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Activities about percent discount
Back-to-school Calculator Sales
Which back-to-school calculator deal saves you the most? Students work out the savings and the percent off on three real sales, then compare to find that a bigger...
Number Sense
Ratio and Proportion
Grades 5–7
Black Friday
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year! In this activity, students get a sneak peek at early Black Friday deals to calculate savings (decimals &...
Holidays and Annual Events
Ratio and Proportion
Grades 5–7
Which is the best deal?
How do you calculate and justify which deal is a better savings? By dollars saved? By percent saved? By some other measure? Looking at 4 different deals, students...
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 4–7