Monday, November 25, 2013
NO homework for Monday, November 25
No homework tonight! There will be a packet for break given tomorrow.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Homework for Friday, November 22
Quiz will be Monday! Enjoy your weekend.
1.) There are 350 students at Evergreen. About 30% of them will be traveling for the holiday break. How many students will not be traveling?
2.) Jasmine ordered 20 chicken nuggets from McDonald's. She ate 30% of the nuggets and Miguel ate the rest. How many more nuggets did Miguel eat than Jasmine?
3.) Eric took a quiz in science. He got 13 out of 15 correct. What was his score? Round it to the nearest percent.
Adding a Percent
4.) Esmeralda went to buy a party bag of chips at Target. The chips cost $7 and the tax is 5%. How much were the chips after taxes?
5.) Oscar wants to buy a new tv. It costs $400. The taxes in Chicago are 9% and the taxes in Milwaukee are 6%. How much more will the tv cost in Chicago than in Milwaukee?
Challenge Question:
Gabriel has two coupons from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. One coupon is for $5 OFF any item that is $15 or more. The other coupon is for 20% OFF any item at any price. How much will an item have to cost so that the $5 OFF coupon is BETTER than the 20% off coupon? When is the 20% off coupon a better deal?
Explain how you came with your answer.
(Hint, think about if something costs $17, which is a better deal?)
1.) There are 350 students at Evergreen. About 30% of them will be traveling for the holiday break. How many students will not be traveling?
2.) Jasmine ordered 20 chicken nuggets from McDonald's. She ate 30% of the nuggets and Miguel ate the rest. How many more nuggets did Miguel eat than Jasmine?
3.) Eric took a quiz in science. He got 13 out of 15 correct. What was his score? Round it to the nearest percent.
Adding a Percent
4.) Esmeralda went to buy a party bag of chips at Target. The chips cost $7 and the tax is 5%. How much were the chips after taxes?
5.) Oscar wants to buy a new tv. It costs $400. The taxes in Chicago are 9% and the taxes in Milwaukee are 6%. How much more will the tv cost in Chicago than in Milwaukee?
Challenge Question:
Gabriel has two coupons from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. One coupon is for $5 OFF any item that is $15 or more. The other coupon is for 20% OFF any item at any price. How much will an item have to cost so that the $5 OFF coupon is BETTER than the 20% off coupon? When is the 20% off coupon a better deal?
Explain how you came with your answer.
(Hint, think about if something costs $17, which is a better deal?)
Thursday, November 21, 2013
There will be a quiz tomorrow on percentages, including finding the percent OFF.
Complete the following problems to help you prepare.
1.) There are 105 sixth grade students at Evergreen. About 15% of them will receive a new phone for the holidays. How many students will this be? (Round to the nearest whole).
2.) Temper is going to Best Buy to get NBA 2k14. It retails for $60 and he has a 20% off coupon. How much is the discount and how much does he have to pay before taxes (subtotal)?
3.) Miguel was very hungry so he ordered from Wing Stop. He ordered 30 wings and ate 70% of them. How many wings did he eat? How many wings were left over?
Adding a Percent
4.) Jennifer went to buy a big bag of Takis at Target. The Takis cost $4 and the tax is 3%. How much did she pay for the Takis after taxes?
5.) Dayana wanted to buy some Vans at Hot Topic. They cost $65 and the tax is 9%. How much did she pay for the Vans after taxes?
6.) Oscar bought a Subway sandwich in Chicago and another in Indiana. They both cost $6. The tax in Chicago is 9% and the tax in Indiana is 5%. How much MORE did he pay in Chicago than in Indiana?
Challenge
Target and Best Buy have competing deals on iPads. Best Buy is giving you $75 OFF ANY iPad Mini and Target is giving you 15% OFF ANY iPad Mini. The iPad Minis cost $300 (regular), $400 (16GB), $500 (32GB), $600 (64GB), and $700 (128GB).
For which iPads is Best Buy the better deal? For which iPads is Target the better deal? Explain your answer and show your work.
Complete the following problems to help you prepare.
1.) There are 105 sixth grade students at Evergreen. About 15% of them will receive a new phone for the holidays. How many students will this be? (Round to the nearest whole).
