Fifty percent off can still be quite expensive. Future consumers watch a video showing an irresponsible young shopper overspending in a 50 percent off sale. They then use store ads to calculate 10, 25, 50, and 75 percent discounts on items.

Concepts

percents, ratios, discounts, percent problems

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask pupils to bring in store ads or have them research sales online
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have experience with percents and discounts
• Note that the resource refers to reductions rather than discounts
• Informative lesson is part of the Math at the Core MS: Ratios series
  
  

Pros

• Provides a set of discussion questions to use with the class
• Includes handouts for the activity
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a 6.RP.A.3.b 6.RP.A.3.c 6.RP.A.3.d