Mathematics
Percent Change: Discounts, Tax, Tips and Growth
Students calculate percent increase and decrease in sales, tax, tips and population problems and correct three sample student solutions.
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Mathematics
Percent Problems: Discounts, Tax and Tips
Students match percents to fractions, then solve discount, tax, tip and part-of-a-whole problems and correct sample mistakes.
Career & technical ed.
Project Cost Estimate: Planning a Bookshelf Budget
Students plan the cuts for a bookshelf on paper, compare board-length options, and build a cost estimate with tax from a provided price list.
Business & personal finance
Taxes 101: Sales Tax, Brackets and Refunds
Students match common taxes to what they fund, calculate sales tax, work through a made-up tax bracket and decide whether a worker gets a refund.