4/30/10

April 30th, 2010

LOG PROBLEM

If a representative sample of Wilson showed that 3 out of every 4 students exercise regularly, how many students exercise if there are 618 students total?

"Great Expectations" Book
Page 12 - 3a, 3b, 3c
Page 14 - 5
Page 15 - 6a, 6b, 6c
Page 16 - 8a, 8b

Answers to Wednesday's problems:
1) 324
2)38,880
3)100
4)625,000
5)933,333
6) 4,742,400,000

Today's Problems

1. If 9 out of 10 people surveyed at Wilson like vanilla ice cream, how many people like chocolate ice cream out of 700?

2. If 82 out of 100 people surveyed in Northeast Philadelphia like Pretzel Company, how many people like Pretzel Company out of 200,000?

3. If 19 out of 30 people surveyed in the 7th grade play video games, how many 7th graders play games out of 300?

4. If 7 out of 8 people surveyed in Philadelphia like the pitching of Roy Halladay, how many people like the pitching out of 1.1 million?

5. If 3 out of 8 people surveyed in Philadelphia like the Flyers, how many people like the Flyers out of 1.5 million?

6. If 352 out of 1000 people surveyed in the world use the internet, how many people use a car in the world (World Population 6.4 billion)?

7. If 41 out of 50 people use SEPTA in center city, how many people DO NOT use SEPTA if there are 75,000 people living in center city?

8. If 3 out of 5 students in classes 706 and 707 enjoy using the blog instead of the book, how many students DO NOT prefer the blog if there are 68 students in each class?

9. If 73 out of 100 people root for the Steelers (boo) over the Eagles in Pennsylvania, how many people root for the Eagles in Pennsylvania if the population is 6.4 million?