Continued

Discuss automobile insurance - everyone must have liability insurance to protect car owners against claims from accidents that are his/her fault resulting in personal injuries and property damage. Liability insurance premium costs are affected by age and gender of the driver and where the driver lives (some areas are considered high risk and others low risk). Complete exercises - computing cost of insurance
Practice reading a road map, using the legend to explain the symbols, to find the most direct route between cities and the advantages/disadvantages to using interstate highways. Complete exercises
Find the average speed, compute travel time, and gas mileage - complete selected exercises
Using the U.S. standard time zones, for example, If the time is 2 pm in Pittsburg - what time is it in San Diego? Complete exercises
Interpret information from a pie graph based on % given - find the amount of one's salary that is used to buy food, pay for housing, etc. and how many degrees for each category - complete selected exercises

We worked together through a textbook review assignment in which we solved and graphed a variety of inequalities.

We discussed the concept of adding up the areas of all the sides of a geometric solid to get the total surface area and then worked a number of problems finding the surface area of variety of solid shapes.

We began with three-dimensional figures sketched on two-dimensional paper, freehand. We moved to three-dimensional figures sketched with the assistance of isometric-dot paper. We then moved on to using nets on isometric dot paper as a sketching aid.

We worked through a textbook review as part of a pre-exam review. We covered one-setep and two-step equation solutions.

Discuss buying/selling stocks - to find the "break even" price for stock(s) include the price of the stock, commissions, and fees. Complete exercises
Find how to use the dividend to purchase more shares of stock - Take the number of shares and multiply by the dividend per share, then divide this number by the cost of each stock. Complete exercises

Discuss how much time to allow for prepping, cooking, and standing time when preparing a meal first convert minutes to hours and ounces to pounds to determine cooking time - then add the time to prep, cook, standing, and serving time. Complete exercises
Give examples for making change using the "counting up" method and giving change with the fewest coins and bills. Complete exercises
Discuss social insurance - what does it mean, government involvement, etc? Write an opinion essay using specific, factual information to defend your position. Use the internet to gather information if necessary.

We worked through a set of fairly basic equations.

We completed a work sheet which featured problems with squares or rectangles with one or more circles overlaid thereon