This powerpoint presentation goes along with the attached lesson plan, "Discount Percentages."

2. Joe
• Earns $10/lawn
• Cut:
– 2 lawns Monday
– 3 and 1/2 lawns
Tuesday
– 1/2 lawn Wednesday

3. Stacy
• More experienced.
• Earns $15/lawn.
• Cut:
– 3 lawns Monday
– 4 lawns Tuesday
– 2 lawns Wedesday

4. Marcus
• Most experienced.
• Earns $20/lawn
• Cut:
– 5 lawns Monday
– 3 lawns Tuesday
– 4 lawns Wednesday

5. Proportions
• 10 lawns cut Monday
• 10.5 lawns cut Tuesday
• 6.5 lawns cut Wednesday

8. Assignment
• No taxes withheld.
• Write paychecks for each employee
based on all three days of work.

9. Uh Oh Joe!

10. Can I get a DI$COUNT?
• New Lawnmower : $200
• Fix old mower: $180
• What discount would the
store have to offer for
you to buy a new
lawnmower instead of
having the old one
fixed?

11. What Would You Do?
• Group 1: No discount
• Group 2: 5% discount
• Group 3: 10% discount
• Group 4: 15% discount
• Group 5: 20% discount