Shopping Mall MathUsing percent and scale

Make a list of stores found in a mall.Group the stores into categories.What types of stores are most

prevalent?What type of store is least

prevalent

Leasing at the mallWhat is a lease?Why are leases important to mall

operators?What types of stores would you

want to lease the most space to?

Leasing RecommendationWomen’s clothing: 25%Men’s clothing: 10%Food: 15%Service (salons, etc.): 5%Shoes: 10%Jewelry: 3%Family items: 7%Gifts: 17%Add those percents up. What do you

get?

Why not 100%Shade the 10 x 10 grid to represent the

amount of space allotted for each type of stores.

Homework: List the stores in the mall of your choice and place each store into one of the International Council’s categories. (You can find information on the mall’s website.)

These recommendation were made in 1985. Has the mall changed since then?

HomeworkHow have malls changed since 1985 when the recommendations were made?

Place each mall store from your homework into a category

Women’s clothing: 25%Men’s clothing: 10%Food: 15%Service (salons, etc.): 5%Shoes: 10% Jewelry: 3%Family items: 7%Gifts: 17%

Where does it go?A bankA pharmacy?A video storeWhat is the total number of

stores at the mall?How many stores were in each

category?What is the percent of each type

of store listed? How would you find that?

Shops at the Mall Activity SheetYou will work with groups of three

to complete the activity.Note: You have one million

square feet of leasable space.Calculators are allowed.