2.) Temper is going to Best Buy to get NBA 2k14. It retails for $60 and he has a 20% off coupon. How much is the discount and how much does he have to pay before taxes (subtotal)?
3.) Miguel was very hungry so he ordered from Wing Stop. He ordered 30 wings and ate 70% of them. How many wings did he eat? How many wings were left over?
Adding a Percent
4.) Jennifer went to buy a big bag of Takis at Target. The Takis cost $4 and the tax is 3%. How much did she pay for the Takis after taxes?
5.) Dayana wanted to buy some Vans at Hot Topic. They cost $65 and the tax is 9%. How much did she pay for the Vans after taxes?
6.) Oscar bought a Subway sandwich in Chicago and another in Indiana. They both cost $6. The tax in Chicago is 9% and the tax in Indiana is 5%. How much MORE did he pay in Chicago than in Indiana?
Challenge
Target and Best Buy have competing deals on iPads. Best Buy is giving you $75 OFF ANY iPad Mini and Target is giving you 15% OFF ANY iPad Mini. The iPad Minis cost $300 (regular), $400 (16GB), $500 (32GB), $600 (64GB), and $700 (128GB).
For which iPads is Best Buy the better deal? For which iPads is Target the better deal? Explain your answer and show your work.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Homework for Wednesday, November 20
Your homework is to complete the % OFF and %Paid parts of your tables from class today. Have those for tomorrow.
104 you are excused and have no homework for tonight due to the vision tests.
104 you are excused and have no homework for tonight due to the vision tests.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Homework for Tuesday, November 19th
Excellent job with percentages today! Complete the following for tomorrow.
Find the percent discounts for the following. Remember the percent OFF equals the discount divided by the original price.
1) Mariana bought a 1 Direction t-shirt on sale for $16 and the original price was $20. What percent was the t-shirt discounted?
2) Andrew bought a videogame for $30. The original price was $60. What percent was the game discounted?
3) Jorge ordered 20 chicken wings. He ate 2 wings. What percentage of wings were left over?
Challenge
4) Samantha and Fernanda ordered a pizza. It has 12 slices. Samantha ate 3 slices and Fernanda ate 4 slices. What percentage of the pizza is left?
5) Employees at Target get a 10% discount on most of their purchases. Salvador works at Target, but Hector does not. They both bought the same things: a CD for $15, a 3DS game for $30, and a movie for $20. If Salvador used his discount, how much more money did Hector pay than Salvador?
Find the percent discounts for the following. Remember the percent OFF equals the discount divided by the original price.
1) Mariana bought a 1 Direction t-shirt on sale for $16 and the original price was $20. What percent was the t-shirt discounted?
2) Andrew bought a videogame for $30. The original price was $60. What percent was the game discounted?
3) Jorge ordered 20 chicken wings. He ate 2 wings. What percentage of wings were left over?
Challenge
4) Samantha and Fernanda ordered a pizza. It has 12 slices. Samantha ate 3 slices and Fernanda ate 4 slices. What percentage of the pizza is left?
5) Employees at Target get a 10% discount on most of their purchases. Salvador works at Target, but Hector does not. They both bought the same things: a CD for $15, a 3DS game for $30, and a movie for $20. If Salvador used his discount, how much more money did Hector pay than Salvador?
Monday, November 18, 2013
Homework for Monday, November 18th
Complete the following problems on loose-leaf paper to hand in. Show your work, you do not have to copy them down.
1.) Karen went to the mall to buy a new bracelet. The original price was $30 and it was on sale for 30% OFF. How much was the discount and how much did the bracelet cost now?
2.) On Black Friday tvs are heavily discounted. A 50" LCD tv that normally retails for $800 is on sale for 40% OFF of the regular price. How much is the discount and how much does the tv cost on Black Friday?
3.) James bought a PS3 controller for 30% OFF. The regular price was $55. How much was his discount and how much did he pay for the controller?
Challenge Questions
4.) Lourdes bought a sweater that was on sale for $30. The regular price was $40. How much was the discount? What percent was taken OFF of the regular price?
5.) One Direction is a popular band. Their album is $15. For every album, the BAND gets 10%, the manager gets 25%, the COMPANY gets 50%, and the store gets 15%.
