Designed to accompany Holt Course 2, Chapter 6, Sections 3, 4, 5, & 6, for 7th graders.

Addresses TEKS 7.3A.

This flipchart places a heavy emphasis on conceptual understanding through Singapore Math-style model drawing and proportions with scale factors. Problem difficulty ranges from very basic to quite challenging. Topics discussed include: finding the percent of a number, finding the percent one number is of another, finding a number when the percent is known, percent of increase or decrease, and percent applications such as discount, tax, and tip.

It is assumed that you have already taught the meaning of percent and fraction/decimal/percent conversions.

Created by Michelle Fontenot

Designed to accompany Holt Course 3, Chapter 6, Sections 3, 4, 5, & 6, for 8th graders.

Addresses TEKS 8.3B.

This flipchart places a heavy emphasis on conceptual understanding through Singapore Math-style model drawing and proportions with scale factors. Problem difficulty ranges from very basic to quite challenging. Topics discussed include: finding the percent of a number, finding the percent one number is of another, finding a number when the percent is known, percent of increase or decrease, and percent applications such as discount, tax, tip, mark-up, and commission.

It is assumed that you have already taught the meaning of percent and fraction/decimal/percent conversions.

Created by Michelle Fontenot

Flipchart created by Melissa Lee.

TEKS: 8.1.B, 8.2.A, 8.2.B,8.3.B

Objective: Learn to find commission, sales tax and simple interest.

Example problems are from Holt C3, Ch 6-6 & 6-7 textbook and power points, unless otherwise noted.