Applying Percentages in Real Life
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Mathematics
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Michael McCrory
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Applying Percentages in Real Life
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Lesson Goals
Solve real-world problems involving percents.
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Standards
6.NS.8 Interpret, model, and use ratios to show the relative sizes of two quantities. Describe how a ratio shows the relationship between two quantities. Use the following notations: a/b, a to b, a:b.
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Multiple Choice
What is 6% as a decimal?
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6.0
.6
.06
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Multiple Choice
What is 61.5% as a decimal?
61.5
6.15
.615
615.0
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Multiple Choice
What is the percent formula?
percent = part x whole
part = percent x whole
whole = part x percent
whole = percent x whole
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Madalyn has a 30 question test today. To get an A in the class she needs to get a 90% on the test. How many questions does she need to get right to get a 90%?
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Multiple Select
Madalyn has a 30 question test today. To get an A in the class she needs to get a 90% on the test. How many questions does she need to get right to get a 90%?
What information do we know?
part
percent
whole
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Multiple Choice
Madalyn has a 30 question test today. To get an A in the class she needs to get a 90% on the test. How many questions does she need to get right to get a 90%?
If we know the percent and the whole, what should our percent formula look like?
30 = .90x
x = .90⋅30
90 = .30⋅x
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Fill in the Blanks
Madalyn has a 30 question test today. To get an A in the class she needs to get a 90% on the test. How many questions does she need to get right to get a 90%?
Type answer...
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Of the 465 members in the US Congress, 26.5% are women. How many members of congress are women?
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Multiple Select
Of the 465 members in the US Congress, 26.5% are women. How many members of congress are women?
What do we know?
part
percent
whole
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Multiple Choice
Of the 465 members in the US Congress, 26.5% are women. How many members of congress are women?
What should the formula look like?
465 = 2.65x
465 = .265x
x = .265⋅465
.265 = x ⋅465
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Xbox Gold costs $10.00 per month. If you pay for a whole year at once, you save 40%. How much does Xbox Gold cost if you pay for a whole year at once?
What do we need to do first?
What do we know?
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Fill in the Blanks
Xbox Gold costs $10.00 per month. If you pay for a whole year at once, you save 40%. How much does Xbox Gold cost if you pay for a whole year at once?
Type answer...
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Poll
How do you feel about doing percentages so far?
I got this!
I could at least get a B
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