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6.RP.A.1: Uriderstand the concept of a ratio and-use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship
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5.RPA.2: Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b + 0, and
use rate language in tfr" .o"t.*i t'f , ,atio relationship. For example, "This recipe has a ratio of 3
cups of flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 1o cup of flour for each cup of sugar'" "we paid $7 5 for 1>
hamburgers, which is a rate of $5 per hamburger'"\
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6.Rp.A.3: Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical Problems, e'g',
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a. Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements' find
missing values in,f,. ,rif* ,"a plot th"e pri* of urtu.r on the coordinate plane' Use tables to
comPare ratios'
b. Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing and constant speed' For
example, yittooni iourc io *o*4 to*n ,iin, oithotritn, hiw *ary lawns couldbe mowed
in 35' horurs? At what rate were lawns being mowed?
c. Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per I00 (e'g'')0%of a quantity *t"' ffi times the
quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole' given a part and the percent'
d.Useratioreasoningtoconvertmeasurementunits;manipulateandtransformunits apfropriately whei multiplying or dividing quantities'
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cluster A: understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems'
Grade 5 Overview
The focus for this cluster is the study of ratio concepts and the use of proportional reasoning to solve oroblems' Students learn
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doublenumberlines.Studentsalsoconvertbetweenstandardunitsofmeasure.
Standards for Mathematical Practice
SFMP 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them'
Sixth graders interpret and solve ratio problems'
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In this standard, students learn to compare two quantities or measures such as 6:l or 10:2. These compafisons are called ratios.
Students discover that ratios can be written and described in different ways. For instance, 6:l uses a colon to separate values.
Ratios can also be stated with words such as 6 to l, or as a fraction such as -6. . Standard I focuses on understanding the concept
of a ratio, however, students should use ratio language to describe real-world experiences and use their understanding for decision
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Help students discover that a ratio is a relationship or comparison of two quantities or measures. Ratios compare two rneasures of the same types of things such as the
number of one color of socks to another color of socks or
two different things such as the number of squirrels to birds
in the park. Ratios compare parts to a whole (part:whole) such as l0 of our 25 students take music lessons. Ratios
can also compare a part of one whole to another part of the same whole (part:part) such as the ratio of white socks
in the drawer to black socks in the drawer is 4:6. Ratios are
expressed or written as d to b, a:b, or t Compare and model ratios with real-world things such as
pants to shirts or hot dogs to buns. Ratios can be stated as
the comparison of 10 pairs of pants to I B shirts and can
be written as l-0, I0 to IB, or 10:18 and simplified to, -B ;, 5 to 9, or 5:9. Ensure that students understand how
the simplified values relate to the original numbers.
Ask students to create or find simple real-world problems to use in their learning such as, "There dre 2 Thoroughbred
horses and 6 Appaloosa horses in the field. As a ratio of
Thoroughbreds to Appaloosas it is: Z or 2 to 6 or 2:6 or 6
simplified as L, I to 3, or 7:3. Or, there are 14 girls and 18 5
boys in our math class. As a ratio of girls to boys it is: # , ]B
14 to 18, ar 14:18 or simplified as 7-^ ,7 to 9, or 7:9." Invite 9
students to share their real-world examples of ratios and
use ratio language to describe their findings such as, "for
every yote candidate A receiyed, candidate C received nearly
three votes." The problems students select or write can
also be used as cyclical reviews with distributed practice throughout the school year.
Focus on the following vocabulary terms: ratio, compare,
and simplifu.
Understand that a ratio is a comparison between quantities.
Determine when a ratio is describing part-to-part or part-to-
whole comparison.
o Describe ratio relationships between two quantities using ratio language.
o Use the different ratio formats interchangeably
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Some sixth graders may confuse the order of the quantities such as when asked to write the ratio of boys to g_irls in the- sentence,
"There are 1-4 girls and 18 boys in our math c/ass." Instead of writing l8: 14, some 5fudents may write 14: 18. Other students may
not recognize-th" diff.r.rr.. between a part-to-part ratio and a part-to-whole ratio such as,"There are 14-gi-*.gynpared to 18
boys in tte class (14:18 part-to-part); howewr, 14 of the 32 students in our class are girls Qa32 pyt19-whole)." To address these
cornmon misconceptions, ask students to label the quantities they are comparing such as 14 girls/I8 boys.
