Monday, December 18, 2006
Justin's Growing Post (final)
What is a good definition of percent? You should use words, symbols, pictures and numerical examples in your definition.
A respresentation that represents part of a whole or 100. It can also be more than 100%
example: 3/4 = 75%. I got this answer by dividing 3 by 4 or N by D multiplied by 100.
Question 2:
How are (3/5), 3:2, 60%, and 0.6 all the same? Use pictures, and words to show your answer.
They are all the same because they are all equal to 3/5.Ratio: You keep the numerator for pt.1 and then subtract the denominator from the numerator to get 3:2Percent: You divide the numerator from the denominator and multiply it by 100.Decimal: You convert the decimal into a fraction and the simplify if you can
Question3:
Show 3 different to find 35% of 80.
1. 100/100=1 80/80=1
80/100= 0.8
0.8x35= 28
2. 100/100=1
35/35=1
35/100=0.35
0.35x80=28
3. 100/100=1
35/35=1
80/80=1
80/10=8
35/10=3.5
8 x 3.5= 28
Question 4:
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentage. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review.
http://www.stiffarmtrophy.com/2006/12/the_percentage_.html
This post talks about football players' status and how to convert them.
Question 5:
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
Ms. Stanzi: 40/2=20
Ms. Lowrey: 40/1.5=26.66
No, she can't be correct because there is more of an average of students that are meeting their reading goal and the only way Ms. Stanzi could be correct is if a bigger number of kids start improving their reading.
Question 6:
Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
a) 16 is 40% of what number?
b) What is 120% of 30?
a) 40% of 100 is 40
40/100=0.4
16 x 0.4=40
40/100 = 16/40
I got this answer by first dividing 40 by 100 and that gives me 0.4.So then you multiply the decimal by the part and that gives you 40% of 16.
b) 120% of 100 is 120
120/100=1.2
30 x 1.2=36
120/100 = 36/30
I got this answer by first finding out what 120% of 100 is which is 120. So then I divided 120 by 100 which gives me 1.2. Then you multiply by the whole which is 30 by 1.2, and that gives you 36 out of 30.
Krystina’s Growing Post !!
What is a good definition of percent? You should use words symbols pictures and numerical examples in your definition.
It is an equivalent fraction out of 100
The symbol for percent is this >>> %
Question 2;
How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60%, and 0.6 all the same? Use pictures and words to show your answer.
They are all equivalents. Because 3:2 , you have to add the two numbers together which is 5 and that is the denominator and the first number of the ratio is the numerator which is 3. So in that case it would be 3/5.
So both are equivalent.
Now 0.6 is similar because … 3/5 equals 0.6.
So now those are similar.
Now 60% is similar to all of these because to find a percent is n/d = __ * 100 = %. So in this case it is similar because:
3/5 = 0.6 * 100 = 60%.
Question 3;
Show 3 different ways to fine 35% of 80.
There are 100 squares in each:
100 divided by it gives you 1%. So its 80 divided by 100 which equals 0.8
0.8 is how much one area of a square equals.
I kind of did mine in a different way.
(the ones in brackets mean multiply)
1:
35% (80) = ?
35/100 (80) =?
35(80)= 100?
35x80 = 2800
28 = 1 %
2:
another way is:
you have to first get this : How many tens are there in 80 ??
so its 8 right?
so on a grid you shade in 10% which is 8.
so that is 10 % already so now what you do is...
35 - 10 = 25
25-10 = 15
15 - 10 = 5
So all those ten equal 8% which equals 10% on a 100 grid square.
So now if all those 10s equal 8 then you add those with a 4
8+8+8+4 = 28 !!!!
3:
100/100=1 >> so now because the grid is out of 80 you do :
80/80=1 >> now you divide 80 by 100 and that equals :
80/100= 0.8 >> okaay now you get that decimal and multiply that by 35.
0.8x35= 28 >> which equals 28 =)
Question 4;
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review.
I left a comment on this person’s blog.
http://linden8z.blogspot.com/2006/12/review-of-percent.html
Question 5;
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
Ms. Stanzi can be correct because it did not say in the question how many students she has in her class. But that means that Ms. Lowreys class has more students because it says 55% and Ms. Stanzi has 50%.
Question 6;
Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
a: 16 is 40% of what number ?
16 / 4 = 4
because the whole thing is out of 40 then the 4 equals 10 percent or 4 %
So there are 10 groups of 4 because 20 (shaded) and 60 (blank) added together is 100.
