Free to use in class. Play it a few times; it's made to support what students learn in class, not replace it.
About this song
A West Coast boom-bap percents song for grades 6-9. A 100-square grid, double number lines and the is-over-of proportion show every concept as it's rapped.
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What is 15% of 60?
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15% of 60 = 0.15 × 60 = 9 (10% is 6, 5% is 3).
Key terms
percents
percentages
percent of a number
finding the percent
finding the whole
percent proportion
is over of
discount
sales tax
tip
percent change
percent increase
Standards it supports
6.RP.A.3cFind a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100; find the whole from a part and the percent.
7.RP.A.3Multistep ratio and percent problems: tax, tips, discounts, markups, percent increase and decrease.
Common Core State Standards.
Lesson pack
Coming soon for this song: a lyric sheet, fill-in-the-blanks, vocabulary, a quiz and an exit ticket.
