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Mixture Problems
Teacher Notes
Notes: Grades are mixture problems students relate to.
Organizer: Contains an organizer to structure these problems
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Learning Target
Solve Equations Target 3a
I can write an equation to solve a problem.
Solve Equations Target 3b
I can show the algebraic steps I used to
find a solution to a multi-step equation.
What kind of
problems have we
already solved?
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In Miss Payne’s class grades are
based only on test grades.
Aramis got an F on the Unit 1 test
and an A on the Unit 2 test.
What is his grade in the class?
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In Miss Payne’s class grades are
based only on test grades.
Aramis got an 25% on the Unit 1 test
and an 75% on the Unit 2 test.
What is his grade in the class?
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Kitty’s answer to the question
Aramis got an 25% on the Unit 1 test
and an 75% on the Unit 2 test.
What is his grade in the class?
Was 100%.
What would you say to her?
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Calculate GPA
How is your Grade Point Average, GPA,
calculated?
A=4
B=3
sum of all grades
C=2
number of grades
D=1
F=0
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Calculate GPA
Without calculating, guess the GPA.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A, A, A, F, F, F
A, B, B, B, B, F
B, C, C, C, C, D
A, C, C, C, C, F
Share your guess with your group.
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Calculate GPA
Now calculate the GPA.
I. A, A, A, B, C, F
II. A, B, B, B, C, F
III. B, B, C, C, C, D
IV. A, B, B, C, D, F
Did your guess match the calculation?
Share with your group.
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Math Class Grade
At Mountain View HS, grades are
20% Assignments & 80% Assessments
Kimberly has 120 out of 150 assignment
points and 120 out of 150 assessment
points.
What is her percent in the class?
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20% Assign & 80% Assess
I.
Faith has 130 out of 150 assignment
points and 120 out of 150
assessment points.
II. Hope has 120 out of 150
assignment points and 130 out of 150
assessment points.
Who has a higher percent in class?
Faith? Hope? Are their percents the
same?
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Mixture Problems
You have been solving mixture problems.
Here’s an organizer you can use for these
problems.
Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Total Mix
Concentration
Or Cost
Amount
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Mixture Problems
Equation:
Concentration 1 Amount 1 +
Concentration 2 Amount 2 =
Total Concentration 1 Total Amount
For short:
C1A1 + C2A2 = CtotalAtotal
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Mixture Problems
Faith has 130 out of 150 assignment
Why
points and 120 out of 150
1.00?
assessment points.
Ingredient
1 Ingredient
2 Total Mix
assign
assess
Concentration
Or Cost
.20
.80
1.00
Amount
130/150
120/150
x
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Mixture Problems
Equation: C1A1 + C2A2 = CtotalAtotal
.20130 /150 .80120 /150 1.00 x
.20.87 .80.80 1.00 x
0.174 0.64 x
0.814 x
Ingredient
1 Ingredient
2 Total Mix
assign
assess
Concentration
Or Cost
.20
.80
1.00
Amount
130/150
120/150
x
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Mixture Problems
Equation: C1A1 + C2A2 = CtotalAtotal
.20130 /150 .80120 /150 1.00 x
.20.87 .80.80 1.00 x
0.174 0.64 x
0.814 x
Faith’s percent is 81.4%
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20% Assignments &
80% Assessments
Hope has 120 out of 150
assignment points and 130 out of 150
assessment points.
Use the same procedure to calculate
Hope’s grade.
Who has a higher percent in class?
Faith? Hope? Are their percents the
same?
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20% Assignments &
80% Assessments
Todd said both girls percents should be
the same because they both have 150 out
of 300 points.
What would you say to Todd?
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Mixture Problems
Krystal’s Red Hot Peanuts was made by
What with
goes
combining 6 kg of peanuts which cost $1/kg
here?
3 kg of spices which cost $4/kg.
Find the cost of the mixture.
Ingredient
2 Total Mix
peanuts 1 Ingredient
spices
Concentration
Or Cost
$1/kg
$4/kg
?
Amount
6 kg
3 kg
9 kg
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Mixture Problems
16 4 3 x 9
Equation:
6 12 9x
18 9x
2x
C 1 A 1 + C 2A 2
= CtotalAtotal
Ingredient
2 Total Mix
peanuts 1 Ingredient
spices
Concentration
Or Cost
$1/kg
$4/kg
?x
Amount
6 kg
3 kg
9 kg
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Mixture Problems
Krystal’s mixture costs $2 per pound.
Ingredient
2 Total Mix
peanuts 1 Ingredient
spices
Concentration
Or Cost
$1/kg
$4/kg
Amount
6 kg
3 kg
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x?= 2
9 kg
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Placemat
Name 2
Explain how to use the short cut
C1A1 + C2A2 = CtotalAtotal
to write an equation to solve a
mixture problem.
Name 3
Name 4
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Learning Target
Did you hit the target?
3a I can write an equation to
solve a problem.
3b I can show the algebraic
steps I used to find a solution
to a multi-step equation.
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Practice
Practice 2.6D
Mixture Problems
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