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Price, tax and tip: 6th grade math

Unit price, tax, tip, discount. A free 6th grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: unit price, tax, tip, discount.

Teach (10 min)

  • Find the percent of the price first. 20% off $50: 20% of 50 = $10, so you pay 50 − 10 = $40.
  • Tax and tip are added on: 8% tax on $50 is $4, so the total is $54. Commission is just a percent of the sales.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/ratio.priceChange?lesson=7-ratio-price-1&at=6

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. A store has a pair of shoes for $70. It is on sale for 50% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  • 2. A store has a pair of shoes for $20. It is on sale for 25% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  • 3. A store has a jacket for $130. It is on sale for 50% off. How much money does a shopper save?

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. A store has a pair of shoes for $70. It is on sale for 50% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  2. A store has a pair of shoes for $20. It is on sale for 25% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  3. A store has a jacket for $130. It is on sale for 50% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  4. A store has a jacket for $160. It is on sale for 10% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  5. A store has a jacket for $200. It is on sale for 25% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  6. A store has a jacket for $160. It is on sale for 50% off. What is the sale price?
  7. A salesperson earns a 20% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $60. How much commission is earned?
  8. A restaurant bill is $160. A diner leaves a 10% tip. How much is the tip?
  9. A store has a jacket for $50. It is on sale for 10% off. What is the sale price?
  10. A salesperson earns a 20% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $10. How much commission is earned?
Answers
  1. $35.00
  2. $5.00
  3. $65.00
  4. $16.00
  5. $50.00
  6. $80.00
  7. $12.00
  8. $16.00
  9. $45.00
  10. $2.00

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Price, tax and tip (6th grade)

  1. A restaurant bill is $80. A diner leaves a 10% tip. How much is the tip?
  2. A restaurant bill is $160. A diner leaves a 20% tip. How much is the tip?
  3. A store has a pair of shoes for $190. It is on sale for 10% off. What is the sale price?
  4. A salesperson earns a 10% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $110. How much commission is earned?
  5. A store has a pair of shoes for $140. It is on sale for 25% off. How much money does a shopper save?
  6. A store has a pair of shoes for $20. It is on sale for 50% off. What is the sale price?
  7. A salesperson earns a 10% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $70. How much commission is earned?
  8. A restaurant bill is $60. A diner leaves a 15% tip. How much does the diner pay in all, bill plus tip?
  9. A salesperson earns a 8% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $275. How much commission is earned?
  10. A jacket costs $340 before tax. The sales tax is 8%. What is the total cost with tax?
  11. A restaurant bill is $265. A diner leaves a 15% tip. How much is the tip?
  12. A salesperson earns a 15% commission on sales. Sales for the week are $340. How much commission is earned?
Key
  1. $8.00
  2. $32.00
  3. $171.00
  4. $11.00
  5. $35.00
  6. $10.00
  7. $7.00
  8. $69.00
  9. $22.00
  10. $367.20
  11. $39.75
  12. $51.00

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