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Taxes and Sales
Collaborative discussions around this retail store problem will be taxing. Calculating discount and tax and the order of the operations are used to motivate an opportunity for learners to make a convincing argument using algebraic...
Illustrative Mathematics
Sale!
Everyone loves a sale, and this worksheet allows learners to calculate which sale is more rewarding. The activity can be adapted for different thinking contexts. The answer key describes different answer choices, some being higher...
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Sales Tax
Students explore the concept of sales tax. In this sales tax lesson, students work in groups to spend $500. Students calculate the discount and sales tax on each item. Students buy between 5 to 10 items.
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Discounts
In this discounts practice learning exercise, students read an instructional section and then solve 3 multi-part problems that require them to find discounted prices by figuring percentages.
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Working with Percentages
Middle schoolers complete basic operations using percentages in a variety of real world situations. Discounts are computed and compared to a variety of prices listed in local newspaper advertisements.
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Finding Sales Tax
Seventh graders investigate sales tax. Following a teacher demonstration, they find sales tax and the total cost of items. In groups, classmates choose items from a menu that they would like to purchase. Each student figures the sales...
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Solving Percent Problems
Don't discount how much your pupils understand percents! The 27th lesson plan in a series of 29 presents a problem to find the cost of a discounted outfit. Small groups determine either the original price or the discount received given...
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Leveled Problem Solving Discounts, Markups, Tips, and Sales Tax
In this discounts and sales tax instructional activity, students problem solve and work with discounts, markups, tips, and sales tax by completing the six word problems.
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Shopping Spree
Students calculate discounts, sale price, and sale tax. In this consumer math activity, students visit mock stores which have items for sale. Students calculate the final prices of items.
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Percents: What's the Use?
Learners explore percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Learners interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the real world.
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What's on Sale?
Students explore sale items. In this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper. Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts. Students complete a math...
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Reteach: Sales Tax and Discounts
In this sales tax worksheet, 6th graders read steps to finding sales prices, sale tax amounts, and total cost of sale items. They solve twelve problems using those steps.
Illustrative Mathematics
Discounted Books
Adolescents love to shop, especially when an item is discounted. Here, shoppers only have a set amount of money to spend. Will they be able to make a purchase with the discount and tax added in? Percent discounts can be calculated...
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Percents and Discounts
Students convert between decimals and percents. In this algebra lesson, students define percent as it relates to sales and tax. They calculate the percents of number using multiplication.
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Circle Graphs and Percents
In this circle graph and percentages worksheet, learners fill in a chart, write percentages, calculate discounts, and more. Students complete 4 sets of problems.
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What is for Sale and at What Price?
Seventh graders will research information on products carried by a store (such as sporting goods, department, clothing, etc.) They will create purchase prices for the products they wish to carry. They also will decide what percentage...
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Store Wide Sale
Young scholars practice figuring percentages by solving written shopping problems. In this consumer math lesson, students read several scenarios dealing with items on sale and must figure out the new price. Young scholars check their...
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Markups and Markdowns Word Problems - Guided Lesson
Show your shoppers that knowing how to calculate the percent increase or decrease of an item is a handy tool to know when they are looking for a good sale. Use as a quick three example introduction to the topic. The guided practice comes...
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Go Figure! Using Percents in the Real World
Sixth graders solve sales tax problems. In this solving sales tax problems lesson, 6th graders find the sales tax on various items. Students are given a list of expenses that a family spent on vacation before taxes. Students determine...
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Let's Go Shopping
Seventh graders calculate sales tax and apply discounts regarding a set budget. They create a shopping list, apply tax and discounts, complete a worksheet, and calculate their total cost to equal as close to $1000.00 as they can without...
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Combining Coupons
Everyone likes to save money! Use your math skills to figure out just how much you can save on a pair of sweet shoes. A vendor is running a percent off sale, with a percent off coupon, and a specific dollar amount coupon—and lets you use...
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What Does Percent Have to Do With It?
Fourth graders go shopping for a real life experience involving percent. They explore the concepts of sales tax and discount prices.
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Markups and Markdowns Word Problems - Independent Practice Worksheet
Need practice with markups and markdowns? Use the resource along with its three counterparts to discover how the price of an item changes when given a percent increase or decrease.