MathwithMsMac

This workspace goes with the station questions on percent of a number, calculating sales tax and discounts, as well as determining the better buy. You do not need to purchase the workspace in order to get the stations, but it's a nice way to help your students keep their work organized.

Give your students extra practice with finding percent of a number, calculating sales tax and discounts, and determining the better buy using these station questions. There are a total of 10 questions and they are mostly editable. Put them up around the room to get your students out of their seats and engaged in class time or have them work in small groups. There is a workspace packet provided where students can put all of their work for each of the problems. (bundled)

The Miller Family consists of many members and they're planning to go to the movies! Students will need to estimate their total cost as well as calculate the actual cost, and then compare the two numbers. This activity is great for whole class instruction as well as small group instruction. It can even be used for additional practice. This activity is a great way to explore the concept of estimation in a real-world problem that involves money. The document is editable and comes with a modified v

Teach the concept of discount using this editable note-taking guide. These guided notes are scaffolded and broken down into steps for students. The beginning problems are color coded to help students process and tackle a multi-step problem.

Looking for a review worksheet? Or maybe a homework worksheet?? Provide students will extra practice converting percentages to decimals, finding percent of a number, and calculating discounts by using this worksheet. It is scaffolded so that rigor increases with each problem and can be edited to fit student needs.