WHAT'S INCLUDED:

This lesson is aligned with TEKS 2012 - 6th Grade Mathematics.

• TEKS Math.6.5B: Solve real-world problems to find the whole given a part and the percent, to find the part given the whole and the percent, and to find the percent given the part and the whole, including the use of concrete and pictorial models.

Task Cards: 24 Questions:

1. Carlos, the baker, baked 20 loaves of bread for a farmers market. If some of the loaves were sourdough, how many sourdough loaves did Carlos make?
   
2. Shane picked apples from her orchard. If 6 of the apples are red, what percent of the apples are red?
   
3. Luis harvested 75% of his apple trees. How many apple trees did he harvest?
   
4. Amari received a $50 allowance and spent 40% of it on a new book she wanted. How much did the book cost?
   
5. Out of 100 students, 25 are in the school band. What percentage of the students are in the band?
   
6. A store sold 30 shirts, which was 60% of its entire shirt inventory. How many shirts were originally in the inventory?
   
7. Bob took a test with 20 questions and got 18 of them correct. What percentage of the questions did he answer correctly?
   
8. A pizza is sliced into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 50% of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?
   
9. At a bakery, 20% of the cookies made were chocolate chips. How many chocolate chip cookies did the bakery make?
   
10. Half of the 30 students in a class chose soccer as their favorite sport. What percentage of the class chose soccer?
    
11. 25% of shoes displayed in a store are sandals. How many pairs of sandals does the store have?
    
12. Cheska has saved $45 so far, which is 30% of her total savings goal. What is her full savings goal?
    
13. In a bag of marbles, 15 are red. What percentage of the marbles are red?
    
14. A basketball team played 16 games during the season. What percentage of the games did the team win?
    
15. Danica is reading a novel. She has finished reading 40% of it. How many pages has Danica read?
    
16. Eugene organized a meeting, and 30 people showed up. This number represents 75% of the people who were expected to attend. How many people were expected to attend the meeting?
    
17. Francine has a fruit bowl with 24 pieces of fruit. What percentage of the fruit are oranges?
    
18. In Mr. Thompson’s class, there are 36 students. After a recent test, 27 students passed. What percentage of the students passed the test?
    
19. During an ice cream survey at the park, Ivan found that 60 out of 150 people said they preferred chocolate ice cream. What percentage of people preferred chocolate ice cream?
    
20. Glenn, a store owner, discounted a jacket, and the new price became $80. What was the original price of the item before the discount?
    
21. Heide is measuring the growth of her sunflower plant. So far, it has grown 10 cm, which is 25% of its final height. What will be the final height of the sunflower when it's fully grown?
    
22. Jacob checked his car’s fuel gauge and saw that the tank was 40% full. How many liters of fuel are currently in the tank?
    
23. Katelyn is shopping at a clothing store that offers discounts on all items. She finds a dress that originally costs $120. What is the sale price of the dress after the discount?
    
24. Mayor Davis reported that the population of a small town increased, bringing the total number of residents to 6,900 people. What was the town’s original population before the increase?