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Percent Word Problems
Help students master percentages through word problems involving discounts, interest, and data interpretation. These exercises make abstract concepts tangible. Incorporate them to strengthen numerical reasoning and real-world math skills.
Probability Word Problems Middle School Probability of Compound Events
Math, Statistics, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Grade 6, 7, 8, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
This middle school (grades 6-8) probability lesson and worksheet has three parts to help your class understand the probability of compound events (2 events that both occur but do not affect one another) and how to write probabilities as decimals and percentages. How it Works: There are two "casino games" presented. Each has two steps and specific rules. 1) Students first determine the theoretical probability (in fractions, decimals, or percents) of the casino game that has a spinner and a die and three different outcomes. 2) Students next determine the theoretical probability (in fractions, decimals or percents) of the casino game that has a penny and a die and three different outcomes. 3) Finally, students will compare the two games and pick which game they would choose to play using their math calculations as justification. Students can use fractions, decimals, or percents to figure out the theoretical probabilities from these two games. They will notice that all the outcomes in one game will always add to 1.00 or 100% This lesson is specifically created to target 7th Grade Statistics Learning Outcomes 7.SP.C.5 and 7.SP.C.8 What's Included: 5 Page PDF- Ready to Print and Use! - Teacher Instructions - 3-Page Student Worksheet with 2 Casino Games, Calculation Tables, and Written Reflection - COMPLETE ANSWER KEY INCLUDED If you like this activity, check out other probability options in my store! Middle School Math Stations or Centers for Statistics and Probability: Grades 5-8 These 5 math stations are a great way to help your students prepare for a unit test. They involve statistics and probability including working with dice, finding mode, median and mean, and creating simple graphs. Theoretical and Experimental Probability: Hands-On Math Task with Fractions and Percentages Here's a super low-prep probability experiment you can perform in your classroom, and easily tie into percentage math skills as well!
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Probability Word Problems, Probability Worksheet, Probability Of Compound Events, Probability, Compound Events, Middle School Probability, Fractions, Decimals
Financial Literacy: Income Tax- Notes and Realistic Sample Practice
Life Studies, Special Resources, Finance, Home Economics, Math, Percentages, Money, Decimals, Life Skills, Grade 9, 10, 11, 12, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
Financial Literacy: Income Tax- Notes and Realistic Sample Practice This comprehensive financial literacy resource provides an introduction to all aspects of income tax for high school students in grades 9-12. How to Use: Note-Taking Sheet: Begin the learning process with a note-taking sheet that includes ten questions and answers , helping students become familiar with the basics of income taxes including their purpose, due dates, understanding progressive taxes, and more. Activity Section: The resource features a three-page income tax calculation activity . It simplifies elements of the income tax process like income assessment , deductions calculation, determining progressive tax amounts using percentages, as well as understanding credits. This section can be tackled using a calculator or done manually. Tax Profiles: Natasha Jones, Derek Lim and Maya Parker: The engaging profiles show unique individual tax situations through appealing visuals with basic bookkeeping exercises emulating real-life tax preparation. You could do the first profile as a whole class, allow students to work in pairs on the second profile, and use the final one for homework or assessment . A complete, colour-coded answer key is included to make marking a breeze! Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed for high school students (grades 9-12) in a variety of classes from career and personal planning, to finance or business, home economics, or applied math! Basic math skills required include calculating percentages using decimals and adding and subtracting numbers to the hundred thousands. What's Included: A total of 13 pages in ready-to-print PDF Format Title Page Instructions Income Tax: The Basics (background questions to be done as a class or by research) Answer Key 3 page Income Tax Forms 3 Profiles: Natasha Jones, Derek Lim, and Maya Parker 3 Page Answer Key If you enjoy this personal finance lesson, check out many others in my store: Financial Literacy: Household Budget Project: Taxes, Insurance, Loans, Rent, Groceries and More! Interest Rates Credit Score Board Game Debit vs Credit Cards Debt and Bankruptcy: Personal Financial Literacy Lesson
