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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Total Bill Including Tip and Tax

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate total bills including tips and taxes. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students find total amounts using the formula for finding simple interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students solve real-world problems involving simple interest by using problem-solving strategies. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percent Equations Grades 9 10

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use the percent equation to find the part, the rate, and the total.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percent Equations Grade 8

For Students 8th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve problems involving percentages by writing an equation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percent of Change Grade 8

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find and understand the percent of change.
Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Converting Between Decimals, Fractions, and Percents

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to just below the middle of the lesson for an in-depth lesson on converting fractions to percents. Works through numerous examples step by step and shows what happens when the "decimal expansion" doesn't end when converting.
Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percents Are Ratios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This Math Page tutorial explains how percents are ratios and then features a practice exercise.
Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Multiple Percents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Have you ever seen an item that you wanted on sale for 15% of its original price? Have you tried to figure out what the sale price would be? Using this interactive lesson from T.V. 411, you can learn to calculate discounts with percentages.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students show comprehension of basic arithmetic skills. The online test assesses scholars on ratios, proportions, and percents.
Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10: The Meaning of Percent

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This excellent math resource explains and defines the meaning of percent. Multiplying and dividing by a power of 10 is incorporated as a preview to understanding scientific notation.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent of a Number

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Math Page tutorial explains how to find the percent of a number and features a practice to check comprehension.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent With a Calculator

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial explains how to use a calculator to find a percent. There is also a practice section at the end of the lesson.
Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent With a Calculator Problems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students practice solving percent problems. To see the answers learners need to roll their mouse over the colored area.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Mixture" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with examples, how to set up and solve 'mixture' word problems.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How to Calculate Percentage Increase

For Students 5th - 8th
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percentage increase from year to year and how to calculate it using an Excel spreadsheet.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Percentages in Basketball

For Students 6th - 8th
WNBA athletes discuss attendance at basketball games in terms of percentages in this video segment from TV 411.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents Grade 7

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize a percent as a ratio whose denominator is 100.
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Percent Compound in a Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource contains and example problem and solution of how to compute percent compound within a mixture when given the mixture's mass and element percents.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ee Discounted Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A performance task asking young scholars to see two different ways to look at percentages, as an increase and as a decrease of an original amount.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Fraction Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive game to learn fractions less than one, greater than or equal to 1, which are written as mixed numbers and their equivalent decimal and percentage forms
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Purple Math

Purplemath: How Do I Compute My Grade?

For Students 9th - 10th
Demonstrates how to figure out what you need on the Final to pass your course, given a typical grading scheme.