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Unit B -- Naming Numbers in Different Ways
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C.O.R.D.® Objectives
   1.  Change percents to decimals.
   2.  Change decimals to percents.
   3.  Use a calculator to change fractions to decimals.
   4.  Change decimals from your calculator to fractions.
   5.  Solve problems that contain information in the form of fractions, 
   decimals, or percents.

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Author's Note:  At my high school, students with gaps in their math skills were routed into Applied Math classes.  When I saw that my students had a lack of number sense,  I asked the following additional objectives.  I trust these activities will help your students learn.  Samuel Eugene Smith
 
Additional Objectives  --  Use no calculator.
   6.  Other Percent Problems 
      15 is 75% of what number?    What percent of 25 is 14?    8 is what percent of 4?
   7.  Compare and order fractions, decimals, and percents.

 
   

1.  Change percents to decimals.
2.  Change decimals to percents.

 

Jigsaw! ........................................................................................................... 1
Riddle:  A Math Teacher Had A Brother.... ............................................. 2

  
   

3.  Use a calculator to change fractions to decimals.
4.  Change decimals from your calculator to fractions.

 

There are no additional problems for these two objectives.

  
   

5.  Solve problems that contain information in the form of fractions, decimals, or percents.

 

Find the Cost for 6 Yards of Cloth.... ........................................................3*
Trouble in Arnold's Clothing Store ........................................................ 4 
NBA Basketball Stats ................................................................................ 5 
Lab Activity 2, revised ................................................................................ 6
SHAQ #1  Rick Barry had a career free throw percentage ................ 7

  
 
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6.  Other Percent Problems
 

CheckSum Instructions and Answer Key ............................................... 8
CheckSum --All 20 Questions on one sheet ........................................... 9 
     Typical Question:  I have 8.  What number is 150% of my number?
CheckSum Game Pieces--Copy Ready ........................................... 10 - 14
3 is what percent of 120? ......................................................................... 15*
Riddle:  Who Am I? .................................................................................. 16
Captain's Choice! A Small-Group Game ............................................. 17
Jigsaw!  It Took 16 Years of Hard Work.... .......................................... 18

 
   

7.  Compare/order fractions, decimals, and percents.
 

Grab Bag!  A Whole-Class Activity ........................................................ 19

Riddle:  Why Is A Kitten Biting Her Tail...? ........................................ 20
SHAQ #2 Short-Answer Questions ........................................................ 20
Riddle:  The King's Jester ....................................................................... 21 

  
 

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