Author Archives: Aaron Pratt

Assignment: 02-Two Step Equations Solving two step equations is the exact same concept as one step equations.  For a review on one step equations, click here. Here is an example of a two step equation: 2x + 10 = 34 As I … Continue reading →

10-Converting Measurements 2 This is something we do on a fairly regular basis.  I need 3 feet of a certain material, but it’s only sold by the inch, how many inches do I need?  To be able to do this, … Continue reading →

08-Find Whole Given Part and Percent In previous lessons, we’ve learned how to find the percent of a number; say, if you scored 92% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you get correct? You end up … Continue reading →

07-Percent of a Number Finding percent of a number combines two skills that we already know: converting a percent to a decimal and multiplying decimals. If we want to take the problem, as below: 37% of 51 The first step is … Continue reading →

06-Fractions_Decimals_Percents We are familiar with fractions.  We are familiar with decimals. We are familiar with percents.  This lesson is where we realize that fractions, decimals, and percents, are all the same thing: parts of a whole; and it is possible … Continue reading →

05-Understanding Percents To understand percents, we must first understand the meaning of the word.  Per means ‘for each’ and cent means ‘hundred’.  To figure out a percent, we must break it into a hundred pieces.  Let’s say you take a … Continue reading →

04-Solving Proportions Now that we know a proportion is simply a pair of equal ratios, solving for them is fairly easy.  Look back in the previous week at the ways we said to check if two ratios formed a proportion. … Continue reading →

03-Understanding Proportions Proportions are formed by two equal ratios.  Using the examples from the previous lessons, 45 pages:30 minutes would form a proportion with 1.5 pages:1 minute because they are equivalent ratios; 10 tigers:4 lions would form a proportion with … Continue reading →

02-Rates A unit rate is simply a ratio where the  second number in the comparison is one.  65 miles per hour, is a unit rate because it is 65 miles per one hour.   $2.50 per pound, is a unit … Continue reading →

01-Understanding Ratios A ratio is a comparison between the amount of two different things.  It is probably the concept we cover in sixth grade that is used the most throughout our lives.  Miles per hour, dollars per pound, etc. Study the picture … Continue reading →