UP:MA19.7.3

Vocabulary

  • Proportion
  • Simple interest
  • Tax
  • Gratuities
  • Commissions
  • Fees
  • Markups and markdowns
  • percent increase and percent decrease

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to interpret a real-world problem to determine what is being asked.
  • Techniques for calculating and using percents to solve problems in context.
  • how to interpret the solution in the context of the problem.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Write and solve proportions to help them solve real-world problems involving percent.
  • Solve problems that require them to calculate: simple interest, tax, gratuities, commission, fees, mark ups, markdowns, percent increase and percent decrease.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • percents relate to real-world contexts, and how to determine the reasonableness of their answers based on that context.
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