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Percent Error and Percent Increase - Guided Lesson

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When prices and numbers change, can you calculate by how much? Here is a worksheet that introduces the idea of percent change and percent error to calculator how much change the information goes through. Use the worked-out solutions to provide learners a way to solve for the correct answer. The practice sheet comes with additional resources to be used as a complete lesson.

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CCSS: Designed
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Classroom Considerations
  • Explanations for the first question can be misleading, as it says, "an increase of 200% means the number will double," when in fact you double the price and then add that to the original price. Consider changing to "the number will increase by double"
Pros
  • Worked out solutions provided for all problems
Cons
  • Small typo in the third problem regarding "tables"
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