This set of percentage task cards is designed to help middle school students master essential percentage concepts through a variety of word problems and visual prompts. The problems progress in difficulty, challenging students to apply their knowledge of percentages in real-world situations, as well as interpret shaded shapes to calculate percentages. These task cards are perfect for individual practice, math centers, small group instruction, or even as a review activity.

What’s Included:

• 20 percentage problems ranging from simple to moderately challenging, including:
  • Basic percentage calculations
  • Word problems involving percentages in real-life contexts
  • Visual problems asking students to determine the percentage of shaded areas
• Answer Sheet with Answer Key

Common Core Standards Alignment:

This resource is aligned with the following 6th and 7th grade Common Core standards:

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3.C: Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3: Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, including problems involving percentages.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2.C: Represent proportional relationships by equations.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3: Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.

These percentage task cards offer flexibility in use and are a great way to engage students while reinforcing important math skills!