Percent Change

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Lesson Objective






Do Now

























By the end of the lesson, we will be able to ____________________________________

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(AZ-7.RP.A.3) Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.
Review of Percent Error






1. Michael has the flu. He knows he has a fever but isnt quite sure how high it is. He
figures his body temperature is about 100F. When he goes to the doctor a few days later,
his fever is measured at 104 F. What is the percent error of Michaels estimate?












2. Shanes dog is about to have puppies. Her dog has gotten quite big, and she guesses
there are 6 puppies in the litter. When the dog gives birth, there are only 4 puppies. What
was the percent error of her guess?

Expected Value Actual Value

Actual Value
Percent Change
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Essential Vocabulary










Teacher Model

Lets look at the two examples. Read the problems and notice that questions on ratios can be asked
in a few different ways. Be sure to label each of your numbers.

1. Example 1








2. Example 2












Vocabulary Term Teacher-Provided Definition Visual



Percent



Percent
Change


Solving for Percent Change in Word Problems






A part of every ______________

The quotient of the difference of what was at the

_________________ and the _________________

Example 1
Karen sends text messages to all of her friends. Usually she exceeds her data limit. Her mom
checks the bill, and notices that in one month her usage increased drastically. Last month she
sent 250 text messages. This month she sent 400. At what percent did her texting increase?

Example 2
Rob bought a discounted backpack for $8. The original price of the backpack was $10. At what
percent off did he get the backpack?
Percent Change
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Guided Practice

















Follow the steps in order to find the percent error in each problem. Label your answer.
Exemplar (with steps). Pedro played a video game for 15 minutes. The next day he
played the same video game for 25 minutes. In terms of percentage, how much more did
he play the game on the second day?

Step 1: What is the difference of the initial and final value?




Step 2: What is the quotient of the change (use formula)





Step 3: Divide the fraction






Steps: Solving for Percent Change


1. Identify what the initial value was and what the final value is

2. Find the difference between the two values

3. Divide the difference by what happened


Formula for Percent Change


Final Value Initial Value

Final Value

Percent Change
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Precluding Misconceptions

What do you think would be a way to make a possible mistake when
solving for percent change? Where could we mess up as we solve?






Guided Practice
1. Marshal bought a CD player for $20. The original price of the CD player was $16.
At what percent off did he get the CD player?










2. Daniella bought pants for $35. The original price of the pants was $30, but she
missed the sale. At what percent increase did she get the pants?












Percent Change
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Partner Practice

Read the word problems below and answer the questions accordingly. For now, you are only
setting up the ratios and proportions. No solving required. Be sure to label all numbers.

1. Marshal bought a CD player for $20. The original price of the CD player was $16.
At what percent off did he get the CD player?
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2. Greg bought a shirt for $13. The original price of the shirt was $10. At what percent
increase did he get the shirt?







3. In 2011, the Phoenix Suns won only 50 games. In 2012, they won 40 games. At what
percent did the number of games the D-Backs won change?








4. Karen sends text messages to all of her friends. Usually she exceeds her data limit.
Her mom checks the bill, and notices that in one month her usage increased drastically.
Last month she sent 250 text messages. This month she sent 400. At what percent did
her texting increase?





Percent Change
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Multiple Choice Practice

1. The price of a car has been reduced from $20,000 to $12,000. What
is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?
A. 4%
B. 40%
C. 80%
D. 60%



2. Last month, when Joe took his puppy to the veterinarian, the puppy
weighed 4.6 pounds. This month, the puppy weighed 6.9 pounds.
What is the percentage increase of the weight of the puppy?
A. 33%
B. 2%
C. 50%
D. 67%





3. Dylan opened a credit card account with $550.00 of available credit.
Now that he has made some purchases, Dylan's account only has
$319.00 of available credit. What is the percentage decrease of the
amount of available credit in Dylan's account?
A. 42%
B. 72%
C. 32%
D. 58%

Percent Change
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4. Heather purchased diamond earrings during the Jewelry
Emporium's Semi-Annual Clearance Sale. If Heather paid $224.00 for
the earrings and the original price is $320.00, how much of a discount
did she receive?
A. 40%
B. 25%
C. 70%
D. 30%




5. A company is expanding its building area from 11,000 square feet
to 15,840 square feet. What is the percentage increase of the area of
the building space?
A. 56%
B. 44%
C. 48.4%
D. 4.4%



6. Holly missed 8 of 183 school days this year. Approximately what
percent of school days was Holly in attendance?
A. 4%
B. 23%
C. 77%
D. 96%