Lesson Plan

Problem Solving When the Percent Changes

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Use more than one whole to solve percent problems. The ninth installment in a 20-part series has pupils work percent problems in which they must determine two wholes. Individuals use double number lines to represent and solve the situations to demonstrate their fluency with the concept.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Encourage classmates to identify the whole or wholes required in the problem
Classroom Considerations
  • Solving some of the problems using equations requires variables on both sides of the equation
  • The class should know how to solve basic percent problems
Pros
  • Contains instructional strategies in the scaffolding suggestions
  • The answer key shows the double number lines used to find the solution
Cons
  • None
Common Core