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There is a herd of ibex (kind of like antelope) out on the range. Forty-five percent of the ibex are male. If the herd consists of 5,260 individuals, how many are female?.
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There is a herd of ibex (kind of like antelope) out on the range. Forty-five percent of the ibex are male. If the herd consists of 5,260 individuals, how many are female?
There is a herd of ibex (kind of like antelope) out on the range. Forty-five percent of the ibex are male. If the herd consists of 5,260 individuals, how many are female? Given information: 45% of herd are male 5,260 ibex in the herd
There is a herd of ibex (kind of like antelope) out on the range. Forty-five percent of the ibex are male. If the herd consists of 5,260 individuals, how many are female? • If we use the given information, we will come up with the number of males. • The question asks for “how many are female?” so we must find that. • We can use the percent of males to find the percent of females by subtracting it from 100%. • 100% - 45% male = 55% female
There is a herd of ibex (kind of like antelope) out on the range. Forty-five percent of the ibex are male. If the herd consists of 5,260 individuals, how many are female? Set up a proportion to find the 55% of the 5260.
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod?
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod? • Given information Regular price: $85 Discount: 30% off Tax: 7.5% of sale price
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod? The question asks how much will he spend on the fishing rod? To answer this question, we must first find the sale price. If there is a discount, we must take it off of 100% 100%-30% off = 70% Sales price is 70% of regular price
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod? Sales price is 70% of regular price Set up your proportion
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod? Sale Price is $59.50 We must now find the tax on $59.50. The question we now want to know is “What is 7.5% of $59.50?”
Mr. Respess has wanted to buy a new fishing rod. Neuse Sport Shop sells the rod for $85 during fishing season. Mr. Respess decides to wait until the After Christmas Sale, where he can purchase the rod for 30% off. If the sales tax is 7.5%, how much will he spend on the fishing rod? The amount Mr. Respess spends is the sales price plus the sales tax. $59.50 + $4.46 = $63.96
2008 was a terrible flu season. Fifty-three people had a stomach bug and thirty-eight had a bad cold. There were eight hundred forty-three students enrolled in the school. What percent of the students, to the nearest whole percent, were sick from either flu symptom? Given information 53 sick with stomach 38 sick with cold 843 total students
2008 was a terrible flu season. Fifty-three people had a stomach bug and thirty-eight had a bad cold. There were eight hundred forty-three students enrolled in the school. What percent of the students, to the nearest whole percent, were sick from either flu symptom? Identify the question: What percent of the students, to the nearest whole percent, were sick from either flu symptom? We are looking for a percent, therefore, we must know the part (is) and the whole (of) Part: Stomach & cold (53 + 38 = 91) Whole: 843
2008 was a terrible flu season. Fifty-three people had a stomach bug and thirty-eight had a bad cold. There were eight hundred forty-three students enrolled in the school. What percent of the students, to the nearest whole percent, were sick from either flu symptom? Part: Stomach & cold (53 + 38 = 91) Whole: 843