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Deductions, Progressive Tax, Income Tax, Taxes, Budget, Real World Math, Financial Literacy, Personal Finance, Finance, Life Skills
Percent Word Problems: Tipping & Gratuities- Real World Math Worksheet
Life Studies, Home Economics, Special Resources, Life Skills, Math, Multiplication, Multiplication and Division, Percentages, Money, Grade 6, 7, 8, 9, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
Tipping is becoming more and more common and the amount you are expected to tip is increasing too. Make sure your students understand what tipping is and how to calculate a tip- useful life skills! Here’s a ready-to-print real-life percent math lesson for middle school students (in grades 6-9) or special education or life skills classes in a high school setting. Teach your class all about tipping culture and tips in both Canada and the United States. Why do people tip or give certain people a gratuity? What places do we tip? What places do we not? Has tipping been increasing recently ("tip-flation")? Show students how the math skills and concepts that they have been learning in class (percentages, decimals, division, fractions) can be useful in their everyday lives! How to Use: 1. The first page is a handout that you complete with your students (with fill-in-the-blanks) to teach them the ins and outs of tipping: where and when you do it, etc. 2. The second page teaches students two simple methods of calculating tips (using well-known percentage benchmarks OR multiplying the price by a percentage written in decimal form ). Encourage your students to determine a third method they could use. 3. After that, there are 7 practice word problems of realistic tipping situations that your students can complete. From tipping for a meal to paying at a salon, or even calculating tax AND tip together, your students will get a lot of real-life practice completing these problems in small groups or own their own. 4. To finish, you can have a class discussion about tipping in general and what your students think about our system. What's Included: 6 Page PDF - Teacher Instructions - Handout with Fill-in-the-Blanks about Tipping - 3-Page Worksheet and Written Reflection - COMPLETE ANSWER KEY INCLUDED If you want more practice working with tips try these two products: Fractions for Calculating Taxes, Tips and Sales Percents for Calculating Taxes, Tips, and Sales
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Percent Word Problems, Tip, Tipping, Gratuity, How To Tip, How To Calculate A Tip, Financial Literacy, Life Skills, Personal Finance, Word Problems
Financial Literacy: My Party Budget- Decimals and Percentages Application
Life Studies, Finance, Home Economics, Math, Percentages, Decimals, Grade 5, 6, 7, 8, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities, Projects
Financial Literacy: My Party Budget- Decimals and Percentages Application Unlock mathematics’ real-world influence with this practical math project for students in grades 5-8. This tool allows students to sharpen their intermediate math skills, particularly applying percentage calculations and decimal operations to manage a budget consciously - a vital lesson in financial literacy. This versatile resource is ideal for grades 5 to 8 classrooms as well as high school special education environments where budgeting practice complements life skills training. How to Use: Give each student a party budget. You can choose to give everyone the same budget, OR this is a great way to differentiate . Give students with emerging understanding a budget of $100 (which is easy to work with) and give students who need a challenge a budget such as $240, which will result in more complex calculations. This will also stimulate discussions about budgeting in general and the challenge of planning with less money. Students need to partition their hypothetical party budget across varied cost categories like food, decorations and entertainment by employing basic percent in decimal form and understanding addition and multiplication of decimals. For example, they might decide to spend 50% of their budget on food because that is their favourite part of a party. They will calculate 50% of their total budget. This skill application brings relevance to numbers through experiential learning. You can decide if students should complete calculations by hand or if using a calculator is allowed. Also, a complete sample answer key is included that you can show to your students to demonstrate the task. Finally, students complete shopping research and choose items online or in store flyers. This fosters strategic thinking when managing limited resources. You can have a discussion about making tradeoffs (for example, choosing frozen pizza instead of fresh to have extra money for a party activity OR inviting fewer guests to have more money for party favours per person). What's Included: A total of 8 pages in PDF Format Title Page Teacher Instructions 3 Page Student Worksheets 3 Page Sample Answer Key
