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Simple Percentage
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Word problems bring two pairs of an original length and a changed length, in scenes such as a rubber band stretching or a bandage being pulled. Simple Percentage has each pair written as an expression to find how many times as long it became, and the one that changed more is answered as A or B. The figures always divide evenly.
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Answers appear where only the amount gained was looked at and the larger gain chosen. Where the original lengths differ, a large gain can still be a small multiple. Check that two divisions stand in the expression box and that it is their quotients being compared.
The view of laying two quantities side by side and reading their relation is completed by this comparison of multiples. Area leaves relations between quantities and takes up a way of saying how much ground a figure covers as a number.
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These are the problems in “Investigating Patterns of Change”, shown with their answers.
(1)In the sewing club, the 12cm ribbon A that Riley examined stretched to 48cm. In the same way, the 15cm ribbon B stretched to 45cm. Which ribbon stretches more? Answer with A or B. Answer □
Answer: A
(2)During arts and crafts time, Noah stretched clay A, which was 16cm, and it stretched to 64cm. In the same way, clay B, which was 18cm, stretched to 54cm. Which clay stretches more? Answer with A or B. Answer □
Answer: A
(3)In the school science room, fish tank A that Grace watched over had 20L of water, which increased to 80L. Fish tank B had 25L of water, which increased to 75L. Which fish tank's water increased more? Answer with A or B. Answer □
Answer: A
(4)At the experiment corner, Riley stretched rubber band A, which was 10cm, and it stretched to 50cm. In the same way, rubber band B, which was 14cm, stretched to 42cm. Which rubber band stretches more? Answer with A or B. Answer □
Answer: A
(5)In the library club, bookshelf A that Ethan organized had 20 books, and the number of books increased to 60. Bookshelf B had 15 books, and the number of books increased to 75. Which bookshelf's books increased more? Answer with A or B. Answer □
Answer: B
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