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7th grade Pre-Algebra Class Page Archive 0809

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7th Grade Prealgebra Class Page Archive 2008-09

 

 

7th grade Pre-Algebra Class Page 

 

 

Architecture Project: Bring in at least one light cardboard box (like a cereal box)

 

Final review information:  7th Math Final Exam Prep.pdf

Sample problems here at hotmath.com http://hotmath.com/help/gt/genericprealg/index.html and http://hotmath.com/help/practice-tests/prealgptest-part1.html

Probability Examples 7th Math Probability Study Guide.pdf

 

Weeks 12 and 13: June 1 - June 9

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 6/1

Review

 

Tuesday 6/2

Review  

Wednesday

6/3

Review

 

Thursday 6/4

Review

 

 

Friday 6/5

Final Exam

 

Monday 6/8    
Tuesday 6/9    

 

Week 11: May 25 - May 29

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 5/25

Slope (Use your notes.  m is the letter for slope and represents how much it changes vertically divided by how much it changes horizontally or rise/run) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCFaSvbwKe0

Workbook 13.4

 

Tuesday 5/26

Slope Intercept form http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REjcPZeypVg  Workbook 13.5

Wednesday

5/27

Distance and midpoints

Workbook 13.8 

Thursday 5/28

Review 

 

 

Friday 5/29

Quest: Linear Equations, distance and midpoints

p. 612 No Calculator unless indicated (Due Monday)

 

p.613 Due Tuesday 

 

Week 10: May 16 - May 22

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 5/18

Review: Look at Review at end of Chapter 12.  You already know how to find area and circumference of circle, triangle, rectangle

 

Tuesday 5/19

Test: Chapter 12: Solid Figures, Surface Areas, Volumes, and Similar Figures

Read p.618 and p.619. Do p.620 #1-19 odd

Wednesday

5/20

Linear Equations

Workbook 13.1. Use graph paper

Thursday 5/21

Graphing Linear Equations and Intercepts

x-intercept is where y = 0, y-intercept is where x=0.  Use these two points to make a quick graph.  Use additional points to make sure you're right.

Workbook 13.2 Even

Workbook 13.3 Even

Use graph paper 

Friday 5/22

Architecture project

Bring in at least one cereal box or soda case (light cardboard)

 

 

Week 9: May 11 - May 15

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 5/11

Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

(Continued HW from last week: p. 578 #5-23.  Guess and Check for #14.  Calculator OK.  Due Tuesday)

Also Find Volume of figures on p.578 #5-12.

Tuesday 5/12

Volume of Cones and Pyramids

p. 594 #9-24

Wednesday

5/13

Spheres

Volume is (4/3)π r^3

Surface area is 4π r^2

WB Practice 12.7  #1-5 Also find Surface Area.  You will need to add or subtract volumes to answer #7 and #8.  You may need to work backward in #9-11.

Thursday 5/14

Similar Solids

p.604 #8-19 

 

Friday 5/15

No class

Test Tuesday 5/19 Chapter 12 

 

Week 8: May 4 - May 8

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 5/4

12.1 Circles.  You NEED to know the formulas for Area and Circumference of a Circle.

p. 568 #6-26.  Calculator OK  Use 3.14 for Pi

Tuesday 5/5

12.2 Nets, Views, Polyhedrons

p. 574 #9-27

Wednesday

5/6

12.3 Surface Area (Add all of the faces.  Prisms and Cylinders have two congruent bases.  The wrapper of a cylinder is a rectangle which is as high as the cylinder and as wide as the circumference of the base.)

p. 578 #5-23.  Guess and Check for #14.  Calculator OK.  Due Tuesday

Thursday 5/7

Class trip

 

 

Friday 5/8

Class trip

 

 

Week 7: April 27 - May 1

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 4/27

11.8 Trig Ratios

Textbook p. 548 #12-30

Tuesday 4/28

11.9 Solving Trig Problems

Workbook 11.8

Wednesday

4/29

Continued work with Trig

p. 557 #1-28

Thursday 4/30

Review

 

