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Back-to-School SaleWorksheet

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Marjorie works at ClothesMania. Her manager, Mr. Thomas, has asked her to help set up
for a back-to-school sale. Solve the following problems.

Shirts that are regularly priced at $25 have been reduced to $15. Marjorie is making a sign
to advertise the percent reduction. What percent should Marjorie put on the sign?

Pants that were originally $45 were reduced by 30% before the sale. For the sale, the pants
are being reduced by an additional 50%. What is the price of the pants now?

Mr. Thomas plans to reduce the price of blouses by 20% and offer coupons for an additional
40% off the sale price. What will be the total percent off the original price of a blouse?

Mr. Thomas changed his mind and decided to reduce the price of blouses by 40% and offer
coupons for an additional 20% off the sale price of a blouse. What is the total percent off the
price of a blouse?

On the lines below, explain the similarity or difference between the answers to problems
3 and 4.

A skirt at ClothesMania is regularly priced at $56. The price is reduced 15% for the sale.
There is a sales tax of 5%. What is the total price a customer would pay for the skirt?

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Back-to-School SaleWorksheet (continued)

The owner of the restaurant next door to ClothesMania wants to buy 50 shirts for her staff.
The shirts are regularly priced at $30 and have been reduced in price by 20%. In addition,
the restaurant owner gets a 10% volume discount. How much will the restaurant owner
pay for each shirt, including the 5% sales tax? How much will she pay for the shirts in all?

One pair of shoes at ClothesMania regularly sells for $50, but has been reduced 10% for
the sale. Another pair of shoes regularly sells for $60, but now costs the same as the first
pair of shoes. What is the percent reduction for the second pair of shoes?

Mr. Thomas wants to advertise that one style of shirt can be purchased with a twentydollar bill, including the 5% sales tax. The shirt regularly sells for $30. What is the lowest
percent reduction possible to make the advertising claim true? Round your answer to the
nearest percent.

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Whale SoundsWorksheet
Directions: Use estimation to solve the following problems.

The first thing Trevor and Maleeka need to know is how fast sound travels under water.
They learned that sound travels 1,500 feet under water in approximately 0.3 seconds.
About how fast does sound travel, in feet per second, under water?

About how long does it take sound to travel 1 mile under water? (1 mile 5 5,280 feet)

About how fast does sound travel under water, in miles per hour?

At top speed, a whale travels at 35 kilometers per hour. About how fast does a whale
swim, in miles per hour? (1 kilometer 5 0.62 miles)

About how much faster is the speed of sound under water than the speed of a whale?
Does it seem that sound travels fast enough for whales to use it to see under water?
Explain your answer.

Light travels at a speed of approximately 200,000 miles per second. About how many times
faster is the speed of light than the speed of sound under water? Does this answer change
your answer to problem 5?

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Trevor and Maleeka are studying whales. They are researching how whales are able
to navigate in total darkness. They learned that whales use sound waves to see their
way through the darkness. A whale uses the time it takes a sound wave to travel
through the water to an object and bounce back to determine the objects location
and distance from the whale.

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Whale SoundsWorksheet (continued)

Trevor and Maleeka measured the speed of sound through the air. They found that sound
travels 550 feet in 0.48 seconds. Is the speed of sound faster under water or in air? about how
much faster? Does this answer change your answer to problem 5?

A whale sends out a sound wave under water. About how many seconds will it take the
sound wave to reach, and return from, a squid that is 0.8 miles away?

A whale sends out a sound wave under water. It takes 6 seconds to strike an object and
return to the whale. About how many miles away is the object?

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Street MapWorksheet
A road crew in the town of Culverton is putting up new street signs in the business
district. Unfortunately, another road crew has already taken down most of the old
signs. The supervisor asked the workers putting up the new signs what they know
about the business district. Use the information provided by the road crew to fill in
the rest of the street names on the map.

