Illustrative Math Alignment: Grade 6 Unit 3

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Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to find 50% of 250 using a double number line. The solution shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and the other from 0 to 250. By aligning 50% on the percentage line with its corresponding value on the numerical line, we can see that 50% of 250 is 125. This method visually represents the concept that 50% is equivalent to one-half of a quantity.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to determine an unknown value using a double number line when given a part and its corresponding percentage, involving a decimal percentage. The image shows two number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to an unknown number x. The position 70 is marked on the second line, visually illustrating the process of finding x when 70 is 12.5% of x.

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Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to determine what percent one number is of another using a double number line. The image shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to 75, with 25 marked as an intermediate point. This visual representation helps students understand the relationship between the part (25) and the whole (75) in percentage terms.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to calculate what percent one number is of another using a double number line. The image depicts two parallel number lines: one spanning from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to 220, with 55 marked as an intermediate point. This visual representation helps students understand the relationship between the part (55) and the whole (220) in percentage terms.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to determine what percent one number is of another using a double number line. The image shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to 495, with 99 marked as an intermediate point. This visual representation helps students understand the relationship between the part (99) and the whole (495) in percentage terms.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to calculate what percent one number is of another using a double number line. The image depicts two parallel number lines: one spanning from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to 396, with 198 marked at the midpoint. This visual representation helps students understand the relationship between the part (198) and the whole (396) in percentage terms.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to determine what percent one number is of another using a double number line, particularly when dealing with more complex ratios. The image shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to 856, with 107 marked at an eighth of the way. This visual representation helps students understand the relationship between the part (107) and the whole (856) in percentage terms.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to calculate 25% of 180 using a double number line. The solution presents two parallel number lines: one spanning from 0 to 100% and the other from 0 to 180. By aligning 25% on the percentage line with its corresponding value on the numerical line, we can determine that 25% of 180 is 45. This method visually demonstrates that 25% is equivalent to one-quarter of a quantity.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to find 33 1/3% of 240 using a double number line. The solution displays two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and the other from 0 to 240. By aligning 33 1/3% on the percentage line with its corresponding value on the numerical line, we can see that 33 1/3% of 240 is 80. This method visually represents the concept that 33 1/3% is equivalent to one-third of a quantity.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to calculate 40% of 105 using a double number line. The solution presents two parallel number lines: one spanning from 0 to 100% and the other from 0 to 105. By aligning 40% on the percentage line with its corresponding value on the numerical line, we can determine that 40% of 105 is 42. This method visually demonstrates that 40% is equivalent to two-fifths of a quantity.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to find 12.5% of 88 using a double number line. The solution shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and the other from 0 to 88. By aligning 12.5% on the percentage line with its corresponding value on the numerical line, we can see that 12.5% of 88 is 11. This method visually represents the concept that 12.5% is equivalent to one-eighth of a quantity.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to solve for an unknown value using a double number line when given a percentage. The image features two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to an unknown value x. It visually illustrates the process of determining x when 75 is 50% of x.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to determine an unknown value using a double number line when given a part and its corresponding percentage. The image depicts two parallel number lines: one spanning from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to an unknown value x. It visually demonstrates the process of finding x when 120 is 25% of x.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example demonstrates how to find an unknown value using a double number line when given a part and its corresponding percentage, involving a fractional percentage. The image shows two parallel number lines: one ranging from 0 to 100% and another from 0 to an unknown value x. It visually illustrates the process of determining x when 125 is 33 1/3% of x.

Topic

Ratios, Proportions, Percents

Description

This example illustrates how to solve for an unknown value using a double number line when given a part and its corresponding percentage. The image shows two horizontal number lines: the top line ranges from 0 to 100%, and the bottom line ranges from 0 to an unknown number x. The 40% mark on the top line aligns with 220 on the bottom line, visually demonstrating the process of finding x when 220 is 40% of x.

What Are Percents?

July 2014. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the mathematics of the Nielsen Ratings. This provides an excellent application of ratios, proportions, and percents.

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8/8/11. In this issue we look at federal spending and the growth of such spending. Looking at data provided by the government, we calculate the annual rate of growth.

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July 2015. This edition of Math in the News focuses on the severe drought currently taking place in California, and how it has impacted the water resources available to the state. In this edition, students will see how to use percentages given to determine actual amounts, and to determine percents out of a whole.

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July 2015. This edition of Math in the News focuses on the severe drought currently taking place in California, and how it has impacted the water resources available to the state. In this edition, students will see how to use percentages given to determine actual amounts, and to determine percents out of a whole.

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This 45-minute SAT Math prep lesson focuses on ratios, proportions, and percents—key concepts that appear throughout the Problem Solving and Data Analysis domain of the SAT. These topics account for approximately 29% of the SAT Math section and often appear in real-world scenarios involving recipes, maps, discounts, and data comparisons. In this lesson, students will learn to simplify ratios, solve proportions using cross multiplication, calculate percent increase and decrease, and solve percent-based equations involving unknowns.

This 45-minute SAT Math lesson focuses on mastering percents, percent increase and decrease, percent error, and reverse percent problems. Students will learn to convert between fractions, decimals, and percents, and apply key percent formulas to real-world and test-style problems. The lesson includes a warm-up activity, five instructional examples, a five-problem review section, and a 10-question SAT-style quiz with detailed solutions. Students also learn how to recognize percent-related language on the SAT and determine the correct solving strategy.

What Are Ratios?

A ratio is the relationship between two or more quantities among a group of items.

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Topic

Percents

Description

The video explains how to find the percent of a number by converting percents to fractions or decimals and performing multiplication. Examples include voter turnout in elections, body water composition, and ocean salt concentration. Key concepts include percent conversion and checking calculations using reverse operations. Applications include real-world scenarios such as population statistics and scientific measurements.

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Percents

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This video covers calculating percent decreases in scenarios such as price reductions, vehicle depreciation, and cube dimension changes. Examples demonstrate the relationship between linear decreases and their exponential effects on surface area and volume. Applications include consumer goods, real estate, and geometry.

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Percents

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The video explains how to calculate simple interest using a formula involving principal, rate, and time. Examples include savings account growth, stock investments, and rare coin valuation. Applications include financial planning and historical item appraisal.

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Percents

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This video covers tax calculations for purchases, property, and VAT. Examples include grocery bills, iPad purchases, and real estate property taxes. Applications highlight the importance of understanding tax rates for budgeting and financial management.

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Percents

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The video demonstrates calculating tips and commissions using percentages. Examples include restaurant tips, real estate commissions, and catering costs. Applications focus on service industry calculations and earnings management.

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Percents

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This video demonstrates how to handle multiple percentage changes applied sequentially, including discounts and price fluctuations. Examples include double-discounted items, stock price variations, and gasoline price changes. Applications emphasize consolidating multiple percents into single calculations for efficiency in financial and retail scenarios.

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Percents

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The video explores percent-based probabilities in scenarios like dice rolls. Examples include calculating probabilities of specific outcomes and estimating occurrences over multiple trials. Applications include games of chance and statistical analysis.