Friday 5/1

Test Chapter 11 Areas, Transformations, Congruence, Similarity, Trig Ratios

p. A2 (Beginning of book) #2-50 even

 

 

Week 6: April 20 - April 24

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 4/20

11.5 Translations

p.532 #7-20

Tuesday 4/21

11.6 Similarity

p.536 #9-22

Wednesday

4/22

11.7 Problem Solving with Similarity

Practice 11.7

Thursday 4/23

11.8 Trig Ratios Introduced

p. 544 #6-17 (Changed and announced in class)

Friday 4/24

No Class

Test Friday 5/1 on Chapter 11

 

 

Week 5: April 13 - April 17

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 4/13

11.1 Area and Perimeter

p.514 #5-19 Use Graph Paper or Dot Paper for #13-16

Tuesday 4/14

11.2 Congruent Figures

p.518 #16-35 Use Graph Paper

Wednesday

4/15

11.3 Line Reflections

p.524 #5-21

Thursday 4/16

11.4 Rotations

p.528 #6-24 Use tracing Paper 

Friday 4/17

Quiz 11.1 to 11.4

Flags due Monday (Project Sheet)

 

 

Week 4: March 30 - April 3

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 3/30

Review for Test

Study for Test

Tuesday 3/31

Test on Chapter 10 

 

Wednesday

4/1

 

 

Thursday 4/2

Algebra Review

 

Friday 4/3

Algebra and Fraction Review

 

 

Week 3: March 23 - March 27

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 3/23

10.7 Polygons and Congruence.  Regular polygons have all sides and angles congruent.  We will use our algebra skills to solve problems on them.

WB Practice 10.7

Tuesday 3/24

10.8 Angles of Polygons

We will learn the sum of the angles of any convex polygon and what internal and external angles are

Text p.496 #5-23 and #24 if possible (you need a mirror you can carry)

Wednesday

3/25

10.9 Angle and Side Relationships

In a triangle, the largest angles are opposite the largest sides

Text p.502 #7-29

Thursday 3/26

Review of Geometry and Angles

Text p.505-507 #1-23

Friday 3/27

No class -- Service

Test Tuesday 3/31 on Chapter 10

 

Week 2: March 16 - March 20

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 3/16

10.3 Parallel Lines

p . 472 #9-26

Finish Poster

Tuesday 3/17

10.4 Symmetry

p. 477 #6-27 

Wednesday

3/18

10.5 Exploring Triangles

WB Practice 10.5 

Thursday 3/19

10.6 Exploring Quadrilaterals

p. 486 #5-30 

Friday 3/20

Quiz 10.1 to 10.5

10.7 Congruent Polygons

Test Thursday 3/26 on Chapter 10

 

Week 1: March 9 - March 13

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 3/9

Test Review 

Use pages 450-455 to prepare 

Bonus: Finding Square Roots By Hand

Tuesday 3/10

Test on Chapter 9.1 to 9.7

p. 456 #1-55 All Due Thursday

Wednesday

3/11

9.8 Triangle Inequality

Continued Cumulative Review

 

Thursday 3/12

10.1  Points, Lines, Planes

Textbook p.462 #7-32, p.468 #1-7

Friday 3/13

10.2 Naming, Measuring, Drawings Angles

Textbook p.466 #9-32, p.468 #8-20

 

 

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Week 12: March 2 - March 6

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 3/2

 

 

Tuesday 3/3

9.5 Graphing Inequalities

HW Textbook p. 434 #12-38 even

To prepare for quiz, use textbook p.431 #1-22 Quiz Prep,  Use Calculator as indicated

Wednesday

3/4

Quiz 9.1-9.4 Square roots, Pythagorean Theorem, Area and Perimeter of Triangle

World Maths Day -- Get Gold Certificate by Solving 4000 Problems

No Homework 

Thursday 3/5

9.6 Solving Inequalities

Workbook Practice 9.6 all

Solve on Separate Sheet of Paper 

Friday 3/6

9.7 Solving Multi-Step Inequalities

Workbook Practice 9.7 all

Solve on Separate Sheet of Paper

Test Tuesday on Chapter 9.1 to 9.7

 

