Is there a formula to help find the total in a percent problem? Given the part and the percent, the resource shows how to find the total. The video provides a two-step formula to find the total and goes through two word problems to demonstrate how to use the formula.

Concepts

percents, totals, parts and wholes, percent problems, percent proportion

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Explain how the formula used to find the percent comes from the percent proportion
• Stop the video after each problem and have the class confirm the solution

Classroom Considerations

• The class should know the percent equation using a proportion

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shows the long division used to arrive at the solution
• Promotes practicing problems to develop learning

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 6.RP.A.3.c RST.6-8.9 MP1 MP2