percent change
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Intro to Percent Change on Jamboard
This post provides details about an artifact that has a manipulative and visual representation of tax rate and discount rate. These contexts are used as an introduction to percent change. The manipulatives are presented on a Google Jamboard. Overview The price or original price is presented as dollar bill. The bill is cut into proportional…
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Scaffolding Percent Discount and Tax
This is a snippet of a handout that is a follow up to a previous percent activity that I posted. It walks students through the mathematical steps including subtracting the price. I found that the cutting part of the previous activity was effective but the steps were not as clear. This handout is an…
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Conceptual Understanding