In this money management activity, students examine an advertisement for a bike and respond to 3 questions that require them to calculate percentages

In this math worksheet, students find the percentages of an actual value using the operation of multiplication for the ten problems.

In this percent applications worksheet, learners complete a total of 10 problems that involve calculating percentages. A reference web site is given.

Most scholars associate density with floating, but how do scientists determine the exact density of an unknown liquid? The third lesson in a seven-part series challenges scholars to find the mass and volume of two unknown liquids. Each...

Daily production of dairy? Determine profit and production requirements for a yogurt company with unit conversions and percentages to solve problems.

Sales tax rates vary; do the math to find the right rate! Pupils use before tax amounts and after tax amounts to determine the tax rate. Rounding makes the task challenging.

For kids, taking a vacation is all fun and games, but after completing this pre-algebra project, they'll have a whole new appreciation for the planning that makes these trips possible. Given a budget of $5,000 to spend on purchasing the...

Students compare prices and determine percent increases and decreases of items in order to make wise purchases. In this percent increases and decreases lesson plan, students calculate the amounts based on grocery store ads.

Students collect and analyze data using  percent difference. For this algebra lesson, students relate the concepts of algebra to cardiac physiology.

Learners create an exercise and nutrition program. For this interdisciplinary lesson, students use calculations of exercises plus their corresponding effects on the body and nutritional values of food to derive a health plan. Learners...

In this ellipses worksheet, students calculate the eccentricity of 5 given ellipses and show their calculations. Students then determine the percent deviation for their calculations using the accepted values of eccentricity.

In this stoichiometry worksheet, students solve a variety of problems including finding empirical and molecular formulas, determining molarities of solutions, determining molecular weights of compounds and calculating the percent mass of...

In this quantities in chemistry instructional activity, students solve 13 review problems about percent composition, significant digits, the mole, simple and molecular formulas, balancing equations, stoichiometry, limiting reagents and...

Teach your class how to calculate monthly payments on a home mortgage. In this percent lesson, high schoolers calculate the monthly payment on a home mortgage, and compare different lengths of time and the interest rates for national...

Students plot the route of the Pony Express. They discover the kinds of terrain it crossed. They calculate the number of legs needed to cover the distance of its total route.

In this Pennsylvania facts worksheet, students research Pennsylvania history and trivia and answer questions where they calculate the answers about Pennsylvania. Students complete 10 questions.

Students calculate percentages. In this percentages lesson, students count the total number of floor tiles covering a given space, measure a designated section of the room, and then calculate the percentage of the room this area covers.

Students examine the procedures to determine a number when the percentage of the whole is known or to find the whole number when the part or percentage is known.

Students discover that a discount is used by manufacturers and merchants to mean taking off a certain percentage of the price given in a price list. This price is called the list price. The list price less the discount is known as the...

Students solve interest problems for bank accounts and loans to gain real life experience. They also review newspapers and find a car they wish to purchase then are given a rate and time of loan.

Eighth graders study the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages by completing activities. For this research analysis lesson, 8th graders look at different websites to figure out Jewish populations in different...

Learners visit various websites and calculate various prices of five items. They estimate the sale price of five items using the original price and discount rate, use percent to calculate the rate of discount and the original price, and...

Young engineers are instructed to design and build their own solar water heaters. Then, they calculate the efficiency and cost and compare them to commercially available models. This is a full unit for pupils to apply their knowledge.

Students explore the concept of percentages. In this math lesson plan, students throw paper at wastebaskets as if shooting a basketball in a hoop. Students shoot the paper a given amount of times and then calculate their shooting...