Classwork ACEs #3, 5, 8, 11, 12

ACE #3 page 10 According to the statement above, for every 2 people that support curbs there are 5 that oppose. part + part = total 2 + 5 = 7

210 is the total number of people those in favor is the part. ACE #3 page 10 210 is the total number of people those in favor is the part. The question is asking about a therefore we must use fractions This comes from the statement x 30 You would expect 60 people to favor putting in curbs. x 30

About 71% of the people oppose putting in curbs.

ACE #5 page 11 Homework 1.2

Time spent Watching Television True or False a. He spent one sixth of his time watching television. Time spent Watching Television Total = Divide by 6 6 hours 48 hours = 1 hour 8 hours Divide by 6

Time spent Watching Television False a. He spent one eighth of his time watching television. a. He spent one eighth of his time watching television. Time spent Watching Television Total = Divide by 6 6 hours 48 hours = 1 hour 8 hours Divide by 6

6 hours 2 hours 1 hour 3 hours True or False b. The ratio of hours spent watching television to hours spent doing chores or homework is 3 to 1. Time spent Watching Television to Time spent doing Chores and HW 6 hours 2 hours to Divide by 2 1 hour 3 hours to

Time spent on Recreation, Phone, and TV True or False c. Recreation, talking on the phone, and watching television took about 33% of his time. Time spent on Recreation, Phone, and TV Total = Divide 16 hours 48 hours ≈ 33%

Sleeping, eating, and other activities True or False e. Sleeping, eating, and “other” activities took up 12 hours more than all other activities combined. Sleeping, eating, and other activities other activities 18 + 2.5 + 9.5 18 - = 12

ACE #8 page 12 105 150

ACE #8 page 12 ÷5 ÷3 11/28 of the 7th & 8th grade students preferred action movies ÷3 ÷5

ACE #8 page 12 ÷5 ÷3 5/12 of the 7th grade students preferred action movies ÷3 ÷5

ACE #8 page 12 About 61% of the 7th & 8th grade students preferred comedies

ACE #8 page 12 37.5% of the 8th grade students preferred action movies

7 ACE #8 page 12 From letter C From letter E 37.5% of the 8th grade students preferred action movies 5/12 of the 7th grade students preferred action movies

ACE #11 page 13 1 Cross-reduce, divide by 5 2

ACE #11 page 13

One piece is 3 inches, the other is 2 inches.

Below you will find an ad that is poorly written Below you will find an ad that is poorly written. Rewrite the ad so that it is more effective. What did you come up with?

To write as a % To write as a fraction About 67% of dentists recommend sugarless gum to their patients who chew gum. To write as a fraction ÷15 2/3 of dentists recommend sugarless gum to their patients who chew gum. ÷15