Review of percent increase and decrease. Assignment bumped until Tuesday.
Mrs Murphy absent
continued working on percent increase and decrease. Section 5.3 in the textbook. Worksheets handed out in class. Assignment moved to Tuesday Apr 3 Word problems with percents, decimals and fractions
REMEMBER FOR A FRACTION THE BOTTOM NUMBER ALWAYS REPRESENTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT POSSIBLE. THE TOP NUMBER REPRESENTS HOW MUCH WAS ACTUALLY USED OUT OF THE TOTAL. Ex. If we sold 18 out of 30 tickets. 30 is the bottom. 18 is the top. Ex 2. If we get 16 out of 17 on a test. 17 is the bottom. 16 is the top. PRACTICE QUESTIONS The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty? Miss Holman gave a 90-cent tip to a waitress for serving a meal costing $6.00. What percent of the bill was her tip? Is this a good tip or not in your opinion? In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race? What percent did not finish the race? Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade? On an 88 question test, LeeBeth missed 11 questions. What is her exact grade for that test? A waiter received a $5.25 tip. If the check totaled $25, what percentage was received? Is this a good tip or not in your opinion? Kyle often pretends to take showers. He was told 330 times to take a shower, but only took one 264 times. What percentage of the time did he pretend to take a shower? .In a volleyball game, Caroline served the ball over the net 16 out of 20 times. What percent did she not make her serve over the net? also do pg 240 # 16, 17, 19 |
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