Finding the Percent of a Number

Post the names of movies that have sequels around the room and ask questions, which the students will answer by going to stand by the name of the movie that fits best. Then work with your class to analyze revenue from each film and...

Demonstrate for your sixth graders how to use a ratio table and to calculate percentages with this brief introduction. Using the real-world question of text scores, your class will practice these new skills.

Math sleuths find ways to solve problems to the nearest hundredth. These worksheets enable them find the percent of a decimal and is great for practice/reinforcement of this skill. 

Looking to enhance your math curriculum? Then this collection of Saxon math worksheets is for you! With over 700 pages of content, you find will materials covering any topic you can imagine relating to upper-elementary and middle school...

Here is a very visual assignment to give when learning about calculating percentages. Scholars are shown how to use a 100 grid in which each square represents a value. They shade in blank grids and use proportions to help calculate...

Given 26 numbers, participants compute percents. They use two different methods: proportions, or equations, in order to solve for the percent of each number. This is an outstanding worksheet, neatly formatted and providing the repetitive...

Visualize methods of finding percents. Classmates find a percent of a quantity using two methods including a visual model in the 26th lesson plan in a series of 29. By the end of the lesson plan, scholars find percents given a part and...

Unfortunately the world isn't fair, but exactly how unfair is it? In this cross-curricular lesson plan, young mathematicians explore the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States, using their knowledge of percents and...

As part of an initiative to strengthen our young adults' financial understanding, this problem explores the cost of bread and minimum wage since the 1930s. Learners are asked to find the percent increase from each year and compare it...

Searching for a way to improve young mathematicians' problem solving skills? Look no further. This comprehensive collection of word problem worksheets has exactly what you need to help students apply their understanding of fractions,...