Grade 6 · Number
Ratios and Percentages
Ratios and percentages are the language of comparison. A 20% tip, a 3:1 solution, a 60% chance of rain — these ideas appear everywhere. Students who can move fluidly between fraction, decimal, and percent forms, and who understand ratio as a relationship, are equipped for real-world mathematics.
LESSON VIDEO
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Lesson video
A short walkthrough to play in class or assign for flipped/at-home viewing.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN
✓Represent and interpret ratios using part-to-part and part-to-whole thinking
✓Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages
✓Calculate a percentage of a whole
✓Solve problems involving discounts, taxes, and tips