Number Sense Forum

caramon 1722 · caramon 1722

In number sense i managed to get third place in district and our team won first place. I understand that our team should go, but unfortunately one of our faculty misplaced a date for an orchestra trip. This trip is the same weekend as regionals and our entire team except for myself will be g...

langris5 · langris5

i made it, 204, 3rd place ns, choked on calc though, only a 185, we are waiting anxiously to get the wild card...regionals!!! quincy

Mathman · Anonymous

Thanks for all your help on the last questions I had. I've been working to do better on approximations. I have a few more questions on another test. 53. 7 + 14+ ... 77 On this one, I tried 77/7 = 11 * 12 = 132, but the answer is 462 63. The last digit of 9^54 is 67. If x i...

Anonymous

ok guys, here is my final question before district, since i am going to College Station tomorrow to compete.. the MODULUS of (40+9i)^2 is? i don't know if the answer should be 41 or 41 squared, since it's it's (40+9i) squared... please please please help, thanks thanks thanks. good luck to my...

webmaster · webmaster

Alright guys! I bet you thought I had passed away or something, but I was on vacation for awhile and didn't have access to a computer. Sorry about that. NOW!!!! PLEASE READ THE STICKIES!!!!!! THERE ARE SOME WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE DISTRICT TEST AND IT IS NOT FAIR TO GIVE HINTS TO T...

vvr1590 · vvr1590

Hi guys, Vinay here. I just took the UIL B release and got a 287. I was wondering how all of you scored on that test. Here are a few questions I had on how to do the following problems: 72. 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + ... + 55 = (143) how do you find the sum to n terms of a fibonacci sequence? 74. 6253718 /...

Penguinzchaseme · Anonymous

I couldn't do the following problems on a number sense. Any help? 5 + 10 + 15 + 20 + ... 1995 24 x 65 x 62 441 * 841 If (1 - i) / (1 + i) = a + bi, then b =

useless · useless

Hey. Zack here. I was wondering who all here is going to district this weekend. And I would also like to know how each of y'all did in each of your events when you return on Saturday. I actually care because my competition will take place the following week, and I want to know...

langris5 · langris5

to go texasmath or official UIL site to find out the scores, ns scores looks terrible so far in general...worse than last year. but of course, Azle ,PSJA memorial, and other top-guns haven't competed yet and it's way too early to say anything. good luck, don't be nervous... quincy ...

langris5 · langris5

this was a question on the TMSCA state test...anyone knows how to do it? .444...base 5 is equivalent to ___ in base 10 the answer is 1, but how? mr.jones: if this question is inappropriate to ask right now, please delete it, thanks. thanks quincy

vvr1590 · vvr1590

Here's a problem that i couldn't find any trick for on the number sense series WW test. 2155 * 26 the answer is 56030. This was one that I skipped and came back to on the test... I had about 15 seconds left, and I tried doing the double and half thing, but it didn't really work Any Ideas? there's got t...

useless · Anonymous

Did anyone here go to TMSCA State (HS)? My lazy UIL sponsor refused to join TMSCA or help me field a team and I would like to hear any and all of the placing scores or placers in any division (especially 10th grade, 4A). Also, I heard rumors that TMSC...

nsfrustratesme · nsfrustratesme

Hey, what's up everybody, im new to the forum. I just wanted to say "what's up" and introduce myself i guess. My real name's Cole, and i go to Caddo Mills HS(2A). Im in the 11th grade, and I'll be goin to UIL District next week. So... i just thought i'd get to know th...

langris5 · langris5

1. whenever you see a fraction, you want to convert it to a percent, whenever you see a percent, you want to convert it to a decial, whenever you see a decimal, you want to convert it into a fraction¡ 2. you have a t-sh...

