Summary
Need to figure out how much tip to leave your waiter? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to the very helpful skill of finding percents. As Tim and Moby guide you through a practice problem, you’ll find out how fractions are related to percents and how to use that to solve your problem. You’ll learn three ways of dealing with percents, including one method using proportions; one method beginning with a percent; and one way to find the percentage of any given number. You’ll also learn how the decimal equivalent of a fraction can help you find the percent. This movie is 100 percent informative!
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Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Percents:
- What is one new thing you learned about percents?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining percents.
- Draw or give one example of your own.