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T-:s standard focuses student learning on the concept of a unit rate as a special kind of ratio. Students compare different units :,: n.ieasure such as the amount of rhoney earned to the hours worked while babysitting and calculate unit rates by setting up :atios and simplifying them. Students understand a situation in ratio form and write the unit that describes the situation using appropriate rate language with words such as per and symbols such as / to compare different units or measures.
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Begin by exploring the difference between a ratio and a rate. Rate is a special ratio that compares two quantities with different units of measure. Share multiple examples for students to make sense of the concept for rate such as,
"LaShanda babysat for $:S for 7 hours." Or,'oDad\ new truck got 400 miles on 20 gallons of gas." Then explore the unit rate that expresses a ratio as part-to-one. Generate examples such as "Lashanda is paid a unit rdte of $5 per 1
hour for babysitting (5:1)" and "My dad's new truck gets 20 miles per gallon of gas (20:1)."
Ask students to locate and share real-world examples of cost per item or distance per time in newspapers, ads, or other media. (Note that in sixth grade, students do not work with unit rates expressed as complex fractions. Both the numerator and denominator of the original ratio will be
whole numbers.)
Model how to convert rates from fraction form to word form using per, each, or @ such as 360 milesll? gallons of gas - 30 miles per gallon of gas. Allow students to talk with each other and their teacher to make sense of what they are
learning and then write and share several rate conversion examples of their own.
Focus on the following vocabulary terms: ratios, rdtes, unit rdtes, compare, and perl@. Math journals or exit slips at the end of a math class with writing prornpts such as, "An example of a ratio and a problem that goes with it is.
provide closure.
Provide cyclical, distributed practice over time to continually review simple unit rate problems.
[Jnderstand rate as a ratio that compares two quantities with different units of measure.
l]nderstand that unit rates are the ratio of two measurements or quantities in which the second term means "one" such as 60 miles per one hour.
Interpret rate language with the @ symbol or with the words per andlor eacLt.
Solve unit rate problems.
Students often confuse the terms ratio, rate, and unit rate. Try using a paper foldable with vocabulary definitions to help students
with these confusing terms. To make the foldable, divide an 8 j x I l-inch sheet of blank paper in half horizontally. Then fold
it into thirds as if a letter is being folded to fit an envelope. Unfold and write a term on each of the sections. On the inside of the foldable, write the definitions that match each term. Students may want to cut on the vertical fold lines to flip up each section to practice the definitions.
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Part 1 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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In these standards, students use reasoning about murtiprication and division to solve a variety of ratio and rate problems about
cuantities. They make triil, of "q,rivaleit
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. Exprore ratios and rates used in ratio tables and graphs
to solve probl"ms. Pose a ratio situation problem with
students such as"3 CD"ost $45 'Whatwould 8 CDs
cost? How mdny cDs-cam be purchased for $ I50'007" To
solve the problem, students can use ratios, unit rates' and
multiplicative ,.,'o"i"g iy 9""1'g iid filling in the
missing values on a .f,r?t. tft.y shJuld note that if three
CDs cost $45, one Ci;;fi "ott $15' Every CP purchased
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Investigate unit rate problems, including unit pricing
such ,r, "gli.i. Si;i h-.a, 12'iz. drinks for $'99' Stop Here
has r6-oz.'-ariw rris r "rg . which drink cosrs the least per
ounce?" A;i;; students to create ratio and rate reasoning
examples to comPare and solve real-world problems'
Students could use newspapers, store ads, or online ads to
find th" .*I"-rpf.t ,r,a *Ltf the comparisons' Ask students
to use ,.rto"i;r to determine the better buys'
. Explore finding a percent of a quanlity as a rate per 100
such as 4A%of a quantity means # times the quantity'
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Ask students to plot the points,o" 1 coordinate plane
and draw conclisions ,bo,rt what is happening with the
pr"Ui.* ,bou.. Students should reason that for every one
movement to the right on the x-axis, the y-axis increases to
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u:rxrE a pe rcent w'heel (see Reproducible 1) or use double nunrber lines and tape diagrams in which the whole is 100 to find the rate per hundred.
o Solr.e problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent such as, "What is 40% of 60? 80% of what number is 300? Or 50 is 30% of what number?"
. Examine the process of how to use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units such as, "How mdny centimeters are in 5 feet?" Use the information that I inch = /.54 cm. Represent the conversion of 12 inches : I ft as a conversion lactor in ratio form, 12. ilches
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Create and interpret a table of equivalent ratios.
Plot pairs of values from a table to a coordinate plane.
Use a table to compare ratios and find missing values using ratios.
Explain the difference betwden a ratio and a unit rate.
