Percentage
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Subject Area: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 7
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Keywords/Tags: Percentage, Fraction, Decimal, Whole Number, Word Problem, Multiplication
Lesson Description: In this lesson students will understand what a percentage represents and how it is used in math. This will include how percentages relate to whole numbers, converting percentages to decimals and fractions, calculating the percentage of a whole number, and solving real-world problems with percentages.

  • Other MA.7.AR.3 Use percentages and proportional reasoning to solve problems.
  • Other MA.7.NSO.1.2 rnRewrite rational numbers in different but equivalent forms including fractions, rnmixed numbers, repeating decimals and percentages to solve mathematical and rnreal-world problems.
Video : Meaning of Percent
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Video : Find a Percentage
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Video : Percentage of a Whole Number
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Video : Percent to Decimal & Fraction
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Video : Converting Decimals to Percents
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Video : Converting Percents to Decimals
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Video : Percent Word Problem
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Assignment : Khan Academy Percentages

Complete Unit 4 Khan Academy Percents

Percentages | Pre-algebra | Math | Khan Academy

Quiz : Percentages
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What is 25% of 80?

Question #2

What is 50% of 40?

Question #3
Convert 13% into fraction form.
Question #4
Convert 15/25 into a percentage.
Question #5
A pizza has 8 slices, and 25% of the pizza is covered in pepperoni. How many slices have pepperoni?
Question #6

What is 5% of 10

Question #7
Convert .87 into a percent.
Question #8
Convert 75% into a decimal. 
Question #9
Convert 13/15 into a percent.
Question #10
A shirt is one sale for 20% off of its original price $40. How much is the discounted price?
Resources : Percentage games
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Resources : Percentage Bingo
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Resources : Percentage Games 2
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