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Problem Solving When the Percent Changes
Use more than one whole to solve percent problems. The ninth installment in a 20-part series has pupils work percent problems in which they must determine two wholes. Individuals use double number lines to represent and solve the...
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Markup and Markdown Problems
There is a 100 percent chance this resource will help pupils connect percents to financial literacy. Young mathematicians use their knowledge of percents to find markups and markdowns in financial situations in the seventh segment in a...
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Word Problems Dealing with Ratio and Proportion
Mindful middle-schoolers read and solve a number of word problems. Learners copy and discuss what they believe their strategies are in solving each problem. They also write their findings and share with the rest of the class.
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Compare Data Sets
In this comparing data sets practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Proportions to Find Percents: Bag of Candy
Proportions and percents are the focus of an interactive designed to boost math proficiency. Five questions challenge participants to solve candy-themed word problems. A color-coded tool with moveable parts assists mathematicians in the...
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Percent Word Problems
In this online worksheet, students will solve 10 problems involving percents. Answers can be accessed by clicking hint or check.
National Security Agency
Partying with Proportions and Percents
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...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Target A
Only in math problems do people buy 18 cans of tennis balls and no one wonders why. Scholars solve for the number of total tennis balls given the ratio of balls per can. This and other ratio word problems in a PowerPoint from Grade 6...
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Problem Solving: Percent Problems
In this percent learning exercise, learners solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to percent. Students are given "hints" to help solve problems 1 and 2.
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Tax, Commissions, Fees, and Other Real-World Percent Problems
Pupils work several real-world problems that use percents in the 11th portion of a 20-part series. The problems contain percents involved with taxes, commissions, discounts, tips, fees, and interest. Scholars use the equations formed for...
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Finding One Hundred Percent Given Another Percent
Class members solve problems to find the whole when given a percent. They use double line numbers and factors of hundred to help break the 100 percent into equal segments.
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Percent Yield
In this percent yield worksheet, students solve 4 problems. They find the percent yield given the chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants and the mass of the products. Given the percent yield students find the liters of a substance...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Claim 2
They claim there are problems on the assessment. The presentation provides 13 questions that demonstrate the problem-solving claim for Smarter Balanced assessments. Teachers use the resource to provide examples of problem-solving...
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Leveled Problem Solving Percents and Decimals
In this percents and decimals learning exercise, 5th graders solve the word problems using percents and decimals. Students solve six word problems.
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Word Problems: Mixture Problems
In this word problem worksheet, pupils read mixture problems and write equations to solve the problems. This two-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.
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Logarithm Word Problems
In this logarithm activity, 8th graders solve 10 different word problems related to various logarithms. First, they determine the amount of compounded interest that will be in an account after a number of years. Then, students determine...
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Addition and Subtraction word problems
In this word problems instructional activity, students solve addition, subtraction, money, decimals, and percentage word problems. Students solve 47 problems total.
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Interest Word Problems
In this interest activity, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include word problems and determining interest rates. First, they determine the principal paid on a certain amount of money borrowed. Then, students determine how...
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Percentages in Word Problems
Eighth graders, after brainstorming all the places they see percentages in every day life (sales, basketball, grades, etc.), calculate percentages from bases and parts in word problems. They review their notes together on percentage...
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Percent/Percentage Word Problems (Part 4)
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders solve word problems involving percent of profit or loss. The one page interactive worksheet contains six problems. Answers and a hint are provided.
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Population Problems
Find the percent of the population that meets the criteria. The 17th segment of a 20-part unit presents problems that involve percents of a population. Pupils use tape diagrams to create equations to find the percents of subgroups of the...
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Mixture Problems
What percent of the mixture is juice? Pairs use their knowledge of proportions to determine what percent a mixture is juice given the percent of juice in the components. Pupils use the procedure learned with the juice mixture problem to...
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Fluency with Percents
Pupils build confidence working with percents as they work several types of percent problems to increase their fluency. The resource contains two sets of problems specifically designed to build efficiency in finding solutions of basic...
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Ratios, Rates, Percent and Nutrition
Examine food labels to determine percentage of fat and sugar to total calories with middle schoolers. Daily nutritional guidelines are discussed and learners will decide how well their foods fit into a healthy diet. In the provided...