Percents & Money Real-Life Math Project | Coupons, Financial Literacy

Overview

This Percents & Money Real-Life Math Project is perfect for middle schoolers to dive into financial literacy while practicing percentages. It’s designed as a printable PDF, making it super easy to use in the classroom or for homework. With activities that let your students explore how to save money using coupons, it covers important standards like CCSS 6.RP.A.3.c and CCSS 7.RP.A.3. Plus, you get discussion questions for group activities, making math both engaging and practical for sixth and seventh graders.

Why you'll love this

This is a print-and-go, SUPER FUN, EASEL-compatible real world math project for practicing percentages. It enables students to learn how to use math to save money! You can assign it as individual homework or as a sub activity. We've also included discussion questions as well, so that it's fun to assign in groups!

Students are introduced to a series of different objects that Jason wants to purchase -- from bean bags to tables, and get to help Jason figure out how to save money! Students are offered coupons for 10% and $10 off, and apply percentages to figure out which coupon would save Jason more money. The discussion questions push students to discuss patterns, and think more deeply about how this corresponds to.

What's included?

  • 4 worksheet pages

  • 1 discussion question page

  • 5 answer key pages

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