Calculating Percent Error

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Lesson Objective






Do Now

























By the end of the lesson, we will be able to ____________________________________

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(AZ-7.RP.A.3) Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.
Quiz Review

6. Gregory ran
14
5
miles in
7
12
of an hour. How many miles can Gregory run in
one hour?


A.

B.


C.


D.




10. A bakery uses ounces of icing for every of a cake. What is the unit
rate in ounces of icing per cake?

A. ounces of icing per cake

B.
ounces of icing per cake

C. ounces of icing per cake

D.
ounces of icing per cake

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Essential Vocabulary










Teacher Model

Lets look at the two examples. Read the problems and notice that questions on ratios can be asked
in a few different ways. Be sure to label each of your numbers.

1. Example 1








2. Example 2












Vocabulary Term Teacher-Provided Definition Visual



Percent



Percent Error


Solving for Percent Error in Word Problems






A part of every ______________

The quotient of the difference of what was

_________________ and what _________________

Example 1
Mr. Walker took attendance in the junior high and counted 45 students. When he double checked
the attendance book, he realized hed made a mistake and there were actually 50 students. What
was the percent error of Mr. Walkers attendance taking?
Example 2
Farmer Billy Bob owns a pumpkin patch. After a busy day, he figured he had about 80 pumpkins
left in the fields. When a customer counted and there were only 50, Billy Bob had to go back and
set a new price for the remaining pumpkins. What was the percent error of Billy Bobs counting?

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Guided Practice

















Follow the steps in order to find the percent error in each problem. Label your answer.
Exemplar (with steps). John needs to purchase a table for his dining room. He
estimates the available space as 15 square feet. When the delivery man comes with the
table, it is measured and the room is found to be 17 square feet. What was Johns
percent error?

Step 1: What is the difference of what was expected and what was real?




Step 2: What is the quotient of the percent error (use formula)





Step 3: Divide the fraction





Steps: Solving for Percent Error


1. Identify what was expected and what happened

2. Find the difference between the two events

3. Divide the difference by what happened


Formula for Percent Error


Actual Value Expected Value

Actual Value

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Precluding Misconceptions

What do you think would be a way to make a possible mistake when
solving for percent error? Where could we mess up as we solve?






Guided Practice
1. William wanted to buy a new laptop. He had saved some money and went to the
store with what he thought he needed - $300 dollars. When he checked out, the laptop
was only $250. What was Williams percent error?










2. Miriam wants to buy a shirt for her brother. She anticipates that the price will be
about $40. The store lists the price as $45. What was Miriams percent error?










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Multiple Choice Practice

1. A scientist estimated that a mixture would need 5 milliliters of a
chemical to balance. The actual amount needed was 7 milliliters. What was
the percent error of the scientist's estimation?
A. 71.43%
B. 28.57%
C. 3%
D. 40.00%

2. A bakery sold 108 cupcakes in one day. The head baker predicted he
would sell 88 cupcakes that day. What was the percent error of the baker's
prediction?
A. 81.48%
B. 18.52%
C. 20%
D. 22.73%

3. A zookeeper predicted the weight of a new baby elephant to be 225
pounds when it was born. The elephant actually weighed 257 pounds at
birth. What was the percent error of the zookeeper's prediction?
A. 14.22%
B. 32%
C. 87.55%
D. 12.45%

4. Andy estimated that he would need 71 feet of lumber for a tree house
project. He later found that the actual amount of lumber needed was 60
feet. What was the percent error of Andy's estimation?
A. 15.49%
B. 11%
C. 84.51%
D. 18.33%
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Partner Practice

Read the word problems below and answer the questions accordingly. For now, you are only
setting up the ratios and proportions. No solving required. Be sure to label all numbers.

1. Mr. Walker took attendance in the third grade and counted 60 students. When he
double checked the attendance book, he realized hed made a mistake and there were
actually 80 students. What was the percent error of Mr. Walkers attendance taking?
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2. Farmer Billy Bob owns a pumpkin patch. After a busy day, he figured he had about
70 pumpkins left in the fields. When a customer counted and there were only 62, Billy
Bob had to go back and set a new price for the remaining pumpkins. What was the
percent error of Billy Bobs counting?





3. John needs to purchase a table for his dining room. He estimates the available space as 21
square feet. When the delivery man comes with the table, it is measured and the room is
found to be 18 square feet. What was Johns percent error?





4. William wanted to buy a new laptop. He had saved some money and went to the
store with what he thought he needed - $320 dollars. When he checked out, the laptop
was only $280. What was Williams percent error?





5. Miriam wants to buy a shirt for her brother. She anticipates that the price will be
about $25. The store lists the price as $22. What was Miriams percent error?



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Extended Thinking

Read the two examples below. Find at least ONE SIMILARITY and ONE DIFFERENCE in the way
these problems are solved. What do you notice about solving for percent error? In the space below,
use the sentence stem to finish your observations.







































Problem 1

At McDonalds, the manager is preparing for a
busy morning. She is planning on seeing at
least 33 customers to order coffee. At the end
of the rush, she counts the total number of
coffees sold at 44. What was the percent error
in the managers prediction?
Problem 2

At Target, the cashier thought the sale on
games would mean a lot of people would buy
them. She thought shed see 48 games sold.
When the day was over, only 40 had been
purchased. What is the percent error in the
cashiers guess?
Similarity

One thing that is similar in the operations is



4433
44

11
44

1
4
25%


4840
40

8
40

1
5
20%

Difference

One thing that is different in the operations is
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Common Core Prep: Justifying Answers

The new math assessments will expect us to be able to explain our thinking and how we arrived at
an answer. Read and solve the problem below that models this expectation.

In the box below, show your work. Draw a picture of the situation being described.
















On the lines below, explain how you arrived at the solution. What steps did you take? Use the
sentence stems to write complete sentences in your response.

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Francisco is preparing to go to Black Friday for all of his Christmas shopping. He has been
saving money all year; he has $425 to spend. Looking at the gifts he wants, it looks like
hell need at least $500. What was Franciscos percent error?

Solve it (show your work and steps) Draw it (visualize)
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Open-Ended Paragraph Frame

Use the steps below to craft a paragraph when you come across open-ended
responses in math class. Begin each sentence with the prompt and complete it
by describing your work.

1. The first step I took was

2. I did this because

3. Next, I

4. I took this step because

5. Finally, I had to

6. This is how I arrived at the answer of (YOUR ANSWER),
which answers the question of (repeat question from text
here)