1/12/07 Pre Algebra

Today students will be solving equations involving percents and finding the percent change.

Examples of the percent equations:
18 out of 20 is what percent?
82% of 250 is what number?
8 is what percent of 75?

We worked through some example probelms on the board, then students did this worksheet in class, and finally they worked on the graded assignment.

Homework:
page 378 #'s 7-19 & page 338 #'s 5-14

1/12/07 Applied Geometry

Today we continued with simialar triangles. We talked about the 3 Similarity Postulates, the Angle-Angle Similarity, Side-Side-Side Similarity, & Side-Angle-Side Similarity Postulates. We went over this worksheet in class together and then students worked on the graded assignment.

Homework:
page 474-477 #'s 1-6,11-16,23,24,34