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Financial Literacy, Decimals, Percentages, Budgeting, Math Application, Budget, Real World Math, Math Project, Applied Math, Party Project
6th Grade Math: Ratio & Proportional Relationship Bundle: 6 Activities
Math, Money, Percentages, Fractions, Common Core, Grade 5, 6, 7, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
Do you need some new ideas for your 6th grade math unit to meet the Common Core State Standards for Ratios and Proportional Relationships? Here is a ready-to-go bundle with six fun real-life activities to incorporate into your unit plan. 1) Ratio Exit Slip: Here is a quick assessment to check your students' understanding midway through a ratio unit. It assesses part to part and part to whole ratios and uses visuals. 2) Math Stations: Ratios and Proportional Relationships: These 5 stations are filled with problem solving, equivalent ratios, visual tasks, finding the ratios on road trips and more! 3) Income Inequality: Use a real world (and simple!) ratio called the Palma Ratio to talk about income inequality around the world and what kind of society your students want to live in. 4) Saving Up With a Part Time Job: Fill in ratio tables and graph them as well as your students choose an item to save up for, determine the tax, figure out how many hours they would have to work at two different hourly wages, and determine how many weeks it would take to save for their item. 5) Grocery Shopping Price Comparisons: Students use ratio and rates to figure out the best deal when sale prices are written in different a confusing ways. 6) Calculating Taxes, Tips, and Sale Prices: Students are taught three methods for calculating percentages: using benchmarks, using fractions, or using decimals. Then they apply these strategies to six real world examples. Grades to Use With: This bundle is designed for students in Grade 6, but can be used for Grade 5 enrichment, Grade 7 or 8 review, or high school special education classes. What's Included: 22 Page PDF with 6 Activities If you like this product, check out my 6th Grade Math Statistics and Probability Bundle as well!
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags 6th Grade Math, Financial Literacy, Ratios, Proportional Relationships, Rates, Ratios And Rates, Percent, Ratio Tables, Grade 6 Math
Math Journal: Experimental Probability with Two Independent Events
ELA, Math, Percentages, Fractions, Statistics, Writing, Grade 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
Math Journal: Experimental Probability with Two Independent Events This resource serves as a helpful teaching tool for educators focusing on the concepts of experimental probability and theoretical probability of two independent events in middle school mathematics. It offers an engaging math journal entry exercise that allows students to explain their mathematical thinking in pictures, numbers, diagrams, and words. How to Use: Students are given the following question: You have a six-sided die and a penny. If you roll the die twice and flip the penny twice, which is more likely: to get two sixes on the die or two heads from the penny? Explain your thinking using pictures, numbers, and words. Can you figure out the percentage chance of each event happening? Give students dice, coins, and mini whiteboards to work with so they can start to test out their ideas and theories. Encourage students to tackle the penny first as there are fewer results when flipping two coins. Suggest that students work together in pairs or small groups and use a table or chart to record the experimental options that could occur. You may want to start by teaching a mini-lesson about the probability of two independent events: that one multiplies the probability of each event to determine the probability of BOTH events. Grades to Use With This resource is ideal for use with students in grades 5-9 but can also be used as special education material or enrichment content for gifted children aged between grades 4-6. Finally, it could be used in a high school special education classroom. What's Included: This two page PDF is ready to print and go! If you enjoy this math journal entry , check out my bundle of 20 Middle School Math Journal Entries or my Math Journal Rubric for easy marking. Or, explore other probability items in my store.
