Percentage Change

Percentage Change & Real-World Percentages - Scaffolded Math Resource Slides

Scaffolded learning objectives for each practice set
5 progressive practice sets that increase in difficulty
Percentage conversions and the percent equation
Calculating percentages, parts and original amounts
Percentage increase and decrease
Real-world financial applications including discounts, sales tax, tips, markups, commissions, savings and simple interest
Multi-step Challenge Zone problems
Complete answer key
Student-friendly explanations and worked examples

Description:

Help students build confidence with percentages through a carefully scaffolded sequence of problems that gradually increases in difficulty.

The resource begins by developing students understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages, before progressing to finding a percentage of an amount, calculating the percentage, finding the original amount, and calculating percentage increase and decrease.

Students then apply these skills to real-world financial situations, including discounts, sales tax, tips, markups, commissions, savings and simple interest. The final Challenge Zone requires students to combine multiple percentage skills to solve more complex, multi-step problems.