Percents – Taxes, Tips and Discounts Math Activity

Students solve word problems on tax, tip, discount and percent increase/decrease in this ready-to-use percent activity for grades 6 through 10. The problems have them calculate sale prices, determine tips at restaurants, apply tax and figure out percent change.

The problems are accessible for a wide range of learners. Use it for classwork, small groups, stations or extra practice, and to build confidence with the kinds of percent problems students will see in everyday life.

What’s included

• Percent word problems covering taxes, tips, discounts and percent increase/decrease, for practice applying real-world percent skills
• Student-friendly format that is easy to print and assign
• Answer key for quick grading or self-checking

Skills covered

• Finding the percent of a number
• Applying discounts to find sale price
• Calculating tax and tip
• Determining total cost
• Percent increase and decrease
• Interpreting real-world percent scenarios

Quick facts

• Grades: 6–10
• CCSS: 7.RP.A.3
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

This activity is available in the 7th Grade Math Curriculum Resources Mega Bundle.

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