During today's session. We continued working on how to calculate overtime pay and total pay. We reviewed changing fractions to decimals, adding decimals, and interpreting complex formulas. Lena completed multiple questions and word problems while applying all these concepts.

During today's class, learned the meaning of overtime pay. Lena took her notes in her notebook and completed some practice.

During today's class, we continued learning how to calculate straight-time pay and applied this concept to multiple practice questions. We also reviewed word problems.

During this class, Lena learned how to calculate straight-time pay. We reviewed rounding numbers and multiplying decimals.

Richard continues to practice solving word problems and identifying unnecessary information in the problem. Two dimension and solid shapes were reviewed. Richard is doing well adding three one-digit numbers. Additionally, Richard determined the correct symbol (< > =) when comparing two numbers.

Richard participated in a review of subtraction strategies to prepare for an assessment tomorrow. He enjoyed skip counting on a dot-to-dot activity to reveal a picture. Coin names and values and calendar skills were reviewed.

Alexa and I completed her last session by covering a variety of topics. We looked at polynomial functions, and talked about local max and min points, as well as where the x an y values increase and decrease.
We solved linear systems with substitution and elimination. Alexa remembered this from years ago.
We defined slope, slope-intercept from of an equation, and standard form of an equation. Alexa wrote equations in slope-intercept form, changed them into standard form, and wrote equations in point-slope form when given slope and a point. I think Alexa is ready for college!

We looked at the end behavior of polynomial functions. I made a chart for Alexa that broke down 4 situations, with even and odd exponents, as well as positive and negative leading coefficients. Alexa was able to look at polynomial graphs and determine the degree and sign of the leading coefficient. She was also able to look at polynomial functions and determine the end behavior of the graphs based on the degree and sign of the leading coefficient.

Alexa and I worked through logarithmic and exponential functions. We changed them back and forth in order to solve logarithms. We also expanded and condensed logarithms.

I spent some time showing Alexa how we account for subtracting and changing the signs when the distributive property is involved. I then re-explained the complex fraction problem from yesterday. We transitioned to solving rational equations. To do these, we must find the common denominator and multiply each term by it. This will allow the denominators to be eliminated, and we can solve the equations as linear or quadratic equations. Alexa has 6 more hours to complete!