Week 11: February 23 - February 27

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 2/23

Test on Probability

Work on Sand Drawings 

Tuesday 2/24

9.1 Exploring Square Roots and 9.2 Real Number System

p.412 #8-34 Even,

p.416 #10-38 Even

Wednesday

2/25

9.3 Pythagorean Theorem

Text p.422 #5-29, Complete Sand Drawings 

Thursday 2/26

9.4 Pythagorean Patterns

Text p.428 #3-17

Friday 2/27

No Class: Bully Show

Quiz Wednesday 3/4 9.1 to 9.4

 

Week 10: February 16 - February 20

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 2/16

No Class

 

Tuesday 2/17

Practice with Combinations and Permutations

Worksheet provided in class

Wednesday

2/18

Venn Diagrams and Probability

Worksheet provided in class

Thursday 2/19

Probability Review

 

Friday 2/20

African Line Drawings

See www.exploratorium.edu/store_images/publications/masc_sona.pdf

and

Test Monday 2/23 on Probability

 

Week 9: February 9 - February 13

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 2/9

8.7 The Counting Principle

p.394 #5-14 

Tuesday 2/10

8.8 Probability and Simulations

p.400 #5-23 

Wednesday

2/11

Permutations

Worksheet Handout 11.3 

Thursday 2/12

Combinations and Probabilty

Worksheet Handout 11.4 

Friday 2/13

No Class

See you Tuesday

 

Week 8: February 2 - February 6

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 2/2

8.6 Percent of Increase or Decrease

Textbook p.388 #5-32  Calculator Allowed.  Percent change = Actual change / Original Amount

Tuesday 2/3

Review

Study Sections 8.1 to 8.6, p403-405 1-18,

p.406 #1-11, #14-16

p. 407 #1-6

Wednesday

2/4

No Class

 

Thursday 2/5

Test Proportions and Percents  8.1 to 8.6  Calculator Allowed

HW p. 390 Spiral Review #1-20 and p.396 All

Friday 2/6

No Class

 

 

 

 

Week 7: January 26 - January 30

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 1/26

8.2 Solving Proportions

Practice WB 8.2.  For the triangle problems #19 and #20, corresponding sides are proportional.  There are two sides that are missing in each so you will have to solve two proportions for each problem.

Tuesday 1/27

8.3 Proportions in Problems

Practice WB 8.3.  Do on separate sheet of paper.  First write the proportion with units shown to make sure they match up (For example 250 miles / 4 hours = 400 miles / x hours).  Then solve.  Calculators are allowed.

Wednesday

1/28

8.4 Percent Equations

Textbook p.378 #7-32 all.

Thursday 1/29

8.5 Percent Problems

Textbook p.384 #3-17 all Calculator allowed. 

Friday 1/30

Percent Practice

Test Thursday 2/5 on Proportions and Percents (Chapter 8.1 to 8.6)

 

 

 

Week 6: January 19 - January 23

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 1/19

NO CLASS

 

Tuesday 1/20

Snow Day

 

Wednesday

1/21

Review of Percents, Fractions

Study pages 354 to 359 

Thursday 1/22

Test on Chapter 7 (remains on Thursday despite snowday (make sure you can quickly write the decimal conversions of fractions from halves to elevenths (not including sevenths).

 

Friday 1/23

7.9 Problem Solving With Percents

Project work on Through African Eyes, "Sand Drawings"

 

WB Practice 7.9 All

 

 

Week 5: January 12-16

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 1/12

7.5 Division of Rational Numbers.

Textbook p.332 #12-36 even, #39-47 All

Tuesday 1/13

Quiz 7.1 to 7.4

7.6 Percents -- rewriting portions as percents

WB Practice 7.6 All. Use separate sheet of paper, no calculator, Show work. 

