Your car decreases in value from $20,000 to $17,000. What percent of the value have you lost? Pupils answer word problems by determining the percent of change. 

Math is used in real life, and this lesson shows how with percent markups and markdowns. The page belongs to a four-part resource including guided practice and independent problem solving regarding percent problems. 

In this math worksheet, students solve the problems that involve the percents. Then they apply the operations to the word problems.

In this math worksheet, students solve the word problems using percents. They pay special attention to choosing the correct operation for each.

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...

In this percentages worksheet, students solve word problems that include percentages in business. Students complete 14 word problems.

Sixth graders solve sales tax problems.  For 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. ...

In this percent worksheet, students review and study what percent means, what percent strips are, making sense of percents and estimating percents. Students complete ten word problems.

Students solve problems using ratios and proportion. In this algebra instructional activity, students analyze skittles and their different colors as they apply the properties of ratios and proportions to solve their problems.

Students observe models of fractional parts. After writing the definitions of percent, part and whole, students use the calculators and computers to solve problems. Individually, they complete assigned problems where the convert the...

Young scholars improve data entry in a spreadsheet.

Seventh graders calculate the sale price when given the regular price and percent discount as well as calculate the percent discount when given the regular price and sale price. They find the total cost of a CD if the price is $19.99 and...

Seventh graders solve real-life problems involving sales tax, discount, and simple interest. They find the amount of discount. In groups, 7th graders examine a sales advertisement. Given a budget, they choose purchases, and figure the...

Students read a story called New Bulbs Provide More Light, Save Energyand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events energy saving light bulb lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering...

Students explore the methods of calculating percentages, reading and the construction of graphs, and an awareness of consumer concerns in this lesson. The movement of the decimal point often results in uncertainty and confusion. This...

Students determine that limited resources require choices. They study the basic concept of a budget and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percents, mixed numbers) to...

Learners 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.