Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "Mixture" Word Problems
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with examples, how to set up and solve 'mixture' word problems.
Science Struck
Science Struck: How to Calculate Percentage Increase
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percentage increase from year to year and how to calculate it using an Excel spreadsheet.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Percentages in Basketball
WNBA athletes discuss attendance at basketball games in terms of percentages in this video segment from TV 411.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize a percent as a ratio whose denominator is 100.
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry: Percent Compound in a Mixture
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ee Discounted Books
A performance task asking middle schoolers to see two different ways to look at percentages, as an increase and as a decrease of an original amount.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Fraction Models
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
Purple Math
Purplemath: How Do I Compute My Grade?
Demonstrates how to figure out what you need on the Final to pass your course, given a typical grading scheme.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents Grade 8
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] recognize and write percents as part of a whole out of 100.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Discounts Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Figure out prices when markups and discounts are involved.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Percents Combined: Proportional Relationships With Multistep Ratio and Percent Problems
Learn how to calculate sale price when combining two "percent-off" discounts in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students develop and share a variety of strategies, including modeling with a 10 x 10 grid to...
PBS
Pbs: Real World Expressions and Equations: Tip Jar
Examine whether the common practice of tipping 20% of a restaurant bill for great service is fair. This video focused on different ways to visualize the current method of tipping and proposed potential changes to the standard practice.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Percent and Proportional Relationships
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in percent and proportional relationships.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Ratios and Unit Rates
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with ratios and unit rates.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Converting a Percent to a Fraction
This site explains how to change a percent to a fraction, then offers problems and games to practice this skill.
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: M&ms in the Bag Graphing Activity
Use a bag of M&Ms to learn about probability. Includes graphs and percentages, and the steps needed for the students to duplicate the numbers.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Movie Money
Do movie theaters make lots of money? You can find out when you try this math challenge that explores profit and loss in the theater industry. Discover why understanding problem solving, percent, and basic calculations are essential in...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax
Dr. Math is asked about calculating sales tax. A quick and easy to follow explanation of how it works using fractions, decimals, ratio, and percent.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Percentage Calculator
Use this percentage calculator to "calculate a percent of a value" or "find the percent change between two values." Provided answers include steps for carrying out the calculations yourself.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Penguin Waiter (Calculating Percents Game for Super Brains)
Given the total price paid for a meal, including the tip (given as a percentage of the meal's cost), players are asked to calculate the original bill.
The Math League
The Math League: Percent and Probability: What Is a Percent?
This site defines a percent, explains it as a fraction and decimal, and shows how to estimate a percentage.
Other
Mathpower: Math Fundamental Assignments
Math variety of concepts, this colorful website is sure to give your students the chance show what they know. Concepts covered include rounding, division with decimals, order of operations, ratio, percent, multiplication, and division of...
Quia
Quia: Convert Decimals to Percents & Vice Versa Quiz 2
Use this quiz to assess your ability to convert a decimals to a percentages and vice versa. There is a link with information to review this skill if you have difficulty.