7th Math Unit 4 Day 2 - 3/26

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15 questions
Objective and Summary:
SWBAT use double number lines and the equation Part = Percent x Whole to solve for missing percents in real-world situations
CFS:
#1: Accurately creates double number line with part and whole
#2: Accurately substitutes values into the equation, Part=PercentxWhole
#3: Accurately solves the equation
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Retakes--On the last writing assessment, about 18% of the 90 students in 6th grade asked for retakes. What number of students asked for retakes?

"_______ students asked for retakes"

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More Math Mastery—Ms. Paul gave a test recently and 68 students got mastery. This was exactly 80% of the students in her class. How many students are there in Ms. Paul's class?

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Balloons—Jacob inflated 24 balloons for decorations at Ms. Tsang’s surprise party. If Jacob inflated 15% of the total number of balloons for the dance, how many are there in total?

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Chips--Leilani the Taki expert said that about 7.5% of all chips in each bag of Takis are broken or crumbled. If there are 60 chips in a bag, how many would you expect to be broken?

"I would expect..."

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Testing--Researchers in March of 2021 were studying coronavirus infection rates in LA. As of March 5th, there was a 3.2% positivity rate. If 55,000 people were tested in LA, how many people actually had a positive test result for infection?

"As of March 5th, the number of people..."

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Bets--The stock market has been very volatile lately (this means there are many big changes in stock prices). Student McStudentson had invested $1,500 in Meta (Facebook) stock, but in the last week its value decreased by 21.2%.

How much money would he lose if he sold his stock at the new, lower price?

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Candy—A bag of Skittles contains 300 pieces of which 12% are red.
c. Solve for the unknown value using the formula Part = Percent × Whole

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π—At a staff meeting, it was revealed that 25% of the teachers at Prize love apple pie more than any other kind of π.

a. If 6 teachers love apple pie, how many total teachers are there?

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π—At a staff meeting, it was revealed that 25% of the teachers at Prize love apple pie more than any other kind of π.

b. How many teachers don’t love apple pie?

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Awesome A--In all of Ms. Portilla's Lab classes, 20% of students got an A on the test.
This turned out to be 12 kids.

What is the total number of lab students in her classes? (You may need to round)

"The total number of kids in Ms. Parnell's class..."

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Sharpshooter—Ulisses threw 15 darts at a dartboard. 40% of his darts hit the bullseye. How many darts did not hit the bullseye?

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How Much?—Antonio wants to buy a new Nintendo Switch for himself as well as the new Pokemon game, but he isn’t sure how much money he needs in total. He told his friend that he already saved up $99 from doing chores, and his friend informed him he was 30% of the way there. What is the total price that Antonio will have to pay for the Switch and game?

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Investments--Mr. K wants to invest a total of $500 in stocks. He thinks that he can earn a 14.5% return by the end of the year.

Using the earnings from his investment, would he be able to buy a $70 PS5 game?

"Mr. K would... because..."

CFS:
#1: Accurately creates double number line with part and whole
#2: Accurately substitutes values into the equation, Part=PercentxWhole
#3: Accurately solves the equation
2

Preferences—On a recent whole school survey, 80% of Prize students responded that they “totally prefer math to ELA”.

a. If 328 students prefer math, how many students total were surveyed? Use the formula in the CFS.

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Preferences—On a recent whole school survey, 80% of Prize students responded that they “totally prefer math to ELA”.

b. How many students prefer ELA? Explain how you know