NAME:___________________________'

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Mr.'Rogove'

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Learning Objective:''We'will'solve'problems'involving'percent'markups'
and'markdowns.'(Lesson'48)'
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Concept Development:

Markup:''The'amount'of'increase'in'a'price.''
Example:'Safeway'buys'bandNaids'at'a'wholesale'price'of'$2.00'per'box,'and'sells'
them'for'$3.50'per'box.''The'markup'is'$1.50'
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Markdown:'The'amount'of'decrease'in'a'price.''
Example:'Heidi'bought'a'calculator'at'Target.''It'was'originally'priced'at'$15,'but'on'
sale'for'$10.''The'markdown'is'$5.00'
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Original/Price:'The'starting'price.''It'can'also'be'called'the'cost'or'wholesale'price.'
Example:'The'original'price'of'the'bandNaids'is'$2.00.'
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Selling/Price:'The'original'price'plus'the'markup'or'minus'the'markdown.''
Example:'The'selling'price'of'the'bandNaids'is'$3.50.'
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Markup/rate:'the'percent'increase'in'the'price.'
Example:'Bed'Bath'and'Beyond'sold'a'coffee'maker'for'$50.''They'bought'the'
coffeemaker'from'the'manufacturer'for'$40'and'marked'up'the'price'by'25%.''
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Markdown/rate'(discount'rate):'the'percent'decrease'in'the'price.''
Example:''The'day'after'Valentines'Day,'Andrew'bought'roses'that'were'originally'
$20'for'$10.''He'got'a'50%'discount.''
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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

NAME:___________________________'

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Guided Practice:
Steps&for&Solving&Percent&Problems&Involving&Markups&and&Markdowns&
1.'Read'the'problem'carefully'and'identify'the'important'pieces'of'information:'
original'price,'markup'(markdown)'rate,'and'selling'price.''
2.'Write'an'equation'based'on'the'word'problem.''
3.'Solve'the'equation'and'interpret'your'answer.''
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Lids'buys'hats'from'New'Era'(hat'
Amazon'buys'Big$Hero$6'from'Disney'for'
manufacturer)'for'$25.00.'Lids'then'
$12.00'and'then'applies'a'markup'rate'of'
applies'a'40%'markup'rate.'If'you'use'
65%.'How'much'would'you'pay'for'the'
your'allowance'to'purchase'the'hat'at'
movie'if'you'bought'it'from'Amazon'
Lids,'how'much'will'you'pay'(excluding' (excluding'tax)?''
tax)?''
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A'55Yinch'Samsung'TV'was'originally'
Erubiel'was'shopping'at'Gap'and'saw'
priced'at'$900.00,'but'was'selling'at'a'
that'skinny'jeans'that'were'originally'on'
60%'markdown'rate.''What'is'the'selling' sale'for'$56.00'had'been'discounted'by'
price''(excluding'tax)?'
40%.''He'only'had'$30.00'on'him.''Did'he'
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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

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Mr.'Rogove'

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Date:__________'

On'Black'Friday,'a'$300'mountain'bike'
was'discounted'by'30%'and'then'
discounted'another'10%'for'shoppers'
who'arrived'before'8AM.''What'is'the'
sale'price'for'those'who'decide'to'sleep'
in?'What'do'the'early'birds'pay?''
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A'car'that'sells'normally'for'$20,000'is'
on'sale'for'$16,000.'What'percent'of'the'
original'price'is'the'sale'price?'What'is'
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Foot'Locker'was'having'a'season'ending'
sale.''All'football'cleats'were'discounted''
40%,'and'there'were'discontinued'styles''
that'were'discounted'an'additional'20%.''
If'I'bought'one'of'these'pairs'of'cleats'
that'were'originally'priced'at'$140,'how'
much'did'I'pay'(before'tax)'after'both'
discounts?''
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Nerf'sells'foam'footballs'to'Target'for'
$5.00,'and'they'sell'them'to'consumers'
for'$9.00.'What'is'the'markup'rate?''

Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

NAME:___________________________'

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Math'7.1,'Periods'1'and'2'

Mr.'Rogove'

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Write'an'equation'to'determine'the'selling'price,'p,'of'an'item'that'is'originally'
priced's'dollars'after'a'25%'markup.''
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Create'a'table'showing'5'possible'pairs'of'solutions'to'the'equation.'
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Price&of&an&item& Price&of&an&item&
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before&markup,&
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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

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Mr.'Rogove'

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Closure:
Use'the'following'table'to'calculate'the'markup'or'markdown'rate.'Show'your'work.'
Is'the'relationship'between'the'original'price'and'the'selling'price'proportional?''
Why'or'why'not?''
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Original/Price,/
Selling/Price/
m/(in/dollars)/

p/(in/dollars)/

1,750'

1,400'

1.500'

1,200'

1,250'

1,000'

1,000'

800'

750'

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Independent Practice:
Anastasia'went'shopping'at'Swords'R'Us'
and'decided'to'purchase'new'foil'blades'
for'25%'off'the'original'price.'If'she'buys'
the'swords'today,'she'will'receive'an'
additional'5%'off.'If'the'blades'were'
originally'priced'at'$150,'how'much'did'
she'pay'with'her'discount?''
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Mel'Cottons'buys'skis'from'a'
manufacturer'for'a'wholesale'price'of'
$57.00.'The'stores'markup'rate'is'50%.'
What'is'the'price'Mel'Cottons'charges'its'
customers'for'the'skis?''
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What'percent'of'the'original'price'is'the'
selling'price?''
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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

NAME:___________________________'

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Math'7.1,'Periods'1'and'2'

