Chapter 7 – Identify Subproblems – Day 1

 

POD – None Assigned

 

Previous Homework – Pg 178 - #1, #2

Questions - Transparency??

 

Be careful of “units” in this chapter – Note #1 ounces and pounds,  #8 hours and minutes

 

Per Cents

          Many of the problems in this chapter involve percents.

          There is a link on the M110 web page to practice after today’s review

 

Proportion Method for solving interest problems

 

Teacher lead:

10% of 150 is what number?

 

 

30 is what percent of 180?

 

 

30% of a certain number is equal to 28.  What is the number?

 

 

 

IN CLASS PRACTICE

What Percent of 97 is equal to 36?

 

 

1.  What is 2.5% of 12?

 

 

2.  What number is 40% of 64?

 

 

3.  Of the 8,760 hours in a year, most television sets are on for 2,190 hours.  What percent is this?

 

 

4.  The U.S. postal service has said that people open and read 78% of the junk mail they receive.  If a business sent out 9,500 advertising brochures (i.e. junk mail), how many of these brochures can the company expect to be read?

 

 

5.  Bill has saved $1,285 toward buying an outboard motor for his boat.  He claims that this is 80% of his goal.  What is his goal?

 

 

Teacher Lead – Mark-up & Mark-down

 

Alex Stowe’s house was reassessed at $126,000, up $6,000 from the last assessment.  What was the percent increase?

 

 

Susan purchased a dress for 30% discount.  The original price of the dress was $49.99.  What price did Susan pay?

 

 

The bookstore purchased a book and marked it up 40%.  The bookstore sold the book for $30.80.  What price did the bookstore pay for the book?

 

 

Suppose you paid $24 for a pair of shoes that were discounted 20%.  What was the original price of the shoes?

 

 

IN CLASS

1.  What is the price of a $65 item, marked up 15%?

 

 

2.  Phoebe paid $32 for a pair of gold shoes that were listed for $40.  What rate of discount did she receive?

 

 

3.  Byron purchased a bicycle at a 10% discount sale for $121.50.  What was the original price of the bicycle?

 

 

4.  A shoe store uses a markup rate of 45%.  One pair of shoes has a selling price of $72.50.  Find the cost of the shoes.


Chapter 7 – Identify Subproblems

Break the problem down into the subproblem.  Listing the subproblems helps focus & direct your work.

 

 

IN CLASS  Stereo Sale

          Williams and Son Department Store was going out of business.  At first they had all the electronics marked 10% off.  Then they marked everything down an additional 25% from the last posted price.  What is the current price of a stereo set that originally cost $189?

 

 

 

 

Assignment   - POD -  An “A” in Math

          Daniella wants an “A” in Math.  So far, she has 598 out of 700 points possible.  What percentage of the remaining 350 points must she earn in order to raise her average to exactly 90%?

 

Chapter 7 – Read pages 170-177

Homework:  #4, #6, #8 – Be careful of units – miles/hr, but question asks for minutes.

Homework:  Page 155 -