GAME - GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

New school year, new goals……

Story of the first day M Y LIFE IN ONE WORD IS EASY — BLESSED. M Y LIFE IN 200 WORDS IS A LITTLE HARDER. H ERE ARE SOME WORDS FROM THE BEGINNING ; A FRAID, SAD, NOT WORKING HARD, LAZY, POOR, HUNGRY, NOT APPRECIATING THINGS, HAVING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES, TALKATIVE AND MISBEHAVING. BUT THAT WAS ONLY PART OF IT. M IX IN LAUGHTER, RESPECT, HARD WORK, FAMILY, EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE AND THE PICTURE BECOMES A LITTLE CLEARER. W ORDS AND NUMBERS HAVE ALWAYS PLAYED A BIG PART IN MY LIFE. R EADING AND WRITING WERE MY ESCAPE, AND SOLVING PROBLEMS WAS THE SOLUTION FOR MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE. S CHOOL WAS MY REFUGE. F AST FORWARD TWENTY YEARS AND I STILL LOVE WORDS AND NUMBERS. FAMILY IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, BUT THOSE FIRST WORDS HAVE CHANGED TO HAPPY, JOYOUS, STRONG, HOPEFUL, HARD WORKING, BEHAVING AND HAVING POSITIVE ATTITUDES.. N OW I’ M SAVED, SET FREE, AT UNI WORKING HARD TO ACHIEVE WHAT I WANT. I UNDERSTOOD THAT WITHOUT WORDS AND NUMBERS I CAN ’ T REACH NOWHERE. L IFE ISN ’ T PERFECT, IT ’ S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT WORKING HARD AND USING THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE THAT IS ENOUGH. N EVER GIVE UP ; YOUR WORDS CAN CHANGE TOO AND YOUR LIFE CAN CHANGE TOO TO THE BETTER. H AVE A GOOD YEAR.

Show respect We can achieve great results if we: When we show respect we can listen to instructions. When we listen to instructions we can be quiet and attentive. When we are quiet and attentive we can understand the work. When we understand the work we can achieve great results and feel proud.

Lesson1 3-KWL

One rule

Topic1: Percentages

Percentages A percentage is a fraction with denominator 100 that is written in a special way. For example, 50% means 50/100 or ½. Percent means ‘out of 100’

The meaning of the word percentages Percentages The symbol for per cent is %. The term per cent means out of hundred A percentage is another way of writing a fraction out of one hundred. 60% = For example, 50% means 50 out of hundred.

Percentages and real world applications Sport Percentages sales Calculating discounts In a Grand Slam final, Hewitt served 175 times and got 62% of his first serves in. Find the price of a computer game, originally priced, 466, after a 10% discount? Julie buys a bike for $2700 and sells it a year later, making a 15% profit. To make increases or decreases Sarah’s weekly pay of $450 was increased by 20 %. People’s preferences or behaviours 60% of students take a bus to school

In NAPLAN

Percentage A fraction ‘out of 100’

Converting percentages into fractions Percent means ‘out of 100’. To change a percentage to a fraction divide by 100 and then simplify. Example: a) 33% = 33/100b) 200% = 200/100 = 2

Fractions should always be written in simplest form Worked example Write 20% as a fraction in simples form.. 1- Write the percentage, change it to a fraction with a denominator of cancel by dividing numerator and denominator by the same number.

A

What does 75% mean? ¾ 50% ½ 25% ¼ B

Use the calculator to write the percentage as a fraction for: C

By Zani Alam