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Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is to apply the concept of percent increase/decrease to the workplace so that students can determine dollar amounts for expected return on their time investment in GED® study.

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Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

·        calculate the percent increase of a salary

Student Target

“I can calculate the amount of money for a salary increase/decrease.”

CCR Focus Standards

Number and Ratios - Level D

• 7.RP.3

  Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error. (Also see 7.G.1 and G.MG.2)

Supporting Standards

• 6.RP.3c

  Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.
  

Standards for Mathematical Practice

KYAE Employability Standards