Comments on: Down to the yard…

By: Rosi G.

Rosi G. — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Fantastic info! Thanks for sharing. I never really thought of it that way. By the time I would’ve been done, it would’ve looked like a page out of Einstein’s scribble journal!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:14:00 +0000

This is such a great idea! I wish I would have known about it before. It would have saved me a lot of headaches and frustration.

By: The Purloined Letter

The Purloined Letter — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:32:00 +0000

For those who think in SAT-Verbal rather than SAT-Math ways, try thinking of it as an analogy problem:

32 is to 48 as 38 is to what? It is solved the same way, of course, but verbalizing the relationship helps me figure out what kind of math to use.

Very cool post!

By: Amie

Amie — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:08:00 +0000

Oh yay! What incredibly helpful info. You just changed my life. LOL

By: Amy O'Neill Houck

Amy O'Neill Houck — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the help, and encouragement, Mark!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:37:00 +0000

I love it when someone finds that the math they learned in late elemetary or jr. high, really does have a use. I tell my students that they will find uses for math in places they never suspects. However, please use the term "cross-products" instead of "cross-multiplication". There is much confusion caused by the term "cross-multiplication", you should see students multiply fractions if the term "cross-multiplication" is used. It keeps a lot of confusion from happening if the term "cross-products" is used.

Thanks for the good work.

Mark
Math Teacher

By: Deneen

Deneen — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:09:00 +0000

Ooh, I shall bookmark this post cause you know I need all the help I can get. Thanks!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:41:00 +0000

Amy,

Thank you so much for sharing this. I was figuring this out a much more complicated way. Once in a while you've just got to love the math.

Thanks,
Lauren