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Math Journal, Experimental Probability, Two Independent Events, Middle School, Probability, Dice , Coins, Chance, Middle School Math, Fractions
Buying a Home: Financial Literacy Lesson- Mortgages and More for Grades 4-6 or Special Education
Special Resources, Life Studies, Life Skills, Math, Percentages, Addition and Subtraction, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Division, Money, Multiplication, Home Economics, Grade 4, 5, 6, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
Buying a Home: Financial Literacy Lesson- Mortgages and More for Grades 4-6 or Special Education Engage your elementary students in an exciting journey of learning about being homeowners with this interactive financial literacy lesson. This versatile resource is developed for students from grades 4 to 6 or high school special education pupils acquiring life skills. Students learn real-world home buying terminology such as down payment, mortgage, interest, principal, property taxes, and insurance. Learning complicated financial jargon makes navigating adult responsibilities less daunting in future years. What's Included: A comprehensive six-page PDF document includes: Title Page and Teacher Instructions A handout explaining home buying vocabulary and sample calculations for beginners. A series of practice problems for students to apply their learning and use intermediate math skills (addition & subtraction of numbers up to the hundred thousands, multiplying and dividing by 12 to work with monthly and yearly expenses, and calculating 1% of a number using decimals or division). An accompanying cut-and-paste vocabulary matching activity to reinforce learning. A complete answer key to make marking a breeze. How to Use: Go over the first page handout as a class or with small groups of students. Then, let students work together in pairs or small groups to complete the math questions during class time so questions can be addressed. Finally, I would assign the vocabulary matching as a quick homework task to reinforce the day's learning. Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed to be accessible to upper elementary students with the basic math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with large numbers and an initial understanding of percentages. It could also be easily used in high school special education classes that are focusing on learning key life skills. If you enjoy this financial literacy math task, check out others in my store: Back to School Budget Activity Halloween Budget Activity My Party Budget: Decimals and Percentages Practice Financial Literacy: My Budget Project for Grades 3-6
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Financial Literacy, Home Buying, Mortgages, Vocabulary, Math, Down Payment, Life Skills, Interest, Budget, Money
Percent Word Problems: Calculating Taxes, Tips, Sale Prices Worksheets
Special Resources, Life Studies, Life Skills, Math, Percentages, Decimals, Money, Fractions, Finance, Home Economics, Grade 6, 7, 8, 9, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
Percent Math Lesson: Calculating Taxes, Tips, and Sale Prices Here's a ready-to-go lesson for your middle school math unit on percentages. It encourages students to use multiple methods and mental math when calculating the tax, tip, or sale price for everyday transactions. This is one of the times you can easily say to your students, "You will use this math regularly in your life!" How to Use: Start with the handout, which goes through three simple methods for calculating percentages. Benchmark : An easy calculation strategy using familiar percentages like 1%, 10%, and 50%. Decimals : Calculating involves multiplying the amount by its matching decimal form percentage. Fractions : Division based on fraction equivalents is used for identifying certain percentage amounts. Tell your students that certain methods work best for certain situations. For example, the fraction method is great for 50% or 25% off. The benchmark method is easy when calculating a 10% tip. The decimal method works great for calculating 12% tax. Next, students have six real world math problems to tackle involving taxes, tips, and sale prices. They can use any of the strategies to solve any of the problems- they should choose the one that is the easiest to use for each scenario! Students can work individually or in pairs or small groups collaboratively. Grades to Use With: This lesson is perfect for grade 7 classes that are working on Proportional Relationships to solve multistep problems. It could also be used for enrichment in grade 6 or for a review and lesson about multiple strategies in grades 8 and 9. Finally, it could be used in high school special education classrooms. What's Included: Ready-to-print 5 Page PDF with a title page, handout, 2 pages of practice questions, and a complete answer key! If you like this percentage activity, check out others in my store: Math Stations: Percent, Decimals and Fractions Visual Math: Percentages, Decimals, Ratios and Fractions Posters Grocery Store Shopping: Price Comparisons
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Percent Calculations, Real-world Math, Percentages, Financial Literacy, Mental Math, Fractions, Decimals, Budget, Percent, Percent Word Problems
Theoretical & Experimental Probability: Hands-on Math Task with Fractions and Percentages
Math, Percentages, Fractions, Statistics, Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
Theoretical and Experimental Probability: A Hands-On Math Exercise (with Fractions and Percentages) This is a ready-to-use, engaging, two-page math activity designed for intermediate students in grade levels 4 through 7. The product lets your students easily conduct a simple probability experiment that will help them grasp the concepts of theoretical and experimental probabilities. They will also tie this learning into other math topics by converting fraction results into percentages. Items Needed: Paper bags filled with items that are red, yellow blue, and green. Ideal items can be Legos, blocks or counters. Bags should contain amounts of items that will easily convert from fractions to percentages- so 5 items, 10 items, 20 items, or 25 items are ideal. Features: Fits seamlessly into any probability or percentage unit Serves as excellent practice for reinforcing equivalent fraction and percentage concepts How to Use: Split students into small groups. Give each group a bag of items and a worksheet (double-sided) for each member. Students will explore their bag: count the total number of items, count how many there are of each colour, write each colour as a fraction, and convert that to a percentage. This is the theoretical probability of each event. Then they perform the experiment: pulling one item from the bag and replacing it twenty times. They will use a tally chart to record the colours pulled. They will turn their results (fractions out of 20) into percentages. This is the experimental probability. Finally, students reflect on if the theoretical and experimental probabilities matched or did not and why that could be. Grades to Use With: This activity is designed for students in grades 4-7 who are learning about equivalent fractions, percentages, and probability experiments. What's Included: 3 page PDF: Title Page and 2-page handout. Copy double sided and you are ready to go!
