Grade 6 percent is a discount and a tax, not only a conversion. Ontario expectation B2.3 asks students to calculate commonly used percents of whole numbers, including discounts and rates. The printable preview walks through that list. Students write 0.7 as a percent and find what percent 16 is of 64. A 320 dollar item is 20 percent off, and the question asks for the sale price. A 345 dollar item has 10 percent tax added. A meal of 355 dollars needs a 10 percent tip. A price moves from 32 dollars to 40 dollars, and students find the percent increase. Fraction-to-percent conversions sit beside the shopping questions so the same percent is a number and a situation.
Ontario curriculum: Mathematics (2020) · Number B2.3 — calculate commonly used percents of whole numbers, including discounts and rates
Which percent situations does Ontario name for Grade 6?
Expectation B2.3 is commonly used percents of whole numbers, including discounts and rates. This sheet adds tax, a tip, and a percent increase so each common use has one question.
Does the worksheet convert between decimals and percents?
Yes. The first preview item asks students to write 0.7 as a percent. Another asks what percent 16 is of 64, which is the reverse direction.
How is a discount different from tax on this page?
The discount item takes 20 percent off a 320 dollar price and asks for the sale price. The tax item adds 10 percent to a 345 dollar price and asks for the total. One decreases the price. The other increases what is paid.