Hill Street is two blocks south of Terrace Avenue. It intersects Chavez Street at Broadway.
Ellsworth Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and Morrison Avenue are perpendicular to Willow Avenue.
Victoria Lane intersects four streets on the map, including Willow Avenue.
Ashland Avenue is perpendicular to Terrace Avenue.
Beach Street is parallel to Willow Avenue and perpendicular to Victoria Lane.
Harrison Street intersects only three streets: Broadway, Ellsworth Avenue, and Wright Avenue.
Ellis Street is parallel to Ashland Avenue and intersects Lincoln Avenue, but not Terrace Avenue.
Brixton Street is located somewhere between Ashland Avenue and Beach Street.
Wright Avenue has two intersections on the map, and is perpendicular to Beach Street.

E
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Terrace Ave.

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Lawn CareWorksheet
The graph below came from an advertisement for Yello-Gon, a new weed killer.

Yello-Gon Results

Dandelions per Square Yard

(40- by 30-foot lawn)

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

According to the graph shown above, how effective would you say Yello-Gon is in
getting rid of dandelions? Explain your reasoning.

According to the graph, about how many dandelions would you expect to find in a
40- by 30-foot lawn before applying Yello-Gon? About how many dandelions would
you expect to find 7 days after applying Yello-Gon?

According to the graph, how many days would it take for Yello-Gon to get rid of all
the dandelions in a 40- by 30-foot lawn?

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Lawn CareWorksheet (continued)

4

A consumer advocate did a study on Yello-Gons long-term

effectiveness. According to the graph, is Yello-Gon effective
over a period of several weeks? Explain your answer.

Dandelions per Square Yard

Results After Five Weeks

45
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Does the graph change your view of Yello-Gon? Explain your answer.

A poll conducted by the makers of Yello-Gon found that 90% of the people who used
Yello-Gon were satisfied with the product. The consumer advocate conducted another poll
and found that 95% of Yello-Gon users were not satisfied. Explain these conflicting results.

Results After Five Months

The makers of Yello-Gon conducted another study, shown

to the right, which they said proves that Yello-Gon is
effective over time. Do you agree with this claim? Explain
your answer.

Dandelions per Square Yard

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Weeks After Application

45
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
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Months After Application

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Lawn CareWorksheet (continued)

8

The graph below shows the results of a study of how Yello-Gon affects dandelion growth
over several years. The light gray bars show dandelion growth in half of a lawn that was
treated with Yello-Gon. The dark gray bars show dandelion growth in the half of the lawn
that was left untreated. Both bars show the first spring bloom of dandelions.

Dandelions per Square Yard

Results After Four Years

40
35
30
25
20

KEY

15

= Treated

10
5
0

= Untreated
1

Years After Application

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What conclusion(s) can you draw from this graph?

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Opening WeekendWorksheet

Movie

Entertainment
Daily

The Movie
Reviewers

Fashion &
Fortune
Magazine

Cypress
Radio
Network

The
Morning
Show

Uncle Farleys
Vacation

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Thunder and
Lightning

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Out of Time

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zero stars

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Fortune and
Fame

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zero stars

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Revenge of the
Cows

The Cats Who

Saved Christmas
The Trouble
Seekers

What was the mean score for the movie Uncle Farleys Vacation?

Which movie received the highest average score? Explain how you made your choice.

Which reviewer gave the highest average rating? the lowest rating?

What is the mean rating of all the movies? What is the median rating? What is the mode?

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Opening WeekendWorksheet (continued)

Which measure is the best to use for the average rating of all the moviesmean,
median, or mode? Explain your answer.

Which movie received the most consistent scores? the least consistent scores?
Explain your answers.

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Fund-Raising DinnerWorksheet
Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then answer the questions.

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Monroe High School is hosting a fund-raising dinner in order to buy new sports
equipment. The multi-purpose room is too small for a large turnout, so the head of the
fund-raising committee rented a hall for $300. The cost of the food is another $300.
Labor costs are $200. Decorations are $100. The goal is to raise $1,500 above the cost
of all the fund-raising expenses.

How many tickets must be sold at $10 each to break even?

How many tickets must be sold at $10 each to make a profit of $1,500?

How many tickets must be sold at $12 each to break even?

How many tickets must be sold at $12 each to make a profit of $1,500?

How many tickets must be sold at $15 each to break even?

How many tickets must be sold at $15 each to make a profit of $1,500?

On a piece of graph paper, make a graph that illustrates the answers to questions 1 through 6.

Mathematics Activity 7