Yes, you can do it! Mind Calculation: Percent By Kitty Huang
Objectives To empower students by using a real life math application that is interesting and useful to them. Students can do mind calculation with the knowledge of the simple multiplication table.
Question How do you know if a discounted item is worth buying? We don’t bring calculators to the stores, do we?
On Sale A T-Shirt is $30 originally The store offers a holiday discount of 40% off. What is the sale price?
The equation $30 dollars with 40% discount. If the discount is 40% off, then we pay 60%. So the equation is: $30 x 60%=the sale price
Write the equation in fraction form $30 x 60% = The sale price
Zeros cancel out
Focus on the first digit
Review Mentally remember the 3 in $30 dollars. Show all 10 fingers. If the discount is 40% off, then lower 4 fingers. There are 6 fingers remain. Multiply 3 and 6. The answer is 18.
Exercise A textbook is $80. The new beginning discount is 40% off. How much is the sale price?
Solution A textbook is $80. The discount is 40% off. (10-4=6) So the sale price is: 8 x 6 = 48
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