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Percent of a number
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.10
In this lesson for grade seven, students will act as fair planners ordering food for the Dixie Classic Fair. Students will calculate percentages to determine how much food to order.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.
Sales careers: Working with percents
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.3
In this lesson for grade six, students will understand how to perform operations with percents by using commission rates for various sales careers to calculate salary.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.
Simple interest
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.6
In this lesson for grade seven, students learn how to calculate simple interest, and research careers in which people need to understand simple interest.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
By Tammie J. Dawkins-Smith and Cynthia Russell.Adapted by Sharon Abell, Peggy Dickey, and Barbara Turner.