Lesson 2
Talking Percents
- Let’s explore percentages
2.1: Math Talk: Percents
Evaluate mentally.
50% of 200
25% of 200
6% of 200
3.2% of 200
2.2: Shapes Galore
Use the image to fill in one word or number for each of the blanks. Round each percentage to the nearest whole number.
- \underline{\hspace{.5in}}of the 13 shapes with dots are circles. \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% of the shapes with dots are circles.
- 5 of the \underline{\hspace{.5in}} \underline{\hspace{.5in}} are white. \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% of the shapes are white.
- \underline{\hspace{.5in}}of the \underline{\hspace{.5in}} shapes are quadrilaterals. \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% of the shapes are quadrilaterals.
- \underline{\hspace{.5in}} of the 4 \underline{\hspace{.5in}} are \underline{\hspace{.5in}}. \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% of the 4 \underline{\hspace{.5in}} are \underline{\hspace{.5in}} .
- \underline{\hspace{.5in}} of the \underline{\hspace{.5in}} \underline{\hspace{.5in}} are \underline{\hspace{.5in}} . \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% of the \underline{\hspace{.5in}} are \underline{\hspace{.5in}} .
2.3: Favorite Movies and Favorite Classes
For each question:
- Explain to a partner what categories you would use to calculate the percentage.
- Write an expression to use to find the percentage.
- Calculate the percentage to the nearest whole number.
prefer sci-fi movies | prefer drama movies | total | |
---|---|---|---|
prefer science class | |||
prefer English class | |||
total |
- What percentage of the class prefer sci-fi movies?
- What percentage of the class prefer science class?
- What percentage of the class prefer dramas?
- What percentage of the class prefer science class and dramas?
- What percentage of the class prefer English class?
- Of the students who prefer dramas, \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% prefer English class.
- Of the students who prefer science class, \underline{\hspace{.5in}}% prefer sci-fi movies.