DISCOUNT AND SALES TAX LESSON PLAN:
How
much does that shirt cost?
Objectives:
1. The student will be able to change percents to decimals and find the percent of a number.
2. The student will be able to calculate the amount of discount, sale price, and sales tax for a dollar amount.
3. The student will be able to calculate the total cost of an item based on percent discount and sales tax.
4. The student will be able to mentally calculate amount of discount, sale price, sales tax, and total cost for an item that is 10% off and 5% sales tax.
5. The student will be able to write in complete sentences how they mentally solved a discount and sales tax problem.
Standards: NCTM Standards: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Suggested Grades: 4th Grade,
5th Grade, 6th Grade - Elementary Education |