Lesson 9: Problem Solving When the Percent Changes
Exit Ticket
Tamia and Laniece were selling magazines for a charity. In the
first week, Tamia sold 30% more than Laniece. In the second
week, Tamia sold 12 magazines, but Laniece did not sell any. If
Tamia sold 50% more than Laniece by the end of the second
week, how many magazines did Laniece sell? Choose any
model to solve the problem. Show your work to justify your
answer.

Given: In the first week, Tamia sold 30% more than Laniece. In the second week, Tamia sold 12 magazines, but Laniece did not sell any. Tamia sold 50% more than Laniece by the end of the second week

To find: Number of magazines sold by Laniece

Solution:

Let number of magazines sold by Laniece in the first week be x.

Number of magazines sold by Tamia in the first week = [tex]x+\frac{30}{100} x=\frac{130x}{100} =\frac{13x}{10}[/tex]

Number of magazines sold by Tamia in the second week = 12

Total number of magazines sold by Tamia at the end of the second week = [tex]\frac{13x}{10}+12[/tex]

Total number of magazines sold by Laniece at the end of the second week = x

According to question,

[tex]\frac{13x}{10}+12=x+\frac{50x}{100}=x+\frac{x}{2}\\\frac{13x}{10}+12=\frac{3x}{2}\\\frac{3x}{2}-\frac{13x}{10} =12\\\frac{15x-13x}{10}=12\\\frac{2x}{10}=12\\\frac{x}{5}=12\\x=60[/tex]