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Math in the News: Issue 96--The California Drought
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Math in the News: Issue 96--The California Drought
Math in the News: Issue 96--The California Drought
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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| Common Core Standards | CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.2, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3 |
|---|---|
| Grade Range | 6 - 12 |
| Curriculum Nodes |
Algebra • Ratios, Proportions, and Percents • Applications of Ratios, Proportions, and Percents • Proportions |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Keywords | math in the news, California drought, issue 96, percent change, Percent, California, drought, water, water reserves, water levels, water reservoirs, percents, percentages, proportions, finding percent of a number, finding number value of percents |
