1. Wednesday, December 7th Please take out your HW (worksheet) and complete warm up Did you write down your homework? 1.40% of 3 is what number? 2. What percent is 6 out of 7?

2. Corny Joke of the Day Where do bees go to the bathroom? The “BP” station

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4. Percent Practice 1 About 1/125 of the people in the United States have the last name Johnson. What percent of the people have this last name? (HINT: use part/whole = %/100)

5. Percent Practice 2 Ethan has mowed 40% of his lawn. If he has been mowing for 20 minutes, how long will it take him to mow the rest of his lawn?

6. Homework Answers

7. Common Uses of Percents DiscountsA discount is an amount that is subtracted from the regular price of an item. discount = price discount rate total cost = price – discount TipsA tip is an amount added to a bill for service. tip = bill tip rate total cost = bill + tip Sales taxSales tax is an amount added to the price of an item. sales tax = price sales tax rate total cost = price + sales tax

9. American Eagle is having a 10% off sale. If Liz wants to buy a sweater whose regular price is $19.95, about how much will she pay for the sweater after the discount? Step 1: Find 10% of 19.95 Step 2: SUBTRACT amount from 19.95 Answer: $17.955 so $17.96

12. Michael’s dinner bill from Longhorns is $17.85. He wants to leave a tip that is 15% of the bill. About how much should his tip be? How much will he have to pay total? Step 1: Find 15% of 17.85 Step 2: Add to total bill to find the amount he paid!

14. Shelby is buying a dog bed for $29.75. The sales tax rate is 7%. About how much will the total cost of the dog bed be? Step 1: Find 7% of 29.75 Step 2: Add to total bill to find the amount he paid!

15. Finding the Best Deal You want to get he new I-Pad but you want to find the best deal! Below are three stores and their prices for the I- Pad. In your groups, you must determine what store has the best deal? Best Buy: $498 for 15% off Target: $500 for 18% off Amazon: $490 for 10% off

16. Five Alive

17. 1.Marta enlarges a photo that is 7 inches high and 4 inches wide. If the height of the enlargement is 10 inches, find the width? 2. How much is a 11% tip on a $20.97 bill? 3. NGMS won 72% of the games they played last season. If they played 15 games, how many games did they win? 4.The price on a book is $12.99. If sales tax is 4%, about how much will its total cost be? 5.The bill for a family dinner comes to $56.78. About how much would a 20% tip be?

18. Homework Study Guide Weekly Review due FRIDAY Tomorrow and Friday: PROJECT