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Probability Experiment, Theoretical Probability, Experimental Probability, Fractions, Percentages, Math Experiment, Hands-on Math, Probability, Math Activity, 7th Grade Math
Life Skills: Nutrition Facts Math Percentages, Ratios, Rates
Special Resources, Life Skills, Home Economics, Life Studies, Math, Percentages, Multiplication and Division, Grade 5, 6, 7, 8, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets, Word Problems
Healthy eating is a key life skill! Do you want to teach your class how to accurately read a nutrition facts label and determine the healthy and less healthy aspects of the food choices they make? Do you want to find a way to apply the math skills you have been teaching in your middle school classroom ( percentages, rates, ratios ) to a real-life engaging situation? This is the lesson for you! This ready-to-print lesson for students in 5th to 8th grades includes an eye-catching one-page handout to teach students the basic vocabulary and terms included on nutrition facts labels: - absolute amount in grams or mg or mcg & percent of Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) - suggested serving size (grams) - calories - fat, protein, carbohydrates - sodium - vitamins and minerals There are three different worksheets to allow students practice the following life skills: • Determining the number of servings in a package (you mean I'm not supposed to eat the whole tub of ice cream in one sitting!?). • Calculating the amount of nutrients and calories they would get if they ate several servings (which we often do!). • Comparing sugars that are naturally occurring vs. added. • Using simple percent calculations to determine the Recommended Daily Intake of vitamins. • Comparing two similar foods (frozen yogurt vs ice cream) to see which is a healthier choice and why. And more! What's Included: 6 Page PDF Ready to Print and Use! - Title Page and Teacher Instructions - Student Handout: The Basics of Nutrition Facts Labels - Potato Chip Nutrition Facts Label (with Math Questions) - Dried Apricots Nutrition Facts Label (with Math Questions) - Ice Cream vs. Frozen Yogurt Nutrition Facts Labels (with Math Questions) - Complete Answer Key If you like this lesson, check out other grocery lessons in my store: Grocery Shopping Price Comparisons Grocery Shopping on a Budget Grocery Game
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Word Problems, Life Skills, Real World Math, Nutrition Facts, Nutrition, Nutrition Facts Label, Percentage Word Problems, Rate Word Problems, Grocery Shopping, Family Consumer Sciences
Financial Literacy: Bank Statement and Credit Card Bill Practice Activity
Special Resources, Life Studies, Life Skills, Math, Percentages, Decimals, Money, Finance, Home Economics, Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities
Financial Literacy: Bank Statement and Credit Card Bill Practice Activity A useful teaching resource, this activity is designed to arm students with necessary skills around reconciling bank accounts and managing monthly expenses. This hands-on lesson promotes the understanding of financial literacy through realistic practice with everyday financial documents - namely credit card bills and checking account statements. Grades to Use With: This lesson is suitable for students in grade 7 through grade 12, depending on your situation. It can be utilized in a variety of subjects such as Career and Personal Planning, Life Skills, Home Economics, and Math. The math skills required are adding and subtracting with money amounts up the the thousands of dollars . How to Use: Students are given a sample VISA bill with entries for one month's spending. They add up their total spending, reflect on if they should pay off the entire bill each month, add up their spending in specific categories (groceries, gas), and transfer their VISA spending to their checking account to pay off the bill. Next, students are given a sample checking account for one month of spending. They must complete a math operation for each entry. Sometimes that involves adding a deposit to the balance, subtracting a withdrawal from the balance, or figuring out a transaction amount based on a given balance. You can do several entries together as a class, and then assign the rest for your students to complete. Finally, students answer questions about the monthly spending as a whole, and they decide if this person has good financial health. A complete answer key is included. What's Included: A total of 7 pages: Title Page, 3 page assignment, 3 page answer key If you enjoy this real-wold financial literacy lesson, check out others in my store! Taxes, Tips, Sales: Using Percentages in Real Life Inflation: What is it and why does it matter? Financial Literacy: Interest Rates: Lending and Borrowing Money Renting vs Buying a Home: Real-Life Math Project Income Tax: Notes and Practice Calculations Household Budget Project
