Grade 6 · Math · Unit 5 of 12
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.
Yukon Curriculum learning standard: Whole-number percents and percentage discounts; financial literacy — simple budgeting and consumer math
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
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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7
Hint: Subtract what Amir already has from the cost to find how much is still needed. Then divide by $5.
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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17
Hint: The amount saved is the discount: 25% of $68. 25% is one quarter, so divide $68 by 4.
Question 3
What percent of the bar is shaded?
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50 %
Hint: The whole bar is 100%. It has 4 equal parts, so each part is 25%. Multiply by the number of shaded parts.
Question 4
A backpack costs $20. It is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price?
🎒20% off- $12
- $24
- $16
- $4
$16
Hint: First find the discount: 20% of $20. Then subtract the discount from the original price.
Question 5
What is 40% of 90?
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36
Hint: Find 10% of 90 by dividing by 10. Then 40% is 4 times as much.
Question 6
Which is the better buy for muffins?
- Both cost the same per muffin
- 4 for $3.60
- 6 for $4.80
6 for $4.80
Hint: Find the price of one muffin in each deal: divide the price by the number of muffins. The lower price for one is the better buy.