This page lists the Learning Objectives for each lesson in Unit 10 of
13.
Percent and Proportions
The student will be able to:
- Define percent, ratio and proportion.
- Analyze percent problems to identify the given information.
- Construct a variable to represent the missing information.
- Create and solve a proportion to find the missing information.
- State an answer to the problem that was solved.
- Apply proportion strategies to solve percent problems.
Discount and Sale Price
The student will be able to:
- Define percent, original price, discount and sale price.
- Describe the procedures for finding discount and sale price.
- Analyze percent problems to identify the given information.
- Describe an alternate procedure for finding sale price and discount.
- Apply the procedures for finding discount and sale price to solve problems..
Simple Interest
The student will be able to:
- Define principal, interest, interest rate, and time.
- Describe the formula for finding simple interest.
- Apply the formula for finding simple interest.
- Recognize the difference between simple and compound interest.
- Apply the procedure for finding simple interest to solve problems.
Commission
The student will be able to:
- Define percentage, commission, and straight commission.
- Apply percent concepts to find commission.
- Apply the procedure for finding commission to solve problems.
Sales Tax
The student will be able to:
- Define percentage, sales tax, and tax rate.
- Articulate how sales tax is collected.
- Apply percent concepts to find sales tax.
- Apply the procedure for finding sales tax to solve problems.
Percent Change
The student will be able to:
- Define percent increase, percent decrease and percent change.
- Articulate the procedure for finding percent change.
- Apply the procedures for finding percent change.
- Apply the procedure for finding percent change to solve problems.
Practice Exercises
The student will be able to:
- Identify the concepts and procedures needed to solve each problem.
- Solve simple word problems by applying proportion, sale price, discount, interest, commission, sales tax and percent change concepts.
Challenge Exercises
The student will be able to:
- Analyze each problem to identify the given information.
- Identify the concepts, formulas and procedures needed to solve each problem.
- Solve non-routine word problems by applying proportion, sale price, discount, interest, commission, sales tax, and percent change concepts.
- Develop strong problem-solving skills.
Solutions
The student will be able to:
- Analyze the solution for each problem presented in this unit.
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