Halloween

Halloween Americans are expected to shell out almost $6-billion this Halloween and more than a third of that will be spent on costumes. This year is expected to be a big year for Halloween! On average, Americans will spend about $25 on their costume. An estimated 2 out of 5 Americans are expected to wear costumes this year. That's up a third from last year.

1. According to the information above, about how much money are Americans expected to spend on Halloween costumes this year? more than 2 billion, so it is almost 3 billion

2. According to the information above, an estimated two out five Americans are expected to wear a costume this year. If there are about 300,000,000 people living in the U.S., about how many of them will be wearing a costume this Halloween? 300,000,000 * 2/5= 120,000,000 people

3. In problem one you found the estimated amount that Americans will spend on Halloween costumes this year. In problem two you found how many Americans are estimated to wear a costume. Use this information to find how much the average Halloween costume wearing American will spend on their costume. Show all of your work/process/calculations below. 3 billion/120,000,000 people=25 dollars

4. Did your answer from problem three match the amount given at the top of the page (the information at the top of the page says that American’s will spend an average of $25 on their costume)? Yes, it is the same.

5. According to the information above two out of every five Americans will dress up for Halloween. The reading also tells us that this up one third from last year. Use this information to write the ratio of Americans wearing a Halloween costume to total Americans for the year before this year. Once you have your ratio, try writing the ratio in different ways. Which one seems the best way to write the ratio? Why? total people in America: 300,000,000 peopel total people wearing Halloween costume: 120,000,000 people the ratio: 120,000,000:300,000,000=2:5 or 2/5 I think 2:5 is much better than 2/5, it also write is 40% people wearing the costume.

6. If one third more Americans wear a Halloween costume next year than this year, what will be the new ratio of American dressing for Halloween to total Americans? Once you have your ratio, try writing the ratio in different ways. Which one seems the best way to write the ratio? Why? If one third more Americans wear a Halloween costume next year, it means 100,000,000 more people wear a costume. The next year will have 10,000,000+300,000,000=220,000,000 people wear costume. The ratio is: 220,000,000:300,000,000=11:15, or 11/15, or 73% people. The 11:15 and 73% is much beter than 11/15.

7. If this pattern continues, each year one third more Americans wearing a Halloween costume than the year before, when would virtually all Americans be wearing a costume for Halloween? Clearly show how you found your answer. If each year one third more Americans wearing a Halloween, it means every year increasing 100,000,000 people wearing a costume. It is 220,000,000+100,000,000=320,000,000, because America just have 300,000,000 people, so the third year will be the all Americans be wearing a costume for Halloween.