7th Math Unit 4 Day 4 - 4/10

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9 questions
Objective and Summary:
SWBAT use equations to compute percent increases and decreases
CFS:
#1: Accurately identifies whole
#2: Accurately labels double number line
#3: Accurately writes and solves equation for missing value
1

Sales--The store GameGo is selling the new Spiderman game for $42 instead of the regular price of $60.
What is the percent increase or decrease?

"The price (increased / decreased) by..."

1

Investments--Last month, Mr. Mancini bought $800 worth of stocks, hoping they would increase in value. He checked this morning and they were worth $728.
What was the percent increase or decrease?

"The value (increased / decreased) by..."

1

Research--Ms. Pool was studying mice to see how quickly they reproduce. She started with a group of 36 mice, and after two months there were 50 mice.
What was the percent increase or decrease in the population? (You can round to the nearest percent)

"The mouse population (increased / decreased) by..."

1

Tickets--Leslie sold tickets to a school fair. They were originally going to be sold for $2.50, but she decided to start selling them for $2 to attract more customers.
By what percent did the price of the tickets change? (Diagram optional)

"The ticket price (increased / decreased) by..."

1

Boy Scouts—Scouty McScouterson has 8 badges right now. He wants to complete 2 more badges so that he will have a total of 10 badges earned by the end of the month.

a. If Scouty completes the additional 2 badges, what will be the percent increase in badges?

1

Steaks—Since demand is high, Fole Whoods is selling their Premium Organic Giant Steaks™ for $72 instead of $60. Find the percent increase/decrease

1

Hobbies—Kevin is considering purchasing a new ATV. He is choosing between two models: the one from Mancini Motors™ costs $500 and the other one from Coach A’s ATVs costs $600. He tells his friend that buying from Coach A’s ATVs would be 20% more expensive than buying from Mancini Motors™. Is he correct? Justify your answer.

1

SPICY--Try if you have time (optional)

Leadership--At a student council meeting, there was a total of 60 students present. Of those students, 35 were female.

By what percent is the number of females greater than the number of males?

4

Mastery--Student McStudentson wants to raise his math grade to a 95 so he can earn a scholarship. His grade is currently 81. He says that to get to 95 he must increase his score by 14%.
Do you agree or disagree with him? Explain and show your work (you may round to the nearest percent)

"I (agree / disagree) with him because..."

**You MUST SYW in formative for full credit**

CFS:
#1: Accurately identifies whole
#2: Accurately labels double number line
#3: Accurately writes and solves equation for missing value

Continuing working on the recommended percent skills on IXL!