How much does One Direction make for each of their albums they sell? What about the manager? What about the company and the store? Do you think this is fair? Explain.
1.) Karen went to the mall to buy a new bracelet. The original price was $30 and it was on sale for 30% OFF. How much was the discount and how much did the bracelet cost now?
2.) On Black Friday tvs are heavily discounted. A 50" LCD tv that normally retails for $800 is on sale for 40% OFF of the regular price. How much is the discount and how much does the tv cost on Black Friday?
3.) James bought a PS3 controller for 30% OFF. The regular price was $55. How much was his discount and how much did he pay for the controller?
Challenge Questions
4.) Lourdes bought a sweater that was on sale for $30. The regular price was $40. How much was the discount? What percent was taken OFF of the regular price?
5.) One Direction is a popular band. Their album is $15. For every album, the BAND gets 10%, the manager gets 25%, the COMPANY gets 50%, and the store gets 15%.
How much does One Direction make for each of their albums they sell? What about the manager? What about the company and the store? Do you think this is fair? Explain.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Homework for Friday November 15
Complete the following problems on loose-leaf paper for Monday.
Review:
Convert the following FRACTIONS into decimals by doing long division. Then convert that into a percentage.
Remember: 1/4 = 1÷4. This means how many times can 1 be divided by 4, or how many times can 4 go into 1?
Fractions to decimals to percent
1.) 3/8 2.) 3/7 3.) 3/6
4.) 3/5 5.) 3/4 6.) 3/3
Since all of the above fractions were regular and NOT improper, all of the decimals should be less than which number?
Improper fractions to decimals to percent
7.) 10/3 8.) 10/4 9.) 10/5
10.) 10/6 11.) 10/7 12.) 10/8
Since all of the above fractions were IMPROPER, all of the decimals should be greater than which number? What about the percent?
Use mental math to find the following. Use the shortcuts from class.
13.) 10% of 50
14.) 10% of 60
15.) 10% of 55.
What is the shortcut for 10%?
Challenge: 45 is 10% of which number? How did you find this?
16.) 50% of 20
17.) 50% of 30
18.) 50% of 25
What is the shortcut for 25%?
Challenge: 80 is 50% of which number? How did you find this?
19.) 25% of 60
20.) 25% of 80
21.) 25% of 70
What is the shortcut for 25%
Challenge: 30 is 25% of which number? How did you find this?
Challenge Word Problem:
Bose sells a sound dock at stores for $300. Out of that $300, 10% goes to the store (Target) and the rest goes to Bose.
How much money does Target make on each sound dock? How much money does Bose receive from each sound dock sold? Show your work
Part 2:
Out of the money that Bose receives, 40% of it goes to pay all of the employees and research (cost), 10% goes towards transporting the materials and sound docks from the factories to the stores, the REST will be kept by Bose as profit.
How much money is spent on transporting?
How much money is spent on employees and research?
How much is kept as profit?
(Hint, these numbers will be LESS than $270)
Review:
Convert the following FRACTIONS into decimals by doing long division. Then convert that into a percentage.
Remember: 1/4 = 1÷4. This means how many times can 1 be divided by 4, or how many times can 4 go into 1?
Fractions to decimals to percent
1.) 3/8 2.) 3/7 3.) 3/6
4.) 3/5 5.) 3/4 6.) 3/3
Since all of the above fractions were regular and NOT improper, all of the decimals should be less than which number?
Improper fractions to decimals to percent
7.) 10/3 8.) 10/4 9.) 10/5
10.) 10/6 11.) 10/7 12.) 10/8
Since all of the above fractions were IMPROPER, all of the decimals should be greater than which number? What about the percent?
Use mental math to find the following. Use the shortcuts from class.
13.) 10% of 50
14.) 10% of 60
15.) 10% of 55.
What is the shortcut for 10%?
Challenge: 45 is 10% of which number? How did you find this?
16.) 50% of 20
17.) 50% of 30
18.) 50% of 25
What is the shortcut for 25%?
Challenge: 80 is 50% of which number? How did you find this?
19.) 25% of 60
20.) 25% of 80
21.) 25% of 70
What is the shortcut for 25%
Challenge: 30 is 25% of which number? How did you find this?