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Bank Statement, Financial Literacy, Money Management, Personal Finance, Credit Card, Budget, Money, Real World Math, Life Skills, High School Life Skills
Financial Literacy: Mortgage Effects When Interest Rates Rise
Life Studies, Special Resources, Home Economics, Finance, Math, Percentages, Multiplication and Division, Division, Multiplication, Life Skills, Grade 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
Everyone is talking about rising interest rates these days. But why does it matter? Should our students learn about this? Yes! Here's a complete ready-to-go lesson for high school students in math class, life skills, home economics, or career and personal planning. It will teach them all about buying a home, getting a mortgage, and how mortgage payments are calculated using interest rates. 1) First, there is a handout explaining all the relevant home-buying vocabulary: from down payment and mortgage to interest and principal. There is a complete handout or a fill-in-the-blanks version: you choose what is best for your students! 2) Then, there is a second sheet with a sample scenario of what happens when interest rates rise and people have to renew their mortgage. This clearly shows, step by step, how mortgage payments can rise by hundreds or thousands of dollars even if you live in the exact same place. This handout also has completed or fill-in-the-blank versions for you to pick from. 3) Next, there is a matching worksheet where students match all the home buying words to their definitions. 4) Finally, there is a math worksheet for students to complete. It has 10 questions for students to calculate themselves about down payments, mortgage payments and rising interest rates. Math skills required are multiplying and dividing with numbers up to 6 digits and working with percents written as a decimal. For example calculating the interest payment on a $300,000 mortgage at 3% would be done: 300,000 x 0.03 All the questions are designed to have round numbers and simply calculations whenever possible. Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed for high school students in grades 8-12: from special education to regular home economics classes. What's Included: 8 Page PDF: Title Page, 2 Pages of Handout, 2 Pages of Sample Scenario, Vocabulary Matching, Math Questions, Complete Answer Key If you enjoy this product, check out my Financial Literacy Activities like Household Budget Debit Cards vs Credit Cards Bank Statement and Credit Card Bill Practice
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Financial Literacy, Life Skills, Mortgage, High School Financial Literacy, Down Payment, Interest Rates, Economy, Rising Interest Rates, Home Ownership
Ratios, Rates, Percentages Worksheets: Applied Math Housing Math
Special Resources, Life Skills, Life Studies, Home Economics, Finance, Math, Percentages, Fractions, Grade 6, 7, 8, 9, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
Would you like to show your middle grades students in grades 6-9 how the ratio and rate math skills (percentages, fractions, ratios, and rates) that they have been learning in the classroom can be helpful in their real lives? Would you like to incorporate more useful life skills in your math class? Then, show your students all the ways math can be used in buying and/or renting homes ! This makes math meaningful and helps engage reluctant learners! What's Included: 6 pages of worksheets that are ready to print and use (great to make a booklet or mini-unit) A Complete Answer Key is Included 1) Design Your Floorplan : Students will design a simple one-storey house that includes five rooms and hallways. They will calculate what percent of the home each room occupies. 2) Down Payments : Students will calculate the down payment & mortgage loan amount for different scenarios using whole-number percents or fractions . 3) Mortgage Payments : Students will use ratios, fractions, or percentages to help calculate how much of their monthly mortgage payment will go to interest & how much will go to paying down the loan/principal. 4) Interest Rates : Students will calculate a monthly interest payment using a variety of past interest rates. They will multiply the mortgage amount owing by the percent (written as a decimal) and then divide by 12. 5) Square Foot per Person : Students will practice calculating a simple real-world rate : square feet of living space for each person in a home. This can vary a lot in different cities and with different family situations. 6) Cost per Square Foot : Students will calculate another common rate : cost per square foot. They will compare four price points for buying and four more options for renting and determine the best deal for each situation.
