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[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Intro to Percents & Personal FinancesPercents are used in labels on food and medicine, in weather reports (for example: “There’s a 50% chance of rain today…”), in advertising (“Save 20% if you act now!”) and when your parents prepare their taxes (“We are in the 25% tax

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Percent ProportionDiscover the power of proportion using percent to scale numbers! This is one of the most useful tools in math: correlating one thing with another in order to figure out something you don’t know, like which bag of popcorn or box of candy is really the best deal. We’ll spend

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Multi-Step Percent CalculationsOn sale for 50% Off! Get a $50 discount when you spend $200! Act now! Save more if you buy more! How do you know which is the best deal? That’s what we’re going to find out this week.This week we learn how to handle real-world

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Percent Change & Intro to Business MathThis session is all about measuring change using percent. If you grew three inches since last year, how do you know if that’s a lot or a little change in your height? How much does pasta grow when you stick it

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Percent ErrorYou get pulled over for going 65 mph in a 55 mph zone, but you are sure your speedometer only indicated 55 mph. Who’s right? And how do you calculate the difference? This week is all about how things we observe, count and measure really don’t

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Simple & Compound InterestAt some point, people figure out that they can earn more money by opening an account at a bank than they can using a piggy bank under the bed. Interest in the money you earn from an investment or bank for allowing them to

[am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ][am4show have=’p156;p157′ guest_error=’guest_error_msg’ user_error=’user_error_msg’ ]Percent Unit ReviewWe’ve covered a lot in this unit! We discovered how to use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems, like simple and compound interest calculations, tax, tip, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent change (both increase and decrease), and percent error.This