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Grade 6 · Math · Unit 5 of 14

Percents & Budgets

Discounts, deals and saving

What your child practises

Finding percents of amounts, working out sale prices and savings, comparing unit prices to find the better buy, and planning a simple budget and savings goal.

Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum curriculum outcome: Number sense and number theory (by Grade 6) · percent as a part of 100

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practise.

  1. Percent means out of 100.
  2. Find 10% by dividing by 10. Find 1% by dividing by 100.
  3. For a discount, find the percent of the price, then subtract it.

Example: A $40 shirt is 25% off. What is the sale price? 25% is one quarter: $40 ÷ 4 = $10 off. $40 − $10 = $30. Answer: $30

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Amir already has $20 and saves $5 each week. A tent costs $55. How many weeks until Amir can buy it?

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  2. Question 2

    Amir buys a skateboard that normally costs $68. The store takes 25% off. How many dollars does Amir save?

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  3. Question 3

    What percent of the bar is shaded?

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  4. Question 4

    A backpack costs $20. It is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price?

    🎒20% off
    • $12
    • $24
    • $16
    • $4

  5. Question 5

    What is 40% of 90?

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  6. Question 6

    Which is the better buy for muffins?

    • Both cost the same per muffin
    • 4 for $3.60
    • 6 for $4.80

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