Wednesday

1/14

7.7 Percents, decimals, and fractions.  Rewriting them in multiple equivalent forms

Textbook Find error on bottom of page 341, p.342 #14-36 Even, #37-52 All.

Thursday 1/15

7.8 Finding percent of a number.

WB Practice 7.8 All.

Friday 1/16

No class

Test on Thursday 1/22 on Chapter 7

Make sure you know all of the fractions from 1/2 to 10/11 as decimals (except for the sevenths)

 

 

Week 6: January 19 - January 23

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 1/19

NO CLASS

 

Tuesday 1/13

 

7.9 Problem Solving With Percents

WB Practice 7.9 All

Wednesday

1/14

Review of Percents, Fraction

 

Thursday 1/15

Test on Chapter 7

 

Friday 1/16

 

 

 

 

Week 4: January 5-9

Day

In Class Homework

Monday 1/5

Mid-year Review

Due Wednesday -- Textbook p.304-307 All -- To Be Turned In (10 pts)

Test Corrections due Friday

Tuesday 1/6

 

 

Wednesday 1/7

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions 7.1 and 7.2 

WB Practice 7.1 and 7.2 ODD 

Thursday 1/8

Fractions and Decimals 7.3 

WB Practice 7.3 (Use separate sheet of paper).  Only use calculator to turn fractions into decimals rounded to 3 decimal places.  Add decimals by hand. (May check work with calculator)

Friday 1/9

Multiplication of Rational Numbers 7.4 

Quiz Tuesday 1/13 on 7.1 to 7.4

p. 328 to p.329 All 

 

Week 3 December 15-19

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 12/15

Scientific Notation 6.8

Textbook p.290-1 #8-42 Even

Tuesday 12/16

Review

p.302-303 (Check Answers)

Wednesday 12/17

Field Trip

Study for Test

Thursday 12/18

TEST Chapter 6 Number Theory

 

Friday 12/19

Patterns of  Numbers 6.9

 

 

Week 2 December 8-12

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 12/8

Greatest Common Factor 6.3

Prime Numbers Homework assigned on 12/5 PLUS

Textbook p.268 #9-36 (Multiples of 3 (problem 9,12,15, etc.)

Tuesday 12/9

Least Common Multiple 6.4

WB Practice 6.4

Wednesday 12/10

Simplifying and Comparing Fractions 6.5

Textbook p.276 #28-42 EVEN

p.279 ALL (Answers are in the back)

Thursday 12/11

Rational Numbers 6.6

Textbook p.282-3 #12-33 (Multiples of 3), #35-40 All, #44, #48

Friday 12/12

Quiz on 6.1 to 6.5 Prime, GCF, LCM, Comparing Fractions

Powers and Exponents 6.7

Textbook p.286-7 #12-45 (Multiples of 3)

 

 

 

Week 1 December 1-5

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 12/1

Probability 5.8

TEXT p.244 #5-22, p.250 All

Tuesday 12/2

Review for Test

Review Chapter 5 and pp.246-251

Wednesday 12/3

Test Chapter 5 Data and Graphs

None

Thursday 12/4

Divisibility Tests 6.1

Workbook 6.1  In #7-11, the box with the ? represents a missing digit.  Pick digits that will make the number divisible by the indicated number.  Example: to make 3? divisible by 5, replace the ? with a 0 or a 5.

ALSO, find the number less than 100 with the most factors.

Friday 12/5

Prime Numbers

 

 

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Week 12 and 13: November 17 - November 25

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 11/17

Line Graphs 5.3

Population Dynamics Project

WB 5.3 All

Also, Graph on a separate sheet a single "quadruple" line graph the population of each generation.  Make sure to include a key and use a different color for line type for each of the four scenarios (one child, two children, three children, India)

