Grade 06 Mathematics - EC: M06.A-R.1.1.5
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
6th Grade
Course, Subject
Mathematics
Activities
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30 is 25% of what number?
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30% of what number is 270?
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What is 12% of 85?
- On a recent science quiz you scored 75%. If there was a total of 20 questions on the test how many did you get correct? Show your work.
- A bakery sells the day old baked goods at a discount of 40% off. If the bagels regularly cost $1.50, how much would you save if you bought it when it is a day old? Show your work.
- Compare using <, > or =. Show your work.
15% of 60
25% of 40
- A department store is having a sale. All clothing items are 30% off. Fill in the chart below finding the amount saved and the sale price of each item. Show your work.
- Your family is planning a family vacation and is trying to find the best deal on hotel prices. The Happy Family hotel charges $99.00 per night for a room but has a special that gives you 15% off your room. The Merry Place hotel charges $124.00 per night for a room but they have a special for 30% off your room. Which hotel is a better value for your family to stay in? Justify your answer.
Answer Key/Rubric
- 120
- 900
- 10.2
- You got 15 questions correct.
Work might include, but is not limited to:
- To solve the missing part of the equation you have to find the relation between 100 and 20. 100 ÷ 5= 20. So you must perform the same operation to the numerators to find the missing value.
- 75÷5 = 15
- The student scored
- You would save $0.60.
Work might include, but is not limited to:
- Change 40% to a decimal. 40% = 0.40
- Multiply the original price by 0.40. $1.50 * 0.40 = $0.60
- 15% of 60
25% of 40
Work might include, but is not limited to:
- Find the value of each expression and compare.
- Change 15% to 0.15
- Multiply 60 * 0.15 = 9
- Change 25% to 0.25
- Multiply 40 * 0.25 = 10
- 9 < 10
The work of each item might include, but is not limited to:
- Changing the discount of 30% to 0.30 for each one
- Multiplying the original price buy the discount; this will be the amount saved
- 50 * 0.30 = 15
- 120 * 0.30 = 36
- 75 * 0.30 = 22.5
- To find the sale price you have to subtract the amount saved from the original price.
- 50 – 15 = 35
- 120 – 36 = 84
- 75 – 22.5 = 52.5
- The Happy Family Hotel is cheaper per night.
Work might include, but is not limited to (two different methods are shown below):
- Find the price of each hotel and compare
- Happy family discount is 15% which means you are paying 85%. 100 – 15 = 85
- Change 85% to 0.85
- Multiply $99.00 * 0.85 = $84.15. That is the amount that you will pay per night.
- For the Merry Place Hotel change 30% = 0.30
- Multiply the price by the decimal $124.00 * 0.30 = $37.20. That is the amount of money that you would save.
- Subtract the discount from the original price $124.00 – 37.20 = $86.80
- Compare the price and you will see that $84.15 < $86.80