[Jnderstand that rate problems compare two different units, such as revolutions per minute.
Solve real-world problems using ratios and rates.
Reason to determine the better buy.
Write a percent as a rate over 100, including percents greater than 100 and less than I .
Find the percent of a number using rate methods.
Represent the relationship of part to whole to describe percents using models.
Convert units by multiplication or division.
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(I\ote that conversions can be made between units within a
medsurement system such as inches to feet or between systems
such as miles to centimeters.)
Allow students to talk with each other and their teacher to make sense of what they are learning.
Focus on the following vocabulary terms: ratios, rdtes, unit rdtes, equivalent ratios, percents, ratio tables, and tape diagrams.
Provide cyclical, distributed practice over time to continually practice unit rate problems.
Some sixth graders misunderstand and believe that a percent is always a natural number less than or equal to 100. To help with this misconception, provide examples of percent amounts that are greater than 100% and percent amounts that are less than I %. Try using a percent wheel for developing this understanding. See Reproducible 1.
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7.RP.A.l: Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas
and other quantities measured in like or different :units. For example, if a person walks L mile in
each ! hour, compute the unit rate as the complex fraction Z mibs per hour, equi'talently 2 miles per t'-Lnour. 4
7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
a. Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship, e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing whether the graph is a
straight line through the origin.
b. Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.
c. Represent proportional relationships by equations. For example, if total cost t is proportional to the number n of items purchased dt o constdnt pice p, the relationship between the total cost
and the number of items can be expressed as t = pn.
d. Explain what a point (x, y) on the graph of a proportional relationship means in terms of the situation, with special attention to the points (0, 0) and (1, r) where r is the unit rate.
7.RP.A.3: Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent enor.
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Cluster A: Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Grade 7 Overview
These standards extend what students learned in Grade 6 about ratios to analyzingproportions and proportional relationships. Students calculate unit rates with complex fractions and move to recognizing and representing proportional relationships in equations and on graphs. These skills and understandings are used to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems involving real-
world scenarios such as interest, tax, shopping sales, and so on.
' Standards for Mathematical Practice
SFMP 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Students solve multi-step ratio and real-world percent problems.
SFMP 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Students recognize proportional relationships from non-proportional ones and discuss their reasoning with others.
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What th* TfiACI'{ER d*es: o Explore unit rates with ratios of fractions and compare them
to unit rates with whole numbers from Grade 6.
o Treat complex fractions as division of fractions.
. Set up error analysis scenarios where students can identify errors in computing unit rates with complex fractions. For
example, Homer calculated that if a person walks + mile 2
every + hour, the unit rate is 2 miles. However, Homer,4 made an error. F ind his error, correct it, and explain to
Homer why 2 miles is not the correct answer.
o Provide opportunities for students to compute the unit rates
in real-world problems.
What the STUDENTS do: o Discover that the structure of computing unit rates with
whole numbers is the same concept as unit rates with ratios of fractions.
. Compute unit rates in real-world problems that involve complex fractions.
. In writing, explain the errors that can be made when computing unit rates with complex fractions and unlike units.
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Addressing Student Misconceptions and Common Errors
It is not uncommon to find seventh-grade students who are not fluent with fraction division.
fraction confuses them when they are used to seeing fraction division written horizontally as
bar in the complex fraction means the same as the symbol +.
For students having difficulty underStanding unit rate and those having trouble with different units such as miles per hour,
pictures and diagrams may help. Use the example from this standard: lf a person walks L mile in each \ hour, compute the unit' _L- 2 4
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Sections a-d of 7.RP.A.2 break down the standard to give guidance on ways to recognize and represent proportional relationships.
This standard emphasizes hryo metliods for deciding whether a proportional relationship exists. One method is to use equivalent ratios in a table. Ifthe ratios are equivalent, then you have a proportional relationship such as:
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The other method is to graph the relationship on a coordinate plane and observe whether the graph is a straight line that goes through the origin. Note that computation using cross-multiplication is not a part of this standird.
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Explore proportional reasoning scenarios with students to be sure they understand the meaning of proportional relationships in context before using the tables or graphs. While some number combinations may be proportional, the real-world example attached to the numbers may not be. [Jse examples and non-examples for students to identify and compare. An example is: "2 music downloads cost $1.98; therefore, 4 music downloads cost $3.96." A non-example ts: "Three boys cdn run d mile in 10 minutes; therefore, 6 boys cdn run d mile in 20 minutes."