Anonymous

Hey guys, Sorry for what I hope to be severe ignorance but here you go: SUBSETS!!! I've seen two stratigies for this problem and I've racked my mind trying to come up with an answer. ...

langris5 · langris5

i've been thinking about that lately...i believe there is an "easy" of doing it, but i wasn't able to find it, just wanna hear everyone's suggestions, thanks lots. quincy

langris5 · langris5

i just saw this special *2005* test on dr.numsen, it's very interesting...take a look http://www.academicmeet.com/cgi-bin/sample.cgi it's at the bottom of the page, it'd be interesting to see how everyone scores, because some of the questions are insanely easy and others are insanely har...

vvr1590 · vvr1590

I was wondering if anyone has a trick to do the following problem: 1. 1+2+2^2 + ... + 2^9 = _____________ answer (1023) so basically i am looking for a formula in two variables, the base, b, and the highest power, n; generally, that would be b^0 + b^1 + b^2 + b^3 ... + b^n from the first exam...

Anonymous

I just recently completed two new workbooks that should be owned by anyone working with Number Sense and Calculator Applications. My new Calculator : A Starter's Kit (Revised Edition) includes some new features : Solving equations on HP33S calculator, Linear Interpolation, Coaching tips on sol...

Anonymous

Hello, Vinay again. It's now a little under a month to competition, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice: How should I prepare and stuff like that? any test-taking strategies? Thanks, Vinay

webmaster · Anonymous

I just took this test and it said convert 3 1/8% to a decimal and I got it wrong. It said the answer was 1/32. How do you do this.

langris5 · Anonymous

Hi everyone, I just finished all of the Dr. Numsen daily tests for the 2003-2004 materials, and i don't have anything else to practice with. What other ways do you suggest to practice? Thanks, Vinay

langris5 · Anonymous

question: Can anyone help me figure converting numbers in a parts per million figure to a decimal figure? ex: 3 ppm would equal .0003? Sorry, I'm not the math whiz I used to be...

Anonymous

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flowerbelly12 · flowerbelly12

There is a positive number that has the following properties: - If you add 1 to the number, you get its square. - If you subtract 1 from the number, you get its reciprocal. What is the number?

vvr1590 · Anonymous

A few days ago, Quincy asked me if I'd seen this year's A level material. What's that? Vinay

vvr1590 · vvr1590

Hey, Vinay here, just wondering something about trig functions. Is sin (-x) = - sin (x)? on a numbersense test there was a question involving functions of negative angles, so i was just wondering if the key's wrong or if i have the idea wrong. Thanks vinay

vvr1590 · vvr1590

Here are a few problems I couldn't do on a Dr. Numsen test. 42% of 27 is ___________% of 6% of 25 A obtuse triangle has integral sides of 11, 11, and x. What is the smallest value of x The smallest leg of a right triangle with integral sides is 19. Find the length of the Hypotenuse 52 is 3...

Anonymous

I would like to know if coaches or students around the state would be interested in having available DVDs for Number Sense and for Calculator Applications. If you are interested email me at toywiz127@aol.com or visit my website (www.rammaterials.com) and vote. You can also make suggestions for to...

Anonymous

I am Leo Ramirez. As coach at McAllen High School for 30 years my teams won 20 TMSCA/UIL State team championships in Number Sense and Calculator Applications. I plan to provide some inservices during the summer of 2005. Current plans are for two day workshops with one day focusing on elementary and mi...

