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Solving Percent Problems II Lesson PlanSolving Percent Problems II Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
6th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2015
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English, Arabic
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Solving Percent Problems II

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Fill in the blanks to find the best discount! Groups complete a table of amounts and percents associated with sale items. Classmates then find the original cost, sale cost, discount amount, paid percent, or the discount percent based upon the information provided in the table. The lesson is number 28 in a series of 29 for the unit.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

percent decrease, percent problems, percents, discounts, sales, prices

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Lead a discussion on what values are needed to find the percent discount and how to determine those values

Classroom Considerations

  • Individuals must be comfortable solving basic percent problems like finding the whole, the part, or the percent
  • Pupils should know how to round to the nearest cent

Pros

  • Contains an exit ticket to check for understanding
  • Encourages the discussion of different methods that can be used to solve discount problems

Cons

  • The description of the classroom exercises is not totally accurate but does not keep it from being done

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.a 6.RP.A.3.c

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