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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March 29 - interesting Method used to solve Percent Problems!!!

Click on the link below to view a demonstration of the "Grid Method". View the demonstration and solve the problems included using this method.  Once you are done, post a comment about it. Do you like it? What are some of the things that you like about it?  What do you dislike about this method?

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ABM801

2 comments:

  1. I like this method because it is easy to remember, and as long as you have a calculator to do the multiplying and dividing, it is pretty simple. The only thing you really have to remember is where to put each number and percent.

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  2. It's pretty interesting! I wonder how they came up with it?

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