In efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle, this week's POW will be electronic only. Please complete your work either in a document and email it to me, OR if you can't show your work while typing, you can complete it on scratch paper, and turn it in next Monday. Email or turn in by Monday, Nobember 24th.
Name _______________________________________ November 17, 2008
Choose one option. Please show all work on the back or on a separate sheet of paper.
OPTION 1:
a. Are a square foot and a square yard similar? If so, what is the scale factor from a square foot to a square yard? What is the scale factor from a square yard to a square foot?
b. How many square feet are in a square yard? Explain your reasoning.
c. The area of a room is 28 square yards. What is the area of the room in square feet?
d. The area of a backyard is 1800 square feet. What is the area of the backyard in square yards?
e. Compare a square inch with a square foot and a square yard. What is the scale factor from a square inch to a square foot? What is the scale factor from a square inch to a square yard?
OPTION 2:
Area is often measured in square centimeters and square meters.
a. Are a square centimeter and a square meter similar? If so, what is the scale factor from a square centimeter to a square meter? What is the scale factor from a square meter to a square centimeter?
b. How many square centimeters are in a square meter? Explain your reasoning.
c. The area of a room is 28 square meters. What is the area of the room in square centimeters?
d. The area of a painting is 1800 square centimeters. What is the area of the painting in square meters?
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