Half as Much Again

Warmup

Activity #1

Match a Description with an Equation.

  • Match a description in the applet below with an equation.

  • Match a table in the applet below with an equation.

Activity #2

Match a Situation with a Diagram.

  • Match each situation in the applet below with a diagram. A diagram may not have a match.

  • For each diagram below, write an equation that represents the relationship between x and y.

Activity #3

Complete a Table of Proportional Relationships.

  • Complete the table to show the total distance walked in each case.
  • Jada’s pet turtle walked 10 feet, and then half that length again.
  • Jada’s baby brother walked 3 feet, and then half that length again.
  • Jada’s hamster walked 4.5 feet, and then half that length again.
  • Jada’s robot walked 1 foot, and then half that length again.
  • A person walked feet and then half that length again.

Explain how you computed the total distance in each case.

Challenge #1

Challenge #2

Challenge #3

Elena walked 12 miles. Then she walked  that distance.  How far did she walk altogether?

Quiz Time

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7/arithmetic-sequences