The Discount Is Right

As stated on the top of the page, this is ideal for homework when kids are learning to calculate unit rates. A brief demonstration of two different ways of solving rate problems is presented. Then learners practice with 16 problems. The...

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...

What percentage of your class understands percents? Pupils learn the meaning of percents based upon rates per 100 in the 24th lesson in a series of 29. They represent percents as fractions, decimals, ratios, and models. The scholars...

In this discounts and percents worksheet, students read a real-life story problems, determine the needed information, write the equation, and solve the problem. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem which includes computing the...

Examine ratios and proportions in several real-world scenarios. Children will calculate unit rates, work with proportions and percentages as they plan a party, purchase produce, and take a tally. This lesson plan recommends five...

This turn-key unit on ratios and unit rates walks through a 30-lesson unit on teaching proportional reasoning, with each lesson broken into detailed teaching notes and time allotments for all parts. An unbelievable resource when taken...

Help learners understand the concept of unit rate as it is applied to buying beans at a grocery store. The objective is to determine the unit rate in two ways, and then apply each ratio to an additional problem. The attached commentary...

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...

Guavas are on sale in this video. Here two examples are shown to calculate a discounted rate.

If Sal has fifty dollars in his pocket and everything at the store is 25% off the marked price; What is the highest marked-price item he can buy? He also demonstrates what would happen if he invested $100 and gained 25% the first year,...