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Ratio Worksheets, Rate Worksheets, Percent Worksheets, Percentage Worksheets, Ratios And Rates, Percent, Housing Math, Life Skills, Applied Math, Buy A House
Percent and Decimal Word Problems: Property Taxes Life Skills
Life Studies, Home Economics, Finance, Math, Decimals, Percentages, Special Resources, Life Skills, Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets, Word Problems
Property Taxes: What they are, rates around the world, what they are used for, and how to calculate them! A great way to practice percent to decimal conversions, decimal operations, and rate and ratio learning! This two-page life skills and math worksheet is a quick and easy personal financial literacy activity for your middle or high school students. The Handout portion introduces your students to: Important vocabulary and definitions: property tax and a home’s assessed value . A variety of global property tax rates (ranging from 0.08% – 2.64%) in locations in the United States, Canada, and even Europe. A prompt about why rates vary (lower rates where property is expensive and higher rates where property is cheaper) is also included. What the money collected from property tax revenues is used for: from schools to sewers and roads to emergency services including fire fighters. The Worksheet portion has real-world math practice for your class: Students are taught how they can calculate an annual property tax amount using percentages converted to decimals. First, they practice converting between percents and decimals. Then, they multiply a home's assessed value by the property tax percentage (written as a decimal) in the municipality. 10 practice math questions are included for your students to work on. Finally, they will research the local property tax rate in their area: great real-life learning! A COMPLETE ANSWER KEY INCLUDED- so there is no guesswork when marking! Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed for any students in grades 7-12 who understand percent to decimal conversions, ratios and rates, and decimal operations (specifically multiplying a large number by a decimal). It could be used in high school family and consumer science class, business or economics, applied math, or even life skills classes. If you enjoy this lesson, check out others in my store: Income Tax Sales Tax Capital Gains Tax
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Percent Word Problems, Decimal Word Problems, Taxes, Property Tax, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy, Life Skills, Personal Finance, Home Economics, Percent Worksheet
Math Journals: 20 Intermediate and Middle School Math and Critical Thinking Prompts: Geometry, Percentages, Pre-Algebra, Probability, Place Value and More!
Math, Percentages, Patterns, Decimals, Fractions, Geometry, Measurements, Place Value, Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems
Encourage your middle school/intermediate math students to clearly explain their ideas about concepts (like ratio, area, and algebra) in complete sentences using appropriate vocabulary and relevant diagrams . These open-ended questions require students to explain how they figured out their answers or to judge options using their mathematic understanding. They are a great review of math concepts learned earlier in the year or in previous grades, and they allow students to practice critical thinking skills too. This bundle includes 20 journal entry topics so you can use two a month for the entire school year. You and your students can track their progress and development. The journals are not numbered, so you can use them in whatever order works best for your class. This could be a fantastic addition to your math program for the new school year! A rubric for easy marking is also included. Students are assessed on their process, vocabulary, completeness, and visuals. This allows you to easily see student progress if you assess one or two journals per term. You could also use them as artifacts for parent-teacher conferences. Topics covered: - fractions and percent: equivalent fractions, fraction and decimal relationships, division of fractions, fractions to percent, percent discounts - probability and data collection: flipping coins, surveys, experiments - geometry: area and perimeter, triangles, rotations, - pre-algebra: one-step equations, membership rates - place value: large numbers, decimals to thousandths - factors and ratios For each topic, students are encouraged to write in complete sentences and explain all of their thinking clearly and explicitly. Don't assume the teacher knows what you are thinking! They should also draw some diagrams to support their thinking. This could include area and perimeter models, fraction models, t-charts and tables, and more.