Mr.'Rogove'

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Date:__________'

A'BluYray'player'is'originally'priced'at'
$85.'The'store'is'advertising'15%'off'and'
you'have'a'coupon'that'will'give'you'
25%'off'any'one'item'in'the'store.'How'
much'will'the'BluYray'player'cost'with'
both'discounts?''
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Write'an'equation'to'determine'the'
selling'price,'p,'on'an'item'that'is'
originally'priced's'dollars'after'a'
markdown'of'15%.''
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Complete'the'table'below.''
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Price&of&an&
Price&of&item&
item&before& after&markdown,&
markdown,&s,& p,&(in&dollars)&
(in&dollars)&
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Its'time'to'redecorate'the'bedroomyou'
are'at'Target'shopping'for'new'sheets'
and'see'the'sheets'you'MUST'have
Frozen'sheets'with'the'reversible'
Anna/Elsa'pillow'cover.'Good'newsYthey'
are'on'sale'for'30%'off.''If'you'pay'
$42.00'for'them,'what'was'the'original'
price?''
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Graph'the'equation'you'created'to'the'
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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

NAME:___________________________'

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Math'7.1,'Periods'1'and'2'

Mr.'Rogove'

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Date:__________'

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Activating Prior Knowledge:

We'can'solve'problems'involving'percents.''
What'percent'of'40'is'22?''
What'percent'of'30'is'21?''
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Teacher Notes:
Should'help'that'we'did'markdowns'with'fractions'earliermaps'to'lesson'7,'grade'
7,'module'4.'
HW'is'from'Lesson'7??'

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Lesson'48:'Markup'and'Markdown'Problems'(Percents)'

Illustrative Mathematics
7.EE Discounted Books
Alignments to Content Standards
Alignment: 7.EE.B.3

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Katie and Margarita have $20.00 each to spend at Students' Choice book store, where all
students receive a 20% discount. They both want to purchase a copy of the same book which
normally sells for $22.50 plus 10% sales tax.
To check if she has enough to purchase the book, Katie takes 20% of $22.50 and subtracts
that amount from the normal price. She takes 10% of the discounted selling price and
adds it back to find the purchase amount.
Margarita takes 80% of the normal purchase price and then computes 110% of the
reduced price.
Is Katie correct? Is Margarita correct? Do they have enough money to purchase the book?

Commentary
This purpose of this task is to help students see two different ways to look at percentages both
as a decrease and an increase of an original amount. In addition, students have to turn a verbal
description of several operations into mathematical symbols. This requires converting simple
percentages to decimals as well as identifying equivalent expressions without variables. In
particular the student sees that 110% of an amount is the same as adding 10% to the original
amount. (This is an extension of 6EE.4.)

Solutions
Solution: Comparing expressions
Katies method: Katie first subtracts 20% of the original price from the original price:

22.50 (0.20(22.50)) = 22.50 4.50 = 18.00.

Next she takes 10% of this new amount and adds it back, so

18.00 + (0.10(18.00)) = 18.00 + 1.80 = 19.80.

Margaritas method: Margarita first computes 80% of the original price:

(0.80)22.50 = 18.00.
Next, she computes 110% of the new amount:

(1.10)18.00 = 19.80.
The two methods are both correct and the students both have enough money to purchase
the book. If we look more carefully, we can see why.
First, consider Katie's method again: Using the distributive property, we see that subtracting
20% is the same as multiplying by (1 0.20):

22.50 (0.20(22.50)) = (1 0.20)(22.50)

Multiplying by 1 0.20 = 0.80 is the same thing as finding 80 percent.
Also, adding 10% is the same as multiplying by (1 + 0.10):

18.00 + (0.10(18.00)) = (1 + 0.10)(18.00).

Multiplying by 1 + 0.10 = 1.10 is the same thing as finding 110 percent.
Since these are accomplished by multiplying one number after the other, we can combine
everything together:

(1 + 0.10)(1 0.20)(22.50) = (1.10)(0.80)(22.50)

Katies method is what most students use when first learning to think about such problems,
building up the answer bit-by-bit. Margaritas method illustrates that reducing a number by a
certain percent is equivalent to multiplying by a decimal between 0 and 1 and increasing a
number by a certain percent is equivalent to multiplying by a decimal greater than 1.

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[Problem
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Tyron and Tracey were walking home from baseball practice, discussing what perfect weather
it was for a cookout. Tyron asked, "Wouldn't it be fun to make quarter-pound burgers just like
they sell at fast-food restaurants?"
Tracey agreed that it would be a great idea. They stopped to think what they would need,
whom they would invite, and all of the other details needed to plan a cookout.
Since the theme of the party would be, "Join us for a quarter-pound burger!" they spent some
time trying to figure out exactly how much ground beef they would need to purchase. Tracey
asked, "If we buy 3 pounds of ground beef, how many quarter-pounders can we make?"
Tyron thought a minute, answered, and then said that, for so many people -- a total of 16
guests, including the two of them -- 3 pounds wouldn't be enough. He calculated how much
they would need and Tracey agreed with his calculations.
Can you explain what Tyron and Tracey calculated? Why wouldn't 3 pounds be enough to
make quarter-pounders for 16 people? Exactly how much would they need to buy?
Depending on the amount of fat in ground beef, cooked burgers can weigh considerably less
than uncooked meat. If the cooked burgers lost 17% of their uncooked weight, how much
would all of the cooked meat weigh?
For your short Answer, use complete sentences to state the amount of ground beef needed as
well as the predicted weight of the meat after cooking. Be sure to answer all the questions
above in your Explanation.

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