7th Grade Math Unit 4

Percents of Numbers

6 Instructional Days - 2nd 6 Weeks

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Big Idea:

Use proportions to calculate percents of numbers of real world situations involving money.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

7.4(D) [Readiness] Solve problems involving ratios, rates, and percents, including multi-step problems involving percent increase and percent decrease, and financial literacy problems

Focus TEKS

7.13(A) [Supporting] Calculate the sales tax for a given purchase and calculate income tax for earned wages

Ongoing TEKS

7.3(A) [Supporting] Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers fluently.

Student Learning Targets:

  • I will calculate a percent of a number.
  • I will determine the relationship between monetary incentives and percent, i.e. sales tax and income tax.
  • I will calculate the percent increase and decrease in real world problems.

Essential Questions:

  • What is a percent of a number?
  • How do I find a percent of a number?
  • How can a percent of an amount help monetarily in a real life situation?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: McGraw-Hill 7th Grade Mathematics

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