Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Multiple Percents
Have you ever seen an item that you wanted on sale for 15% of its original price? Have you tried to figure out what the sale price would be? Using this interactive lesson from T.V. 411, you can learn to calculate discounts with percentages.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10: The Meaning of Percent
This excellent math resource explains and defines the meaning of percent. Multiplying and dividing by a power of 10 is incorporated as a preview to understanding scientific notation.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent of a Number
This Math Page tutorial explains how to find the percent of a number and features a practice to check comprehension.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent With a Calculator
This tutorial explains how to use a calculator to find a percent. There is also a practice section at the end of the lesson.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Algebra Resources
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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?'.
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic, S Id Musical Preferences
Students will use a data set to demonstrate that they know what it means for two variables to be associated. Explanations and solutions are provided.
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Kendall's Vase Tax
Students use percentage and addition to answer this real-world math performance task: Kendall bought a vase that was priced at $450. In addition, she had to pay 3% sales tax. How much did she pay for the vase?
Cuemath
Cuemath: Discounts
A comprehensive guide for learning all about discounts with definitions, how to calculate a discount, solved examples, and practice questions.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Thats Interesting
Read this word problem and solve the questions that follow. An extra challenge and an answer check are also provided.
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.
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.
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.
Quia
Quia: Common Fraction & Equivalent Percents Flash Cards
Do you need practice learning and remembering percents and their common fraction equivalents? Use this flash card game to practice. When you finish click the start over button and an entirely new set is produced. There is even a link to...
Quia
Quia: Converting Percent to Fractions & Vice Versa
Use this quiz to assess your ability to convert a percent to a fraction and vice versa. There is a link with information to review this skill if you have difficulty.
Quia
Quia: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Quiz 4
Use this quiz to assess your ability to work with fractions, decimals, and percentages. There is a link with information to review this skill if you have difficulty.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Determining Percentage
This lesson explains how to determine the percent of one number compared to another. Includes practice and games to practice this skill.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Percentage
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is all about percentages!
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Percentages
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipcharts, students use the interactive tools to solve various rational number problems involving percentages (e.g., percent increase/decrease, tax, commission, and discount).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Percentages
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students use the interactive tools to solve various rational number problems involving percentages. Flipchart contains many sample problems for students to gain plenty of practice.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Percentage Calculator
WyzAnt provides applets that allow the user to input as much of the percentage question that is known, and it will compute the rest.
Other
Project Happy Child: Fractions and Percents
Miss Walker explains to Bart the fine details of the relationship between fractions and percents. At the end of the discourse is a link, "Free worksheets for percentages," where you can go to print off some practice sheets.