Ask students to write their own examples and non-examples of proportional relationships. Student work can be shared and discussed.
Discuss equivalent ratios with the students. Ask them to suggest some equivalent pairs. Relate to equivalent
fractions. Display the pairs as the students suggest them
in the form t=i, where b + }and d * 0. Define two
equivalent ratios as a proportion.
Pose examples of proportions written with the quantities in different positions. Encourage students to decide if there is more than one correct way to set up a proportion. For exampl e: "Set up d proportion showing that 3 out of 15 students are girls is the sdme ratio as I out of 5 students are girls."
fuk students to explain how they know proportion for the example.
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. Craph two ratios on a coordinate plane from a proportional scenario and look for a straight line that goes thrrough the origin to determine if the two ratios are proportional. For exampl e: "Mdria sells necklaces and makes a profit of $6 for each necklace. How much monq) does she make for selling 3 neckldces?"
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context and ask them to determine if all of the entries in the table are proportional.
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What the STUDENTS do: . Sort real-world exampl.Ss of proportional relationships from
non-examples. Students can create their own examples to demonstrate that they understand the concept of proportional relationships when there is a context attached.
o Communicate orally and/or in writing that a proportion is a statement of two equivalent ratios. Students apply what they know about equivalent fractions to equivalent ratios"
o Model proportional relationships by creating tables; determine if a proportional relationship exists from a given table.
Model relationships on graphs to determine if they are proportional.
Test their hypotheses about whether a proportional relationship exists between any two points on the lines graphed. Students may draw the conclusion that all points on the line are proportional toall other points on the line by relying on tables, verbal statements, or logic al arguments to draw the conclusion q
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While graphing, students may need to be reminded that the same types of quantities need to be graphed on the same axis. For example, when checking to determine if I0 cans of soda for $2 is proportional to 50 cans of soda for $10, the cans of soda must both be represented on the same axis and the dollar amounts must be on the other axis. Ensure students are using graph paper or graphing calculators for all graphing. Remind them to label the axes.
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Facilitate a discussion about representations of proportional relationships using a real-world scenario. For erample, beginning with the verbal description: Mark \\ as looking to fertilize his lawn, which is 172 rq. ft. He re ad the packages of 5 diflerent fertili zer bags to see how much should be used. Brg A stated 2 ounces per 4 square feet, Brg B stated 4 ounces per B square feet, Brg C stated 1 .5 ounces per 3 square feet, and Brg D stated 6 ounces per 12 sqr-rare feet. Are these rates proportional? If yes, r,r'hat is the unit rate? How much fertilizer does Mark need for his lawn?
Using a real-world context have students determine if the relationship is proportional using graphs and/or tables. If it is proportional, facilitate a discussion with the class on the unit rate.
Share a verbal description of a proporiional relationship and ask students to interpret it with a diagram such as
bars. Encourage students to write how they interpreted the proportional relationship.
Introduce equations as a statement of the proportional relationship. For the fertilizer story the equation is f - 2r, where f is the amount of fertilizer needed and z is the size of the lawn in square feet.
Provide students with a real-world proportional relationship expressed in a verbal description, graph, table, and equation. Challenge students to work with a partner to compare how the unit rate is expressed in each representation. Share student discoveries in alarge class discussion.
Finding the unit rate from a graph can be confusing. Some students It is helpful to have a familiar unit rate students can recite such as I in a coordinate pair, is the I and the y is the unit rate.
o Modei proportional relationships several different ways.
Translate a proportional relationship from a verbal description into a diagram and explain in writing how the diagram shows a proportional relationship.
Determine the unit rate from equations, graphs, tables, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.
Discover that the unit rate (constant of proportionality) is the numerical coefficient in the equation of a proportional relationship.
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problems. Ask students to represent the stories as tables
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provide students with real-world proportional relationship
problems presented as tables, graphs, and verbal
des.riptions. Have student, *rit.-equations to model those
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Provide opportunities for students to write about how they
create equations that model Proportional relationships.
Some suggestions are exit slips, entrance slips, letters, and
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Model proportionai relationships presented as tables, r'erbal
descripliot t, and graphs in equation form'
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agiven prop"ortional relationship expressed verbally.
in equations when they try to expressthe ?roportional relationship. It can be helpful to use
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. Explain the meaning of a point on a graph in the context of the situation. Students should be able to explain examples with words such as, "Point (5, 7) is the point that represents 5 health bars for $7 .00" or " (7, 10) represents the unit rate (constant of proportionality), meaning 1 teacher for every 10
students at the school."
o Discover that graphed proportional relationships are straight lines.
is: The scale two towns is
Note the points (0,0) and (1,4). The 4 is the unit rate or slope of the line for the equation d = 4c, where d is total distance and c is the number of centimeters.
