Demonstrative pronouns represent a thing or things. Example 1 This is my apple! That is her peach! Demonstrative pronouns can also represent whether or not something is near or far in distance or time. Example 2 Something near singular: This evening. Something near plural: These shoes. Something far singular: That bag. Something far plural: Those…...
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Wheel and Axel This machine involves a circular rotating part (wheel) that turns around a shaft (axel). When one part turns, so does the other. Examples include a door knob and car wheels. Gears Wheels with teeth that fit into one another are called gears. As one gear turns so does the other. Gears can…...
This post will introduce you to ratio word problems. You will have a chance to practice with the quiz at the end. Example In a language class the girl to boy ratio is 5:8. If there are a total of 65 students, how many girls are there? We are told that in a language class…...
Today we are going to go through two examples of subtracting decimals then you will complete the quiz at the end for practice. Example 1 Subtract 5.09 from 9.45. First recall from the post on adding decimals we must set up the numbers with the decimals lined up before proceeding with the subtraction. Also, remember when subtracting…...
An angle is more commonly defined as two rays with a single vertex. Note that the vertex of the two rays is also the vertex of the angle. Rays and formed the angle at the vertex A. In order to properly refer to angles we give them names, just like we name lines, rays etc.…...