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	who gets to go to regionals? (Preview) In number sense i managed to get third place in district and our team won first place. I understand that our team should go, but unfortunately one of our faculty misplaced a date for an orchestra trip. This trip is the same weekend as regionals and our entire team except for myself will be g...	caramon 1722	2	490	Apr 3, 2005 by caramon 1722
	I made it (Preview) i made it, 204, 3rd place ns, choked on calc though, only a 185, we are waiting anxiously to get the wild card...regionals!!! quincy	langris5	7	457	Apr 3, 2005 by Anonymous
	A few more questions ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Thanks for all your help on the last questions I had. I've been working to do better on approximations. I have a few more questions on another test. 53. 7 + 14+ ... 77 On this one, I tried 77/7 = 11 * 12 = 132, but the answer is 462 63. The last digit of 9^54 is 67. If x i...	Anonymous	21	2160	Apr 1, 2005 by Mathman
	last minute post, plz help (Preview) ok guys, here is my final question before district, since i am going to College Station tomorrow to compete.. the MODULUS of (40+9i)^2 is? i don't know if the answer should be 41 or 41 squared, since it's it's (40+9i) squared... please please please help, thanks thanks thanks. good luck to my...	Anonymous	1	456	Apr 1, 2005 by Anonymous
	BAD...BAD...BAD (Preview) Alright guys! I bet you thought I had passed away or something, but I was on vacation for awhile and didn't have access to a computer. Sorry about that. NOW!!!! PLEASE READ THE STICKIES!!!!!! THERE ARE SOME WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE DISTRICT TEST AND IT IS NOT FAIR TO GIVE HINTS TO T...	webmaster	1	432	Apr 1, 2005 by webmaster
	Questions on UIL B Release (closed) (Preview) Hi guys, Vinay here. I just took the UIL B release and got a 287. I was wondering how all of you scored on that test. Here are a few questions I had on how to do the following problems: 72. 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + ... + 55 = (143) how do you find the sum to n terms of a fibonacci sequence? 74. 6253718 /...	vvr1590	10	973	Mar 31, 2005 by useless
	Questions (Preview) I couldn't do the following problems on a number sense. Any help? 5 + 10 + 15 + 20 + ... 1995 24 x 65 x 62 441 * 841 If (1 - i) / (1 + i) = a + bi, then b =	Anonymous	11	1613	Mar 28, 2005 by Penguinzchaseme
	Whos going to district next week? (Preview) Hey. Zack here. I was wondering who all here is going to district this weekend. And I would also like to know how each of y'all did in each of your events when you return on Saturday. I actually care because my competition will take place the following week, and I want to know...	useless	9	1336	Mar 28, 2005 by useless
	Some UIL District scores are up... (Preview) to go texasmath or official UIL site to find out the scores, ns scores looks terrible so far in general...worse than last year. but of course, Azle ,PSJA memorial, and other top-guns haven't competed yet and it's way too early to say anything. good luck, don't be nervous... quincy ...	langris5	4	2485	Mar 27, 2005 by langris5
	base manipulation for repeating decimals? (Preview) this was a question on the TMSCA state test...anyone knows how to do it? .444...base 5 is equivalent to ___ in base 10 the answer is 1, but how? mr.jones: if this question is inappropriate to ask right now, please delete it, thanks. thanks quincy	langris5	5	1887	Mar 26, 2005 by vvr1590
	Multiplication Problem (Preview) Here's a problem that i couldn't find any trick for on the number sense series WW test. 2155 * 26 the answer is 56030. This was one that I skipped and came back to on the test... I had about 15 seconds left, and I tried doing the double and half thing, but it didn't really work Any Ideas? there's got t...	vvr1590	3	618	Mar 25, 2005 by Anonymous
	TMSCA State results anybody? (Preview) Did anyone here go to TMSCA State (HS)? My lazy UIL sponsor refused to join TMSCA or help me field a team and I would like to hear any and all of the placing scores or placers in any division (especially 10th grade, 4A). Also, I heard rumors that TMSC...	Anonymous	5	2417	Mar 25, 2005 by useless
	What's up? (Preview) Hey, what's up everybody, im new to the forum. I just wanted to say "what's up" and introduce myself i guess. My real name's Cole, and i go to Caddo Mills HS(2A). Im in the 11th grade, and I'll be goin to UIL District next week. So... i just thought i'd get to know th...	nsfrustratesme	3	963	Mar 25, 2005 by useless
	ways to tell that you are in ns... (Preview) 1. whenever you see a fraction, you want to convert it to a percent, whenever you see a percent, you want to convert it to a decial, whenever you see a decimal, you want to convert it into a fraction¡ 2. you have a t-sh...	langris5	4	854	Mar 24, 2005 by vvr1590