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Journal, Math Journal, Intermediate Math, Word Problems, Pre-algebra, Middle School Math, Grade Six Math, Critical Thinking, Math, Percent
Human Rights: Access to Water (Canada) An Integrated Math and Social Studies Lesson
P.E. & Health, Social Studies, Health, Math, Percentages, First Peoples (Native), History, History: Canada, Grade 5, 6, 7, 8, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Worksheets
Human Rights: Access to Water (Canada) - An Integrated Math and Social Studies Lesson This teaching resource is designed for middle grades students (5th-8th grades). It combines the subjects of math and social studies into one integrated lesson about water, human rights, and the kind of world we want to live in. The main focus: This lesson raises the question why all residents in Canada, especially in First Nations communities, don't have access to clean and drinkable water. While providing a basic understanding of human rights, it specifically examines water as a fundamental right. Tasks Involved Include: Defining human rights in their own words Looking at the UN Declaration of Human Rights and putting some rights into their own words Thinking about why clean water is a human right A case study on current water quality advisories in British Columbia (link provided) Determination of part-to-part & part-to-whole ratios and percentages using live data Reflecting on the fairness of the current situation Calculation of personal daily water usage Determining how long it would take to boil one's required amount of water pot by pot These tasks demonstrate the practical impact that math has on everyday life while shedding light on unfair access to clean drinking water. They require students to use critical thinking and applied math skills to tackle an important social issue. Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed for students in the middle grades (5-8) and can be used in math class when studying ratios and proportional relationships OR social studies class when studying indigenous issues and human rights. What's Included: 4 Page PDF: Title Page Brief Overview of Human Rights and Water as a Specific Human Right Case Study of Water Advisories in British Columbia, Canada Math Application: How long would it take to boil all the water you use each day?
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Human Rights, Access To Water, Canada, Math And Social Studies, Clean Water, Indigenous, Indigenous Rights, First Nations, Ratios, Percentages
Grocery Shopping Price Comparisons: Financial Literacy & Money Math
Special Resources, Life Studies, Life Skills, Math, Percentages, Decimals, Money, Multiplication and Division, Multiplication, Home Economics, Grade 5, 6, 7, Worksheets & Printables, Word Problems, Activities, Worksheets
This real-life math lesson for students in grades 5-7 will help show your class how many of the skills they have been learning will come in handy in their everyday lives at the grocery store when they are trying to find the best deal and stick to a food budget. With inflation rising and grocery prices sky-rocketing, help your students spot a good deal among all the confusing offers! This lesson has four grocery store scenarios for your students to evaluate and find the best deal. They need to use the following skills: Unit Price: What is the cost of one if it's 2 for $7 or 4 for $13? % Discount: This item is normally $4, but with a store card, it's 20% off today. Rounding: Most grocery items are .99- make sure to round up to a whole number for easier calculations. Critical Thinking: Is it better to buy two to get the deal if you only need one? Financial Literacy: Learning how to read all of these kinds of offers is an important part of sticking to a budget. Life Skills: Grocery shopping is a crucial life skill! Grades to Use With: This lesson is designed for students in grades 5-7 who are learning about decimal place value, ratios and rates, and basic operations using decimals. It could also be used in middle or high school special education classrooms or family and consumer sciences classes. What's Included: 4 Page PDF Title Page 2 Page Student Worksheet Answer Key If you enjoy this product, check out other applied math activities in my store: Grace Under Pressure Wave Pool Problem: Pre-Algebra Skills: Expressions, Tables, and Graphs: Real-Life Application Butter Tart Recipe Activity: Multiplication and Addition of Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Gingerbread Math: Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages Using Tenths Equivalent Fractions Practice in a set of 5 Stations or Centers
Author Grace Under Pressure
Tags Money Math, Consumer, Financial Literacy, Budget, Inflation, Decimals, Percent, Real Life Math, Grocery, Prices
Percent Word Problems
Math, Percentages, Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, Word Problems, Worksheets & Printables
This is a 1-page printable with Percent Word Problems for your middle and high school students. This makes a great homework assignment or assessment. Answer key included.
Author Mister G's Teacher Shop
Tags Percents, Math Worksheet, Homework, Independent Work, Math Assessment, Word Problems, Comprehension, Bell Ringer, Solving Percentages Word Problems, Percent Word Problems Worksheets For Grade 7, Percent Word Problems Pdf