Percent Word Problems
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Objective
I can solve real-world problems involving percentages by setting up and solving equations.
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Practice
6 questions
Define "part," "whole," and "percent" in the context of the proportion used to solve percentage word problems.
A store is having a 20% off sale. If an item originally costs $50, what is the amount of the discount?
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Exit ticket
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“A store has 400 items. If 30% of the items are on sale, how many items are on sale? Maria has read 60 pages of a 200-page book. What percentage of the book has she read? A team won 12 games, which is 80% of the games they played. How many games did they play in total?”
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