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Purple Math

Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Mixture" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with examples, how to set up and solve 'mixture' word problems.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How to Calculate Percentage Increase

For Students 5th - 8th
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percentage increase from year to year and how to calculate it using an Excel spreadsheet.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Percentages in Basketball

For Students 6th - 8th
WNBA athletes discuss attendance at basketball games in terms of percentages in this video segment from TV 411.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents Grade 7

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize a percent as a ratio whose denominator is 100.
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Percent Compound in a Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ee Discounted Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Fraction Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Purple Math

Purplemath: How Do I Compute My Grade?

For Students 9th - 10th
Demonstrates how to figure out what you need on the Final to pass your course, given a typical grading scheme.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents Grade 8

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] recognize and write percents as part of a whole out of 100.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Discounts Grade 7

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Figure out prices when markups and discounts are involved.
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PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: Percents Combined: Proportional Relationships With Multistep Ratio and Percent Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
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...
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PBS

Pbs: Real World Expressions and Equations: Tip Jar

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Percent and Proportional Relationships

For Students 7th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in percent and proportional relationships.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Ratios and Unit Rates

For Students 6th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with ratios and unit rates.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Converting a Percent to a Fraction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how to change a percent to a fraction, then offers problems and games to practice this skill.
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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: M&ms in the Bag Graphing Activity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Movie Money

For Students 3rd - 6th
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...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Percentage Calculator

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Penguin Waiter (Calculating Percents Game for Super Brains)

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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The Math League

The Math League: Percent and Probability: What Is a Percent?

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site defines a percent, explains it as a fraction and decimal, and shows how to estimate a percentage.
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Other

Mathpower: Math Fundamental Assignments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Quia

Quia: Convert Decimals to Percents & Vice Versa Quiz 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.