India's children per couple can be found at tinyurl.com/woodlawnmath19

Tuesday 11/18

Choosing an Appropriate Graph 5.4

WB 5.4 May use Calculator

Wednesday 11/19

Prepare for Portfolio Review

Review 5.1 to 5.4

TEXTBOOK p.225 All

Thursday 11/20

Misleading Graphs 5.5

TEXTBOOK p. 228 #3-12

Friday 11/21

QUIZ 5.1 to 5.4

Graphing and Choosing Graphs

Population Dynamics Project Due MONDAY

Monday 11/24

Line Plots and Scatter Plots 5.6 and 5.7

TEXTBOOK p. 233 #5-11, p.238 #4-20

Tuesday 11/25

Problem Solving Activity

TEST Wednesday 12/3 on Chapter 5 Statistics and Probability

 

Week 11: November 10 - November 14

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 11/10

No Class, Veterans Assembly

Test Wednesday on Chapter 4 Algebra Equations

Homework from Last Thursday due Tuesday p.194 #7-17 Odd, p.200 All

Tuesday 11/11

Review for Chapter 4 Test

Study Chapter 4. Make sure you can do problems on p.197-201

Wednesday 11/12

Chapter 4 Test

 

Thursday 11/13

Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Histograms

p.206 #4-15 Due Tomorrow

p.210 #5-13 Due Monday

Friday 11/14

Project work on Population Dynamics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 10: November 3-November 7

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 11/3

Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides (4.5)

WB Practice 4.5 #1-#3, #5-13 odd, #15-19

Tuesday 11/4

Problem Solving with Decimals  (4.7)

Text p.184(#5-14), p.185 Spiral Review #1-19 Odd

Wednesday 11/5

Solve Equations Using Technology Bring Computer and Calculator

WB 4.7 #1-15 Odd, #17-20 All (May Use Calculator, Round to 2 Decimal Places

Thursday 11/6

Geometry Problem Solving

Text p.194 #7-17 Odd, p.200 All

Friday 11/7

No Class

Week 9: October 27-October 31

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 10/27

Two Step Equations 4.1

WB 4-1 All, Work on Separate Sheet

Tuesday 10/28

Solving Multi-step problems 4.2

WB 4-2 All, Work on Separate Sheet

Wednesday 10/29

Two-Step Equations and Problem Solving 4.3

WB 4-3 #3-13 Odd, 15-21 All

Thursday 10/30

15 pt quiz (4.1-4.3) Solving Multistep problems with Distributive Property

WB 4-4 #1-11 Odd, #12-16 All DUE MONDAY

Friday 10/31

Project Work on Solving Equations

 

 

Week 8: October 20-October 24

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 10/20

Division of Integers 3.6

Practice WB 3.6 All

Tuesday 10/21

Problem Solving with Integers 3.7

Practice WB 3.7 #1-23 Odd, #25-32 all

Wednesday 10/22

Coordinate Plane 3.8

p. 144 #25, 27, 31, 34

p. 150 (Practice Test All)

Thursday 10/23

Review of Chapter 3

Review

Friday 10/24

Test Chapter 3 Integers

 

 

Week 7: October 13-October 17

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 10/13

No Class: Columbus Day

 

Tuesday 10/14

Addition of Integers (3.2), 3.3 (first half)

p. 112 #9-27 odd, #29-32 all, #33 to 43 odd

Wednesday 10/15

Combining Like Terms, Subtraction (3.3, 3.4)

p. 122 #7-53 odd

Thursday 10/16

Quiz on Absolute Value and Addition of Integers

Modeling Multiplication of Integers (3.5)

Practice WB 3.5

Friday 10/17

No Class (Service Learning)

 

 

Week 6:  October 6-October 10

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 10/6

2.9 Exploring Variables and Inequalities

Practice 2.9 1-25 odd, 27-34 all

Homework should be on separate sheet of paper.

Label with assignment and name

Tuesday 10/7

Review of Chapter 2

Review p.100 (Chapter 2 Test), p.101 (Standardized Test Review), and p.97-99 Answers here

Wednesday 10/8

Test Wednesday 10/8 on Chapter 2 Investigations in Algebra

 

Thursday 10/9

Integers and Absolute Value 3.1 and Modeling Addition

Practice 3.1 All

Friday 10/10

No Class

 

Week 5: September 29-October 3 

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 9/29

Review Solving Equations.