Present students with a verbal description of a proportional relationship and build the graphical representation with the students. Be sure students give input on the labels for the x- and /-axes. Facilitate a discussion about the graph with students asking them for the meaning of individual points and asking students to justify their responses.
Have students comp are graphs that show proportional relationships and talk to a partner about what they notice.
o Focus on points (0,0) and (1, r), the origin and the unit rate, respectively.
. [Jse points that are not whole numbers and points where students need to estimate the coordinates.
When finding points on a line that represents a real-world proportional relationship, students may think that the line stops at the origin. The teacher should show that the line continues into Quadrant III but that the points are not appropriate for the real- world situation. For example, in g proportional relationship between the number of teachers and the number of students at a grade level, it does not make sense to have -3 teachers.
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In this standard students solve problems involving proportional relationships. Students set up and
multiplication. For example : "Directions to make a tablecloth call for 1 *rO of ribbon for etery 2
1 the amount of fabric used to 3 yards, hoi,, much ibbon will be needed?" The proportio " " + = ; .
Focus time on the vocabulary for this standard. Paper
foldables, word walls, graphic organizers, using words
in context, and writing stories all give students a chance
to clarify the meaning of these terms, which they may
encounter in daily life but not fully understand. Bring in items familiar to students such as tennis shoes, a six-pack of soda, and so on and use them to model situations that use
the vocabulary. Vocabulary should include simple interest,
tax, tip/gratuity, discount, commission, fees, sale, markup, markdowil, and original price.
[Jse cross-multiplication to solve problems involving proportional relationships. Use numbers in your problems that do not lend themselves easily to mental arithmetic.
Begin with single-step problems and move to multi-step using a wide variety of contexts. Make use of everyday
examples such as finding sales online, in print media, and
on TV.
Ask students to write problems that can be solved with setting up proportions prompted by media ads.
Introduce students to percent increase/decrease and
percent error problems. Encourage students, through questioning, to discover the similarities among the formulas for these concepts.
solve proportions using cross- o
yards of fabric. If you increase
To cross-rnultiply,
Explore use of the vocabulary words in this standard by
finding examples in the media and explain how they are
used in each situation.
Solve problems involving proportions using
cross-multipl ication.
Solve problems involving percent error and percent increase/decrease.
IJse the structure of percent error and percent increase/
decrease problems to explain how the formulas for these
concepts are similar.
t ]=z* Problems for this standard should be multi-step and include contexts with simple interest, tax, tips, commissions, percent error,
percent increase/decrease, discounts, fees, markups, markdowns, discount, sales, and/or original prices.
To calculate a percent increase from 2 to 10, find the difference between the two numbers, in this case, 10 - 2 = 8. Take the
difference, 8, and divide by the original number: I = +. H,nultiply the quotient by 100: 4 x 100 = 400%.
Students may have misconceptions about the vocabulary commonly used in the media such as sale, discount, and tax. It is important to discuss what students already know about these words in order to correct any pre-existing misconceptigns, For
ind-ividuals with difficulties with particular words, use graphic organizers such as the Frayer model (see Reproducible 2). Acting
out situations can help students remember certain steps. For example, acting out shopping for a pair of tennis shoes and a tennis
racket and paying tax at the register will help students remember that tax is calculated on the cost of the total bill where the items
bought need to be added up before tax is calculated.
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I -ster A: Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
lJse proportional relationships to sobe multi-step ratio and pur|urt problems.Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decriase, percent error.
SFMP I. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Students solve multi-step problems involving percents.
SFMP 6. Attend to precision.
Students check answers to see ifthey are reasonable.
Students demonstrate understanding of the vocabulary tax and tip (gratuity) while solving multi-step problems.
Materials: paper and pencil, copies of restaurant menus
Sample Actittity:
o Provide groups of students with a menu and the following problem:
Route 15 Lunch Market Take-Out Menu
Pulled Pork Sandwich $+.qg
Hamburger $:.:g Cheesebu rger $:.gg Chicken Sandwich $q.qg Fish Sandwich $q.+g
Hot Dog $t.gg
Add fries and a 12-oz. drink for $1.99 more!
Image courtesy of clipart.com.
Your group decides to keep working through lunch today so you will order lunch from the Route l5 Lunch Market.
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