Class Topics: 01.14.14

In Common Core Math Six during 1, 3, and 4°, students reviewed the Evening Practice with an answer key provided by Mr. Giomini.  Class was separated into several small groups to work on several Challenge Problems dealing with multiple skills from Chapter Six up to this point.  This served as a review for Wednesday's Chapter Six Midpoint Quiz.

Henline's Furniture Store buys a chair at wholesale price from

Branning Wholesale Furniture for $105.00.  The store manager at

 Henline's Furniture, Tommy, marks up the chair 60%.  What is the total markup 

for the chair in dollars?

During 2°, students reviewed the Evening Practice with an answer key provided by Mr. Giomini. Students were split into small groups to solve word problems dealing with proportions to help reinforce yesterday's lesson.

Today's Learning Targets: The student will be able to...

•  1, 3, and 4° -
• convert between percents, decimals, and fractions.
• find percents of a number.
• set-up equations to solve story problems involving percents.
• multiply decimals by whole numbers.
• 2° - 
• set-up a proportion with information from a story problem.
• multiply whole numbers and decimals.
• solve one-step equations involving multiplication.

For Evening Practice, the student is expected to...

• 1, 3, and 4° -
• complete the Khan Skills linked below:
• Percent Word Problems
• Discount, Tax, and Tip Word Problems (Due by Thursday morning!)
• Mark Up and Commission Word Problems (Due by Friday morning!)
• complete Lesson 6.2 Challenge.
• 2° -
• complete the Khan Skill linked below:
• Proportions I