Curated OER
Markup and Discount
Seventh graders observe and demonstrate how to calculate markups and discounts including markup percentages and discount percentages. They observe a teacher-led demonstration, then in pairs read scenarios and independently complete...
EngageNY
Markup and Markdown Problems
There is a 100 percent chance this resource will help pupils connect percents to financial literacy. Young mathematicians use their knowledge of percents to find markups and markdowns in financial situations in the seventh segment in a...
Noyce Foundation
Mixing Paints
Let's paint the town equal parts yellow and violet, or simply brown. Pupils calculate the amount of blue and red paint needed to make six quarts of brown paint. Individuals then explain how they determined the percentage of the brown...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percent of Change Grades 8 9
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve real-world problems involving percentages.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Discounts Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find percentages of a total price in order to determine a discount.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.