Understanding Strip Models in Percent Problems

The video tutorial explains how to solve percent problems using a strip model. It includes three examples: calculating the percent of students in a reading group, determining the percent of movie tickets sold for a new film, and finding the total number of students based on the percent ordering lunch. The tutorial emphasizes dividing totals into sections to find percentages.

What is the total number of students in Miss Turner's English class?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 35

How many students are in the Amazing Apples reading group?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 5

What percentage of students are in the Amazing Apples reading group?

• 10%

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

How many sections is the first strip model divided into?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 5

What is the value of each section in the strip model when divided by 5?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

What is the first step in solving a percent problem using a strip model?

• Add the percentage to the total

• Subtract the percentage from the total

• Multiply the total by the percentage

• Divide the total into sections

In the reading group problem, what does each section of the strip model represent?

• 1 student

• 10 students

• 2 students

• 5 students

In the reading group problem, what is the percentage value of each section when divided by 5?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 10%

In the reading group problem, what is the total percentage represented by the strip model?

• 50%

• 100%

• 75%

• 125%

What is the total number of movie tickets sold on Saturday?

• 500

• 450

• 400

• 550