorize them in terms of your strengths.

  • Section 1
  • Section 2
  • Section 3
  • Section 4
  • Section 5
  • Section 6
  • Section 7
  • Section 8
  • Section 9
  • 100% - I know this stuff like the back of my hand! 100%
  • 90 - 99% - Mannn! If it wasn't for a small mistake, I would have aced this section!
  • 80 - 89% - I'm good, I'm good
  • 50 - 79% - Woah there cowboy, I enjoyed my summer
  • < 50% - Leave me alone, my brain is still on vacation
If you scored below a 90% in any section, find that section below and complete the Crash Course excercises and questions. Complete all the sections that you need to! Don't be this guy. He skipped a few sections in the drone manual...
This section tests your skills of multiplying and dividing decimals.

Lets start with multiplying decimals. Click on the following videos for some strategies to solve these types of problems.
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The biggest mistake students make is the decimal point. Having watched the videos above, how do you know where to put the decimal point in your answer?

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Now, click on the links below to complete the practice excercises:

Multiply Decimals Visually

Multiplying Decimals (Simple)

Multiplying Decimals (Advanced)

Did you finish and pass them all?

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Juan has $3.00. Which of the following would cost too much for Juan to buy?

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What is a good estimate for the total rainfall?

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Now let's get to dividing decimals. Watch the following videos and answer the questions!
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Now, click on the links below to complete the practice excercises:

Divide Decimals Visually

Dividing Decimals (Simple)

Dividing Decimals (Advanced)

Did you finish and pass them all?

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One summer, 152 children signed up for a pottery class. If 10 children are assigned to each teacher, how many teachers are needed?

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Nails can be purchased singly or by the box. The cost of one nail is $0.03. If the cost of one box is $6.45, how many nails does the box contain?

This section focuses on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Let's start with multiplying fractions. Watch the video below and answer the questions.
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What strategy about multiplying fractions did you learn from the video above?

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Below are some Khan Academy lessons to practice:

Multiplying Fractions with Visuals

Multipling Fractions

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

So, did you finish these lessons?

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The weights of the 8 fish that Bob caught ranged from ½ pound to 2 ½  pounds. A reasonable total weight for the 8  fish is...?

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Explain what happens when 3/7 is multiplied by 3/4.

Now let's talk about dividing fractions. It's not as scary as you think! Watch the video below and answer the questions to master this task!
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So after watching these two videos, why does "keep change flip" work? What does it mean mathematically? Be specific in your reasoning.

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Now, complete the following skills:

Fractions as Division

Dividing Fractions

Dividing Mixed Numbers

Did you master the skills?

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How many halves are in 3¼ ?

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Michael had 3½ cookies that he wanted to divide equally among 4 people. What fraction of a whole cookie would each person receive? Write your answer as a fraction (ex. 1/3)