MTHT 450 F98

Homework 5





1. Jim and Louise are planning to tile their square kitchen. If they use 7 inch square tiles there are 3 inches left over; if they use 5 inch square tiles there are 3 inches left over. How big is the kitchen?

How does this problem connect with the broken eggs? Write down some extensions or similar problems. Explain carefully how you got your solution.

2. Read the article that is being handed out. Describe in one or two paragraphs the disconnect between the student and the teacher. What sort of questions could she have asked to ease the difficulty?

3. Do the function machine problems that are also being handed out.