Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Sales Tax

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Have you ever had to calculate a tip in a restaurant? Figure out the amount with taxes and estimate appropriate tips.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: Percents Combined: Proportional Relationships With Multistep Ratio and Percent Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to calculate sale price when combining two "percent-off" discounts in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students develop and share a variety of strategies, including modeling with a 10 x 10 grid to...
Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Multiple Percents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Have you ever seen an item that you wanted on sale for 15% of its original price? Have you tried to figure out what the sale price would be? Using this interactive lesson from T.V. 411, you can learn to calculate discounts with percentages.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Total Bill Including Tip and Tax

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate total bills including tips and taxes. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...