	SUBSETS!!!! (Preview) Hey guys, Sorry for what I hope to be severe ignorance but here you go: SUBSETS!!! I've seen two stratigies for this problem and I've racked my mind trying to come up with an answer. ...	Anonymous	4	1410	Mar 23, 2005 by Anonymous
	what is everyone's method of taking averages? (Preview) i've been thinking about that lately...i believe there is an "easy" of doing it, but i wasn't able to find it, just wanna hear everyone's suggestions, thanks lots. quincy	langris5	2	1462	Mar 23, 2005 by langris5
	special ns test - year of 2005 (Preview) i just saw this special 2005 test on dr.numsen, it's very interesting...take a look http://www.academicmeet.com/cgi-bin/sample.cgi it's at the bottom of the page, it'd be interesting to see how everyone scores, because some of the questions are insanely easy and others are insanely har...	langris5	10	1290	Mar 21, 2005 by Anonymous
	New Sequence Problem (Preview) I was wondering if anyone has a trick to do the following problem: 1. 1+2+2^2 + ... + 2^9 = _____________ answer (1023) so basically i am looking for a formula in two variables, the base, b, and the highest power, n; generally, that would be b^0 + b^1 + b^2 + b^3 ... + b^n from the first exam...	vvr1590	5	658	Mar 15, 2005 by Anonymous
	New Calculator and Number Sense workbooks (Preview) I just recently completed two new workbooks that should be owned by anyone working with Number Sense and Calculator Applications. My new Calculator : A Starter's Kit (Revised Edition) includes some new features : Solving equations on HP33S calculator, Linear Interpolation, Coaching tips on sol...	Anonymous	0	3179	Mar 11, 2005 by Anonymous
	Advice (Preview) Hello, Vinay again. It's now a little under a month to competition, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice: How should I prepare and stuff like that? any test-taking strategies? Thanks, Vinay	Anonymous	0	733	Mar 4, 2005 by Anonymous
	Comverting a Percent to a Decimal (Preview) I just took this test and it said convert 3 1/8% to a decimal and I got it wrong. It said the answer was 1/32. How do you do this.	Anonymous	2	910	Mar 1, 2005 by webmaster
	Preparation (Preview) Hi everyone, I just finished all of the Dr. Numsen daily tests for the 2003-2004 materials, and i don't have anything else to practice with. What other ways do you suggest to practice? Thanks, Vinay	Anonymous	1	733	Feb 16, 2005 by langris5
	figuring parts per million to a decimal (Preview) question: Can anyone help me figure converting numbers in a parts per million figure to a decimal figure? ex: 3 ppm would equal .0003? Sorry, I'm not the math whiz I used to be...	Anonymous	2	638	Feb 12, 2005 by langris5
	Decathlon Questions (Preview) src=http://www.geocitites.com/ramasesh2002/2x.bmp][/img]	Anonymous	3	865	Feb 3, 2005 by Anonymous
	Magic Number (Preview) There is a positive number that has the following properties: - If you add 1 to the number, you get its square. - If you subtract 1 from the number, you get its reciprocal. What is the number?	flowerbelly12	2	607	Jan 31, 2005 by webmaster
	A Level Material? (Preview) A few days ago, Quincy asked me if I'd seen this year's A level material. What's that? Vinay	Anonymous	10	680	Jan 26, 2005 by vvr1590
	Sin of Negative Angles (Preview) Hey, Vinay here, just wondering something about trig functions. Is sin (-x) = - sin (x)? on a numbersense test there was a question involving functions of negative angles, so i was just wondering if the key's wrong or if i have the idea wrong. Thanks vinay	vvr1590	9	1189	Jan 26, 2005 by webmaster
	Percentages and Triangles (Preview) Here are a few problems I couldn't do on a Dr. Numsen test. 42% of 27 is ___________% of 6% of 25 A obtuse triangle has integral sides of 11, 11, and x. What is the smallest value of x The smallest leg of a right triangle with integral sides is 19. Find the length of the Hypotenuse 52 is 3...	vvr1590	18	2583	Jan 22, 2005 by vvr1590
	Number Sense/Calculator DVDS (Preview) I would like to know if coaches or students around the state would be interested in having available DVDs for Number Sense and for Calculator Applications. If you are interested email me at toywiz127@aol.com or visit my website (www.rammaterials.com) and vote. You can also make suggestions for to...	Anonymous	0	669	Jan 7, 2005 by Anonymous
	Number Sense workshops (Summer 2005) (Preview) I am Leo Ramirez. As coach at McAllen High School for 30 years my teams won 20 TMSCA/UIL State team championships in Number Sense and Calculator Applications. I plan to provide some inservices during the summer of 2005. Current plans are for two day workshops with one day focusing on elementary and mi...	Anonymous	3	981	Jan 7, 2005 by Anonymous
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