Wednesday 31 May 2017

Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.

Extended Abstract  Assessment task: Surfs Up
WALT: Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.
Assessment Task:
Two surf shops in the same part of town sell similar products, but their pracise vary. At sale time, both shops are competing for the same customers


Use the Image above to answer the questions in the table


Item
Which shop is the item cheaper?
How much cheaper is the item (when it is on sale) than the other shop?
Show your working out here:
Sweatshirt
The Surf shop
$1.20
$60-30%=$42 then I did $72-40%=$43.2 Then I took $43.2-$42=$1.20
Jacket
Surf the waves
$7.20
$120-30%=$84
$96-20%=$76.8
$84-$76.8=$7.20
Jeans
The surf shop
$3.80
$48-30%=$33.6
$68-45%=$37.4
$37.4-$33.6=$3.8
Tracksuit
Surf the waves
$12.20
$86-30%=$60.2
$64-25%=$48
$60.2-$48=$12.2


Here are the screenshots to my IXL activities:




My next step is:

To memorise all the different strategies because it will help me when i'm older.

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