Pam  0:00  
Hey, fellow mathers! Welcome to the podcast where Math is Figure-Out-Able. I'm Pam Harris.

Kim  0:07  
And I'm Kim Montague.

Pam  0:08  
And this is a MathStratChat episode where we chat about our math strategies. Every Wednesday evening, I throw out a math problem on social media, and people from around the world chat about the strategies they use, and comment on each other's thinking.

Kim  0:19  
Okay, so this Wednesday, our math problem was 12% of 48 or 50% of 12. Which is larger? How would you solve this problem? Pause the podcast. Solve it however you'd like. The problem is which is larger? 12% of 48 or 50% of

Kim  0:34  
12? 

Pam  0:35  
Okay, I'm going to go first. 

Kim  0:37  
Okay. 

Pam  0:37  
So, I'm going to find 50% of 12. That's easy. That's 6. Half of 12 is 6. Now, I got to find 12% of 48. 10% of 48

Pam  0:48  
is 4.8. And 1% of 48 is... Sorry, my alarm just went off, so I had to like to shut it off. Is 2.4 Yes. So, 2% is double that. Which is 4.8. Whoa, what have I done wrong here? Sorry, 1% is not 2.4. It's... Where am I? 1% is point... Good heavens. 10% of 48 is 4.8. 

Kim  1:16  
Okay.

Pam  1:17  
1% is 0.48. 

Kim  1:20  
Okay.

Pam  1:20  
2% is point, double that, 0.96. So, now I've got to add the 4.8 and the  0.96. Play a little I Have, You Need. And that would be 5 point... I think I can do this. 76. 

Kim  1:36  
Mmhm. 

Pam  1:36  
Is that right? 

Kim  1:37  
Yep. 

Pam  1:38  
Okay. So, 50% of 12 is larger. That was a lot of work.

Kim  1:46  
Okay, how about this? I have 12% of 48. But because it's equivalent to 48% of 12, I'm going to think about 48% of 12 and compare that to 50% of 12. Oh! So, I know 50% of

Kim  2:07  
12 is larger. 

Pam  2:07  
Well, that's kind

Pam  2:08  
of nice.

Kim  2:10  
Mmhm. I like it.

Pam  2:12  
That's cool. Alright, ya'll, we can't wait to see what you do each week. Join us on MathStratChat and let us know how you think about the problems and comment on each other's strategies. 

Kim  2:20  
Okay, so

Kim  2:20  
Pam post the problems on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Central. When you answer, tag her and use the hashtag MathStratChat.

Pam  2:28  
Then join us here to hear how we're thinking about the problem. We love having you as part of the Math is Figure-Out-Able movement. Math is Figure-Out-Able!