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Fractions,Decimals,andPercents
By
Kaedyn
Verrett
and
TianaTran
Part A
RedPigment
(drops)
BluePigment
(drops)
CoralParadise
10
SunsetShine
PeachPie
12
PaintColor
YellowPigment
(drops)
ThecolorwiththeleastpercentageofredpaintisPeachPie.Wegotthatbecausewefirstadded
allofthenumbersupanddividedthedropsofredbythesum(Ex:CoralParadise:8+1+10=
19.8/19=42%).Thelowestpercentagewas33%andthatwasPeachPie.SunsetShines
percentageis38%.
Part B
Theleastnumberofdropsisthatforred,itis5.Forblue,itis7.Andforyellow,itis7.Thewhole
numberofdropsis20.Every2tennumberswork,besides10.
Part C
Thecorrectdropsofredthatshouldbeaddedtothewhitepaintis:
25%of16is4sothewholenumbermustbe16.Theonlypartlefttodoissubtract4(25%)by
16(100%)anditequals12(75%).
75%of16=12dropsofred
25%of16=4dropsofblue
Part D
#ofpigmentordered:
Pigment
RedPigment
BluePigment
YellowPigment
12
12
AmountOrdered
(oz)
Thetotalamountofpaintorderis32.
8/32=25%red
12/32=37.5%blue
12/32=37.5%yellow
Iaddallthedyetogethertoget32,anddivideeachofitto32togetthepercentage.
Part E
PigmentColor
AmountOrdered
LastMonth
AmounttoOrder
ThisMonth
RedPigment
8oz
.25(8)+8=10oz
BluePigment
12oz
.25(12)+12=15oz
YellowPigment
12oz
.25(12)+12=15oz
TotalOrder
32oz
40oz
Part F
$30.50 * 40 = $1220 * 0.06 = $73.20 (Tax)
Imultiplied30.50peroztimes40ouncesthatAvabought.whichequals$1220,thenImultiplied
by6%tax.1220times.06whichequals$73.20.SoAvapaid$73.20forthesalestax.Wedonot
needtoaddtheshippingbecausethequestiondoesnotaskforit.