Fraction Mix
Percent Mix
Percent Increase/Decrease
Stuff I Should Know
100

Fractions are the same as doing...

DIVISION

100

Percents are out of how much?

100

100

Increase 544 by 12%

$609.28

100

What is a variable?

A letter that represents a number or value.

200

Fractions can be converted (changed) into 

_____________ and _____________.

decimals and percents

200

Define the following:

Commission

Discount

Tax

Tip

Commission: Percentage of money the seller makes from (out of) selling something.

Discount: Percentage of money taken off (subtracted) from the original sales price of something.

Tax:Additional money added to the sales price that the government collects.

Tip: Additional money to the cost of a service.

200

You just bought ice cream for the entire grade! The bill was $2,150 and you have to leave gratuity (tip). At this store gratuity is 9% of the bill.

What is your bill for 7th grade ice cream?

$193.50 +$2150.00= $2343.50

200

How do I convert (change) a MIXED fraction into an IMPROPER fraction?

Ex. 3 1/2 becomes 7/2

Multiply DOWN (Whole number X Denominator), then Add UP. Keep the denominator the same!

300

 A circular running track is 1/4 mile long. Elena runs on this track, completing each lap in 1/20 of an hour.

What is Elena’s running speed? Include the unit of measure MPH (Miles per Hour)

5 MPH

300

Everything in a store is 20% off today!


The discounted price of a hat is $18. What is the original price?

Hint: Create a word problem equation and then plug in the numbers you have!

$22.50

300

M.A.C is having a 42% flash discount sale! What is the price of a lip liner with a $31 dollar sales price after the discount?

$17.98

300

How do you find a percent of a number?

First turn the percentage into a decimal. Then multiply the decimal and the number to find the percentage.

400

Diego measured the length of a pen to be 22 cm. The actual length of the pen is 23 cm.

Which of these is closest to the percent error for Diego’s measurement?

A. 4.3% B.4.5 % C.95.7% D. 104.5%

A. 4.3%

400

Tyler’s brother earns $12 per hour. The store offers him a raise—a 5% increase per hour. After the raise, how much will Tyler’s brother make per hour?

After 3 hours?

$18 per hour and after 3 hours $54

400

How do you find what percent a number is out of a total?


What percentage of the original price is the markdown if a bike was $375 and now it is on sale for $295?

You divide the number the total.


Markdown= $80

$80/$375= .2133 --> 21.3%


500

Priya has a recipe for banana bread. She uses 7 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 loaves of banana bread.

Andre will follow the same recipe. He will make b loaves of banana bread using cups of flour.

Write an equation that represents the relationship between b (loaves of bread) and f (cups of flour).


Hint:Create a table! Find the unit rate for b:f (loaf of bread:cups of flour)

b=5/2f

500

Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal. He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal. After the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied.

What does Lin’s father pay for the meal? Explain or show your reasoning.

$18.19


First we have to find how much money the discount takes off, which is $3. The meal was $20, so after the discount it is $17, but there is a tax on top of this. I multiplied .07 and the $17 meal to find out the tax. I added the $1.19 tax to the discounted amount $17 and got $18.19.

500

The store bought a pair of shoes for $50, and sold it for $80. What percentage was the markup?

60% MARKUP

500

Draw a tape diagram for the equation: Y= x+ 2/3x

..Draw Here..