Page 185 example 1 In 1998, at age 79, Earl Shaffer became the oldest person to hike all 2100 miles of the Appalachian Trail – from Springer Mountain Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine. At one point, Shaffer stood atop Big Walker Mountain, Virginia, which is three times as far from the northern end as from the southern end. How far was Shaffer from the end of the trail?

Wedding plans. Mr. Evans needs your help planning his upcoming wedding and reception. The wedding site costs $425, the food costs $35 dollars per person, and the open bar (a necessity at a reception!) costs $22 per person. The minimum amount that he can spend is $2,500, but the maximum that he wants to spends $3,000. a.What is the least number of people he can invite? b.What is the most number of people he can invite? c.Mr Evans realizes that on top of the $3,000 he is willing to spend on the reception, there is a 19% service fee and a 7% tax. Determine how much total money Mr. Evans will pay after these percents are added on if he invites the maximum number of people found in part b.

Last season, Tim Duncan made 335 out of 553 free throws. Tony Parker made 253 out of 358 free throws. Who is the better free throw shooter?

Convert decimal to percent notation: Multiply the decimal by 100% (shortcut: move the decimal two places to the right.) Convert decimal to percent notation: Multiply the decimal by 100% (shortcut: move the decimal two places to the right.) Convert percents to decimal notation: Divide the percent by 100% (shortcut: move the decimal two places to the left.) Convert percents to decimal notation: Divide the percent by 100% (shortcut: move the decimal two places to the left.)

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56% of voters in Luzerne County voted for Ed Rendell. 75% of students are ready for another break. 24% of M&M’s are yellow. ____% of _____ is _____. R · B = A

1.14% of 60 is what number? 2.What % of 42 is 28? 3.60 is 30% of what number?

Percent Applications 1.On Phil’s last homework assignment, he answered 10 out of 12 questions correctly. What percentage of questions did he answer correctly?

Percent Applications 2.It is estimated that 12% of all people in the population are left handed. If there are 57 left handed incoming freshmen at King’s College, about how many freshmen are there at King’s?

The following table shows the test scores for a class as well as how many times they occurred (frequency). What percent of the class scored a 75? Exam ScoreFrequency

3.Marc has decided that he wants to invest his money for one year and has narrowed the possibilities down to two choices. His first choice is that he can invest in a CD, which will yield an estimated 1.5% profit. His second choice is that he can invest in stocks through a broker where there is an estimated 1.9% profit, but the broker then takes 10% of this profit. If Marc is going to invest $8,000, which will give him the most net profit?

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