AIDE Pre-Algebra Assignment Guide and Key Points
Chapter 6"Ratios, Proportions, and Percents"
Lesson 1 "Ratios"
Turn to Pages 151 Look at the picture on the facing page and predict how it relates to Pre-algebra.
On Page 151 Read the short introduction to Chapter 6
On Page 151 Read the goals you will achieve this chapter.
Scan Pages 152; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 152 for square boxes in the margins outlined in green. Read the info there.
Read Through Pages 152-153 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 3 problems from Exercise A, 3 from B, 2 from C and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them right.)
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Ratios" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 1 Key Points
Vocabulary Terms
Ratio - A comparison of two like quantities using a fraction.
Section Review Answers
Did you learn these Objectives?
Can you express ratios in simplest form?
Lesson 2 "Proportions"
Scan Page 154; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 155 read the box outlined in green.
Read Through Pages 154-155 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 3 problems from Exercise A, 3 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Proportions" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 2 Key Points
Proportion - an equation made up of two equal ratios.
Cross product - the result of multiplying the denominator of one fraction with the numerator of another.
Are you able to solve for the unknown in a proportion?
Lesson 3 "Ratios and Proportions"
Scan Page 156; focus on and read the purple colored box, which contain the key vocabulary term.
Read Through Pages 156-157 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 4 problems from Exercise A and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Ratios and Proportions" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
Equivalent - the same in value or amount.
Did you learn this Objective?
Are you able to solve for an unknown using a proportion?
Lesson 4 "Percents and Fractions"
Scan Page 158 for square boxes in the margins outlined in green. Read the info there.
Read Through Pages 158-159 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 1 problem from Exercise A, 2 from B, 3 from C and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Percents and Fractions" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
None
Can you explore the relationship shared by fractions and percents?
Lesson 5 "Percents and Decimals"
Read the information in the little green box on Page 163.
Read Through Pages 162-163 and work through the 4 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 3 problems from Exercise A, 3 from B, 3 from C complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Percents and Decimals" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
Can you explore the relationship shared by percents and decimals?
Lesson 6 "Finding the Percent of a Number"
Read Through Pages 166-167 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 4 problems from Exercise A complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Finding the Percent of a Number" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 Key Points
Did you learn this Objectives?
Are you able to find a percent of a number?
Lesson 7 "Finding the Percent"
Read Through Pages 168-169 and work through the 4 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 2 problems from Exercise A, 2 from B, 3 and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "Finding the Percent" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 Key Points
Are you able to find what percent one number is of another?
Lesson 8 "Percent of Increase and Decrease"
Scan Page 171; Read the information found in the green box.
Read Through Pages 170-171 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 1 problem from Exercise A, 2 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 8 "Percent of Increase and Decrease" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 8 Key Points
Are you able to use a proportion to determine the percent of increase or decrease?
Lesson 9 "Formulas and Percents"
Scan Page 172; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Find the "Compound Interest Formula" on Page 172 write it in your notes and try to memorize it.
Read Through Pages 172-173 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 3 problems from Exercise A and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 9 "Formulas and Percents" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 9 Key Points
Compound interest - Interest paid on both the original amount of the money plus any interest added to date; compound interest is usually computed on deposits placed into saving accounts.
Compounding period - The amount of time that the interest rate is calculated.
Can you apply the compound interest formula?
Application of Pre-Algebra from Chapter 6
Look at the picture on the bottom of page 174 and guess how it relates to pre-algebra.
Read from the top of page 174 and complete the example.
Complete 2 problems from the exercises at the bottom. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them all right.)
Take the quiz on Applying Chapter 6, "Calculating Taxes" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Application 1 Key Points
Are you able to determine the amount or percent of tax?
Preparing for Chapter 6 Test
Turn to Pages 175-177 and work through all even numbered problems, (2,4,6,8,...).
Check your answers with these. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
If you missed more than 4 problems work through all the odd numbered problems on pages 175-177
Check your answers with those in the Chapter Review answers.
If you missed more than 4 problems this time contact your instructor for extra help: jmarley@yksd.com.
Take the Chapter 6 Test "Ratios, Proportions, and Percents"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Congratulations, if you completed all the items above, you finished Chapter 6!!