Lesson 3-2 Example 4

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Solve. CHEMISTRY For her science project,
Katherine used four different liquids to make one
new solution. In order for her experiment to go
well, she must label each container with the
percent of liquid with which it was filled. How
should she mark the containers?
Understand Read the problem. Write what you
know. The containers must be marked with a
percent.
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Plan Pick a strategy. Two strategies are to look
for a pattern and use logical reasoning.
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Solve Look at the first container. How full is it?
Completely full How does the second container
compare to the first one? Half full How does the
third container compare with the second one? Half
as full as the second container
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How does the fourth container compare with the
other three containers?
More than half full but not completely full Label
each container with the correct percent,
fraction, and decimal.
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Percent 100 50 25 75
Decimal 1.0, 0.50, 0.25, 0.75
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Check Is the greatest percent under the container
with the largest amount of liquid? Is the least
percent under the beaker with the least amount of
liquid?