Math Tip

Here is a tip I recently discovered from my mom, who is a math teacher! It can come in handy when trying to figure out discounts on clothes at the mall, or figuring out what to tip for a service. Some teachers don't even know this trick! Here goes:

Can you tell me what 17 % of 50 is? 

The easy way is to flip this equation around to what is 50% of 17? Which is very easy to do, half of 17 is 8.5. This means that 8.5 is also the answer to 17% of 50! 

You can do this with any percentage problem, just flip it around and the answer will be the same. To prove this to you, think about what is 10% of 100, 10 right? Well 100% of 10 is 10 as well. Get it? Hopefully this will come in handy for you one day!

With school being back in session I thought this would be a perfect post for this Monday :-)

Enjoy and be smart!

Quote of the week

Everything Happens for a Reason

This is a great quote to live by. When going through any tough time, remember that everything happens for a reason! Time will heal everything. There have been times in my life where I thought the pain would never fade, but I focused on this quote, and was able to heal.  Things happen so you can learn from them, and the most important thing to do is to make sure you keep those lessons with you throughout your life. 

Enjoy life and BE happy!