Name: _______________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________

Algebra

Algebraic Thinking

Problem 1

Which block, cylinder, sphere, or cube will balance Scale C? ____________________ Explain how
you figured that out:

Problem 2

Which block, cylinder, sphere, or cube will balance Scale F? ____________________ Explain how
you figured that out:

Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
–Albert Einstein
 Name: _______________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________
Algebra
Problem 3

Find the weight of each block.

cylinder = ________ sphere = ________ cube = ________

Problem 4

Find the weight of each block.

cylinder = ________ sphere = ________ cube = ________

Problem 5

These signs tell about some items for sale. Same items have same prices. Different items have
different prices. How much is:

helmet = ________ bell = ________ bike = ________

Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
–Albert Einstein
 Name: _______________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________
Algebra
Problem 6

This is a staircase Deion built. He used 3 blocks for the 1st stair, 6 blocks for the 2nd stair, 9
blocks for the 3rd stair, and so on, using 3 more blocks for each higher stair.

Complete this table.

Stair Number Number of Blocks Total Number of Blocks

1 3 3
2 6 9
3 9 18
4
5
10
20

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Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
–Albert Einstein
 Name: _______________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________
Algebra
Problem 7

This is a series of growing cubes, with one small cube on top. Imagine the building pattern
continues. How many blocks will it take to build:

a. Cube 7?

b. Cube 20?

c. Write a function rule to relate the number of blocks in a cube to the cube number. Let N
represent the cube number. Let B represent the number of blocks in a shape.

Problem 8

This is a series of growing shapes. Imagine that the building pattern continues. How many
blocks will it take to build:

a. Shape 8? ___________

b. Shape 12? ___________

c. Write a function rule to relate the number of blocks in a shape to the shape number. Let N
represent the shape number. Let B represent the number of blocks in a shape.

Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
–Albert Einstein