Thursday, January 8, 2009

Records

1.) Option 1 - page 12, #8-10
Option 2 - page 12, #8-10 and page 16, 36-41

2.) POW - Due Monday! Email it to me.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Targeting and Audience

1.) Option 1: ACE page 10 - #4, 5, and 7
Option 2: ACE page 10 - #5-7 and #35

2.) Using the data from the class, complete the following:

Write the fraction for the following: Bonus: simplify the fractions

Cats _________ Dogs _________ Hamsters __________

Birds ________ Fish _________ Snakes ___________


Write the Decimal for the following:

Cats _________ Dogs _________ Hamsters __________

Birds ________ Fish _________ Snakes ___________


Write the Percent for the following:

Cats _________ Dogs _________ Hamsters __________

Birds ________ Fish _________ Snakes ___________


Write the Ratio of:

Cats to Dogs ____:____ Fish to Cats ____:____ Birds to Fish ____:____

Hamsters to Snakes ____:____ Snakes to Dogs ____:____

Cats to Hamsters ___:___ Dogs to Birds ____:____ Fish to Dogs ____:____

Monday, January 5, 2009

Comparing and Scaling Intro

Ace page 10
Option 1 - #1, 2, 11
Option 2 - #1, 11, 12, 34

POW - Due Monday

1/5/09 Inauguration POW

Option 1:
The 2009 inauguration is expected to see record levels of attendance. Lyndon B Johnson’s inauguration currently holds the record for attendance at 1.2 million people. Originally, attendance for the 2009 inauguration was projected to be as high as 5 million. Now, based on more accurate data, the projected attendance is around 2 million. What is the positive difference between the originally estimated percent increase over the current record attendance and the newly estimated percent increase over the current record attendance? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.

Option 2:
The National Mall is 300 acres. It stretches 1.9 miles from the Capitol building to the Lincoln Memorial. This will be the first time in history that the entire mall will be open for an inauguration. If attendance is the estimated 2 million people and all of the people spread out evenly over the mall, how many square feet will each person get? Note that 1 acre is equal to 43,560 square feet. Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Holiday Project

Part I and II are due tomorrow!

Part III will be worked on in class.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Holiday Madne$$ project

PART 1 is due on Wednesday. Parts 2 and 3 will be worked on in class. The entire project is due on Thursday! Please bring magazines, catalogs, and print advertisements on Wednesday.

December 1, 2008

HOLIDAY MADNE$$
Proportions, Percents and Credit Cards

The 3 Parts of this project will be due on Thursday, December 4, 2008.


PART 1: Credit Card
Create a credit card that is proportional to a real credit card. Measure the width and length of a card and apply a scale factor to figure out a new size. It should be carefully and colorfully designed.



PART 2: Making Purchases
Look through magazines, catalogues, and on-line shopping sits to find stuff you would like to have. “Spend” up to $10,000 on your new credit card.

To make a purchase, simply cut the item out and record the item and its price on the tally sheet on the back of your envelope. Put the item in the envelope.

Example:

Item Price Price + Tax (8%)

Diamond tiara $1,049.00 $1,132.92

Snickers Bar $0.65 $0.65

Williams Sonoma Toaster $42.00 $45.36




PART 3: The Bottom Line
Imagine that you have a $3,000 credit card bill and that you are charged 1.5% interest each month on the unpaid balance. Consider how your debt would change if you paid $50 each month.
Your debt:
Month 1 Month 1
Initial debt $3,000
1st payment - $50
$2,950

Month 2 Month 2
$2,950.00
+1.5% + $44.25
$2,994.25
2nd payment - $50.00
$2,944.25

Month 3 Month 3

+1.5%

3rd payment


Month 4 Month 4

+1.5%

4th payment

December 1st POW

POW - Due December 7th - Email your work and answer to me at Skanchwala@bmsonline.org


Option 1:
On Black Friday, Denise woke up at 3am to make sure she was able to get to the store for the “early bird” special – 60% off all clothing in the store! If Denise paid $50.64 for a dress after 5.5% sales tax, what was the original price of the dress?


Option 2:
Sally has a coupon that she can use in addition to the sales at a particular store. Excited to stock up, she immediately finds two sweaters that are each 30% off and decides to use her “buy one get one half off” coupon to save even more. If the two sweaters were originally the same price, what single percent discount would have resulted in the same savings as Sally’s combined discount?

Option 3:
On Cyber Monday, Bill is able to get 20% off of TVs at his favorite online store. If one TV was originally $699.99 and the other was 749.99, what is the positive difference between the two prices after the discount is applied?