MTH 215 Week 3 Participation Prompt Week 3, Day 5 (Saturday)

In this discussion assignment, you and your assigned Discussion Group talk about your experiences with percentages and unit conversions.

Post a 150-word response to one of the following discussion prompts by Day 5 in the discussion area:

• Examine when and where you have seen percentages used. What are these percentages describing? What are they trying to get you to believe? How can you use percentages to describe changes in your life?
• Before taking this course, have you ever had to convert a unit? How did you convert the unit? Was the project you were working on successful after the conversion? Provide an example in your response.