Quiz on Tuesday 9/30 on 2.1 to 2.4.  Review page Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Assessment (answers in back)

Tuesday 9/30

Quiz 2.1 to 2.4

Problem Solving

Using multiplication or division to solve a problem

Section 2.5

 p.74 #7-41 Odd, #42-48

Wednesday 10/1

Modeling real-life situations with algebraic expressions

Section 2.6 and 2.7

WB 2.7 All

Thursday 10/2

Problem Solving Plan

p.90 #3-25 All

Friday 10/3

Review of Solving One Step Problems

Test Wednesday 10/8 on Chapter 2 Investigations in Algebra

Distributive Property, Combining Terms, Writing and Solving One Step Problems

 

Week 4 September 22-26

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 9/22

Test Chapter 1

No homework

Tuesday 9/23

Distributive Property 2.1

Practice 2.1 all

#17-19 Two ways -- (1) add inside parentheses first then multiply (2) distribute factor outside parentheses first then add

Wednesday 9/24

Combining Like Terms 2.2

Practice 2.2 ODD

Thursday 9/25

Solving Equations with Mental Math 2.3

Practice 2.3 All NO CALCULATOR

#19-20 (identity - always true for all values of variable, condititional - only true for certain values)

Friday 9/26

Solving Equations: Addition or Subtraction 2.4

Practice 2.4 All (See instructions for Calculator Use.  Some sections allow it and some don't)

 

Week 3: September 15-19

 

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 9/15

Tables and Graphs 1.6

Test Monday 9/22 on Chapter 1

Make quiz corrections (separate paper) and return with quiz.

Practice 1.6 All

Mathcounts Problem of the Week (9/8/08)  Use this link

Tuesday 9/16

Exploring Patterns in Geometry 1.7

Practice 1.7 All

Draw each polygon for #9 to #18.

#12-#18 show the diagonals.

Wednesday 9/17

Exploring Patterns with Technology 1.8

Practice 1.8 ODD

Thursday 9/18

Review Chapter 1

Test Monday 9/22 on Chapter 1

Make sure you can calculate square root and evaluate powers using your calculator

Bring Calculator to Test

Work on p.43 to p.45 and check answers 7th Math Answers p43-45

Friday 9/19

No Class: Woodlawn Days

No Class

 

September 8 -12

 

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 9/8

Order of Operations 1.4

Practice 1.4 #1 - 35 odd

Read your part fromOperations Central.pdf

Quiz Thursday on 1.1 to 1.5

Tuesday 9/9

Order of Operations Play

Variables in Expressions 1.5

Practice 1.5 #1-37 odd 

Wednesday 9/10

Review 1.1 to 1.5

Study for Quiz  (Use Mid-Chapter Assessment p.20 and answers in the back of the book)

Thursday 9/11

Quiz 1.1 to 1.5

Codes

7D: Harry Potter and the Coding of Secrets

Friday 9/12

No Class

No Class

 

Day

In Class

Homework

Monday 9/1

No School, Yet Come prepared to learn

Tuesday 9/2

Introduction

Warm Up Mind

- Cover Textbook.  Use just a paper bag (link) or use cover you already have.  Don't buy anything

- Look at book and (1) find at least one section that you already know,

(2) find at least one section that looks new, and (3) find at least one thing that looks cool

 

Wednesday 9/3

Number Patterns 1.1 

Harry Potter and the Coding of Secrets

Practice 1.1 all (Workbook)

Make up ONE pattern (shape, number, letter, musical, whatever) and put it at the bottom of Practice 1.1

Thursday 9/4

Number Operations 1.2

Practice 1.2 #2-28 even, 29-36 all.  Do on loose leaf paper.  Show work. NO CALCULATOR except to check answers.

 

Friday 9/5

Powers and Square Roots 1.3

Square Root Algorithm

Practice 1.3.  all #9-#14--FIRST, without calculator, find what two whole numbers the square root is between (or which one it is exactly).  Then you can use the calculator to find the answer.

 

 

 

 

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