| Lesson |
Access |
Description |
| Percent
and Proportions |
 |
Students
will apply percent concepts to solve problems of the form "One
number is some percent of another number." by identifying the
given information, setting up a proportion, and solving for the
unknown value. |
| Discount
and Sale Price |
 |
Students
will apply percent concepts to find the discount and sale price of
an item. The discount rate is given as a percent or as a fraction.
Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Simple
Interest |
 |
Students
will apply percent concepts to compute simple interest on a loan
or on an investment. Examples illustrate how to compute interest
when the time is given in months or in years. Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Commission |
|
Students
will apply percent concepts to compute straight commission as a
percentage of sales. Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Sales
Tax |
|
Students
will apply percent concepts to compute sales tax as a percentage
added to the buyer's cost. Examples include tax rates such as
8.375%. Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Percent
Change |
|
Students
will apply percent concepts to compute percent increase and
percent decrease of various items. Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Practice
Exercises |
|
To
complete 10 additional exercises as practice. To assess students' understanding
of all concepts learned so far.
Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Challenge
Exercises |
|
To
solve 10 additional problems that challenge students'
understanding of all topics covered in this unit. To hone students'
problem-solving skills.
Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
| Solutions |
|
To review complete
solutions to all exercises presented in this unit. Includes the problem,
step-by-step solutions, final answer for each exercise.
Available on CD-ROM
or by download. |
