Today in class students were introduced to their "Real Life" assignment. Today they were given their first paycheck in which they calculated income tax and health insurance, then deposited the rest into a checking and savings account.
Tomorrow and Friday I will be out of town. Students each have their own folder (which is to stay in the classroom) and they have instructions for the next two days. They will get with a group of 3-4 and choose a house or apartment to rent. They will have to divide up rent, utilities, phone bills, etc.
On Friday, students will take a quick 10 question exit quiz so I can check their understanding of converting percents to decimals and decimals to percents. Below are some sample questions of what they will see on the quiz
The word percent means _____ _____ ___________ (3 words)
Answer: FOR EACH HUNDRED
Convert 87% to a decimal
Answer: 0.87
Convert 0.43 to a percent
Answer: 43%
What is 40% of 150?
Answer: 60