So there are 4 groups of ten. So all you have to do it:
10 x 4 = 40 >>> in this case the answer would be 40 !
b: what is 120% of 30 ?
2 x 3 = 6 >>> because there are 2 groups of three to = 6 so it is 20 %
100 = 30
20 = 6
now you add that all together
120 = 36 !
I didnt go on gliffy or bubbleshare because i tried and it didnt work. so i used paint
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Thyrza's Percentage Growing Post

Question 1
What is a good definition of percent? You should use words symbols, pictures and numerical examples in your definition. (suggestion gliffy is an excellent tool for adding detail to your definition.)
If the picture below is too blurry for you click here.

Question 2
How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60% and 0.6 all the same? Use pictures and words to show your answer.
I will show you how 3/5, 3:2, 60% and 0.6 are all the same. I used 3:2 to show you. I turned the ratio into fraction, decimal and percent.
3:2 -->3(3)/5(3+2) -->(3 divided by 5) 0.6--> (0.6 x 100) 60%
Question 3
Show 3 different ways to find 35% of 80. (bubbleshare is an excellent tool to animate the many different ways of finding these answer).
Question 4
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review (What the post was talking about....yes you have to read the post and why others should read the post) Hint In the side bar there are links to other schools. Three of them have done work on percentages!
I commented on this great post. This post was very easy to understand and it included some examples about percentages. Such as when you are taking a french test that is out of 50 and there's a bonus question that is worth 5% . If you get that correct and all the other questions then it is possible to get 55/50 which is 110%.
The post also teaches how to simplify fractions and it also teaches that percentage actually means "Per Hundred" and
that percent is over 100 or /100. The post also included terms that are mostly used in percentage such as "of" meaning "multiply". Also with the "/" meaning "divide".You guys should read that post, you'll learn alot and some of the information we already know so it will serve as a review to you guys.
Question 5
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
It didn't mentioned how many students each teacher had. To show you how Ms. Stanzi could be CORRECT, I imagined she had 46 students while Ms. Lowery had 40 students.
6.Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
a) 16 is 40% of what number?
To answer this equation I did a shortcut. I went backwards!
Here is another way to answer this question. We learned this way yesterday. This way is much easier.
b) What is 120% of 30?
To answer this question I multiplied the decimal of the number to the percent.
Question 7
Mark your own growing post and two other people's growing post.
Click 8-41 to see Kim 's Growing Post and click 8-17 to see Shawn's growing post.
Kim and Shawn BOTH did an awesome job on their growing post. You guys should read their growing post
Teagans Growing Post
2. How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60% and 0.6 all the same? Use pictures and words to show your answer.
1/5=20% 1/5x3=60% 10=60 3:2 =part/part+whole= fraction 1/5=20% 1/5x3=60%
3. Show 3 different ways to find 35% of 80. 1.nd out what 1% is... 80 divided by 100 =8 8=1% 1%/8x35 =28. 35% of 80=28
2. 5 goes into 35 7 times 5% is 4 4x7=48
3. 1% is .8. .8 x 10=8 .8 x 10=8 .8 x 10=8 8+8+8=24if 10% is 8, then 5% is 4. so 24 + 4=28
4. Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review (What the post was talking about....yes you have to read the post and why others should read the post) Hint In the side bar there are links to other schools. Three of them have done work on percentages.
http://jsgeometry.edublogs.org/2006/11/14/math-fractions-decimals-and-percents/#comments
5. .The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms. Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not. 20/40=50% 11/20=55% Ms. Stanzi is Correct because there are more kids in Ms. Lowrey's class.
6.Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
a. is 40% of what number?
40%of 100 is 40
40/100=0.4
16x0.4=40
40/100=16/40
b.What is 120% of 30?
120% of 100 is 120120/100=1.230 x 1.2=36120/100 = 36/30
Sarika's Growing Post
What is a good definition of a percent? You should use words symbols, pictures and numerical examples in you definition. (Suggestion gliffy is an excellent tool for adding detail to your definition.)
A percent is a number that you get out of a whole by dividing by 100. Example, if you got 18 out of 20 on a test that be 90% by dividing 18 by 20 you would get 90
Question # 2
How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60%, and 0.6 all the same time? Use pictures and words to show your answer.
