Bell Ringer Week of December 2-6,2013 Created by: Shavonne Burrows, EdS

Monday, December 2, 2013 CAMERA The memory card on Melcher’s digital camera can hold about 400 pictures. Melcher used 24% of the memory card while taking pictures at a family reunion. How many pictures did Melcher take at the family reunion?

Answer for Monday, December 2, 2013 96

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 WEDDING. Of the 200 guests invited to a wedding, 154 attended the wedding. What percent of the invited guests attended the wedding?

Answer for Tuesday, December 3, 2013 77%

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 ALLOWANCE. Mallorie has $5 in her wallet. If this is 10% of her monthly allowance, what is her monthly allowance?

Answer for Wednesday, December 4, 2013 $50

Thursday, December 5, 2013 BASKETBALL In a recent season, Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks had a field goal average of 0.43 rounded to the nearest hundredth. What is 0.43 written as a percent?

Answer for Thursday, December 5, 2013 43%

Friday, December 6, 2013 WATER About 5% of the surface area of the U.S. is water. What decimal represents the amount of the U.S.surface area taken up by water?

Answer for December 6, 2013 0.05