Challenge Word Problem:
Bose sells a sound dock at stores for $300. Out of that $300, 10% goes to the store (Target) and the rest goes to Bose.
How much money does Target make on each sound dock? How much money does Bose receive from each sound dock sold? Show your work
Part 2:
Out of the money that Bose receives, 40% of it goes to pay all of the employees and research (cost), 10% goes towards transporting the materials and sound docks from the factories to the stores, the REST will be kept by Bose as profit.
How much money is spent on transporting?
How much money is spent on employees and research?
How much is kept as profit?
(Hint, these numbers will be LESS than $270)
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Homework for Thursday, November 14
Complete the following on a sheet of loose-leaf paper.
Look at the sample problems and answer the following. Explain how the answers were found. Click on the images to make them bigger in a new screen.
Look at the sample problems and answer the following. Explain how the answers were found. Click on the images to make them bigger in a new screen.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
No Homework for Wednesday, November 13
There will be no homework today as we will have a mini review tomorrow. Homework for Thursday will be based on the review.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Homework for Friday November 8th-- DUE WEDNESDAY
Hello students! Don't forget report card pick-up is on TUESDAY!
Below are online copies of the sheets I passed out in class today. Use these in case you did not get the paper or in case you lost it today. No excuses.
Do not wait until the last day to do these. They will be due on Wednesday.
Click on the images to open the pictures in full screen. Enjoy your weekend!
If you have additional questions, email me at :
I will respond by Monday.
Below are online copies of the sheets I passed out in class today. Use these in case you did not get the paper or in case you lost it today. No excuses.
Do not wait until the last day to do these. They will be due on Wednesday.
Click on the images to open the pictures in full screen. Enjoy your weekend!
If you have additional questions, email me at :
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Homework for Thursday, November 7, 2013
Convert the following decimals to percentages.
1.) 0. 55 2.) 0. 567
3.) 1. 55 4.) 1. 567
Convert the following percentages to decimals.
1.) 88% 2.) 15%
3.) 87.5% 4. 135.54%
Convert the following FRACTIONS to decimals and percents.
1.) 1/8 2.) 2/8 3.) 3/8 4.) 5/8
What pattern did you notice when you converted to decimals and percents?
Word Problems
Javier went to Gamestop to buy a pre-owned game. The original price was $60 but he only paid 90% of the price. How much was the game?
What was the percent OFF? How much was the discount?
Rebecca was happy because she bought a new pair of Jordan's for less than the regular price. The original price was $150 and she paid 90% of (NOT OFF) the price. How much did she pay?
What was the Percent OFF? How much was this?
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Homework for Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Here are some practice problems based on today's lesson on Percentages. Complete these on loose-leaf paper and have them ready to turn in.
Find the fraction, division, decimal, and percent for each.
Fraction Division Decimal Percent
13/100
54 ÷ 100
0.45
65%
1/5
30 ÷ 100
0.75
3%
4/5
316 ÷ 100
2.54
112%
Find the fraction, division, decimal, and percent for each.
Fraction Division Decimal Percent
13/100
54 ÷ 100
0.45
65%
1/5
30 ÷ 100
0.75
3%
4/5
316 ÷ 100
2.54
112%
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
No Homework for Tuesday, November 5th
No homework today class because I was in a few meetings before the site could post. I will save it for tomorrow.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Homework for Monday, November 4
Finish these problems on loose-leaf paper.
Convert the following fractions into decimals by using long division
Use the following format
Ex. 3/4 = 3 ÷ 4 = (long division 4| 3)
1.) 1/4
2.) 1/2
3.) 1/3
4.) 2/5
5.) 4/10
6.) 3/8
7.) 8/20
8.) 12/20
Bonus:
Convert the decimals into fractions, then reduce.
9.) 0.24
10.) 0.40
Convert the following fractions into decimals by using long division
Use the following format
Ex. 3/4 = 3 ÷ 4 = (long division 4| 3)
1.) 1/4
2.) 1/2
3.) 1/3
4.) 2/5
5.) 4/10
6.) 3/8
7.) 8/20
8.) 12/20
Bonus:
Convert the decimals into fractions, then reduce.
9.) 0.24
10.) 0.40
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