Decimal
0.6 = 0.6 * 100 = 60%
60/100 = 3/5
100 – 60 = 60:40 or 3:2Ratio
3:2 = N-N = 3/5
3/5
3/5 * 100 = 60%
60% = say it, write it, 60/100 or 3/5
60 /100 = 0.6
100 – 60 = 60:40 or 3:2
fraction
3/5 = 3/5 * 100 = 60%
3/5 = 0.6
3 – 5 = 3:2
Question # 3
Show 3 different ways to find 35% of 80. (Bubbleshare is an excellent tool to animate the many different ways of finding this answer.)
frist way
80/100 = 0.8
0.8 = 1%
35 * 0.8 = 28
second way
80 / 10 = 8
8 = 10%
8 + 8+ 8+4 =28
10 + 10 +10 +5 = 35
28 = 35%
80/2 = 40
40 = 50%
40 /2 = 20
20 =25%
0.1/80 =8
8=10%
Question # 4
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review (what the post was talking about …yes you have to read the post and why others should read the post) hint in side the side bar there are link to other schools. Three of them done work on percentages!
8M Math: Understanding Percentages
Question # 5
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms. Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
Question # 6
Use a hundred grids (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it
16 /40 * 100 =40%
B) What is 120% of 30?
120% of 100 is 120120/100=1.230 x 1.2=36120/100 = 36/30
Growing Post Marking Rubric
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5 MarksQuestion 1 What is a good definition of percent? You should use words symbols, pictures and numerical examples in your definition. (suggestion gliffy is an excellent tool for adding detail to your definition.)
- The Growing Post is labeled correctly.(2)
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Question 2 How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60% and 0.6 all the same? Use pictures and words to show your answer.
10 MarksQuestion 3 Show 3 different ways to find 35% of 80. (bubbleshare is an excellent tool to animate the many different ways of finding these answer).
- Shows how the values are equivalent using numbers.(3)
- Shows how the values are equivalent using images.(2)
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Question 4
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add the link with a review (What the post was talking about....yes you have to read the post and why others should read the post) Hint In the side bar there are links to other schools. Three of them have done work on percentages!
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Question 5
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
10 MarksQuestion 6
- Student answers the question correctly.(2)
- Student explains Why or Why not.(3)
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Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
15 MarksThis is the end of your first growing post. It is due on Monday December 18. There are late penalties if you do not complete the assignments on time. Late Assignments will be accepted.
a) 16 is 40% of what number?b) What is 120% of 30?
- Answers the question properly.(2)
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Marygrace's Growing Post ..
What is a good definition of percent? You should use words, symbols, pictures and numerical examples in your definition.
One part in a hundred. For example, 62 percent (also written 62%) means 62 parts out of 100.
Question 2:
How are three fifths (3/5), 3:2, 60% and 6.0 all the same? Use pictures and wods to show your answer.

Show 3 different ways to find 35% of 80.
Question 4:
Find a link to blogs that deal with percentages. Leave a comment behind and add he link with a review.
I commented here .. >>
https://beta.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33406999&postID=3554359283139302086
This blog talked about 3 different ways to find the percent.
Question 5:
The principal announced that 50% of the children in Ms. Stanzi's class met their reading goal for the month and that 55% of the children in Ms Lowrey's class met their reading goal for the month. Ms Stanzi said that a greater number of her students met their reading goal. Could Ms Stanzi be correct? Why or Why not.
Ms. Stanzi cannot be correct because her class's percentage is lower than Ms. Lowery's.
She could also be correct because she could have more students than Ms. Lowery's class.
Let's say Ms. Stanzi's class at 10 students. 10 / 2 = 5 5 = 50%
.. and Ms. Lowery's class only has 6 students ..
6 / 2 = 3 0.5 / 6 = .08 3 + .08 = 3.08
Question 6:
Use a hundred grid (unit square) to illustrate the following questions. Once you have explained and illustrated what the question means solve it.
a) 16 is 40% of what number?
b) What is 120% of 30?
a) 80
16 / 40 = 0.4 0.4 x 100 = 40 16 / 40 = 40% / 100
16 / 40 is equivalent to 40 / 100 because when you divide both of them, they both are 0.4.
b) 3030 / 30 = 1%
120 / 30 = 4
1 square is worth 4.
4 x 120 = 480
30 is equal to 100. To find 120% of 30, you have to divide the percent by 30. 120 divided by 30 equals 4. The 4 is equal to 1%. Then you multiply 4 by 120 to get your answer. (4 x 120 = 480)
I marked Ardia's post (click) >> http://841math.blogspot.com/2006/12/ardias-growing-post-p.html