Everyone loves a sale, and this worksheet allows learners to calculate which sale is more rewarding. The activity can be adapted for different thinking contexts. The answer key describes different answer choices, some being higher thinking. There is no exact answer because the problem does not specify the items being purchased. Your shoppers can play around with different item prices and situations to see which store gives them the best discount.   

Concepts

percents, proportions, unit rates

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Additional Tags

unit rate, proportional relationship, multistep problem, percent, math

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Pros

• Open-ended, provides for class discussion
• Answer choices included

Cons

• Answers can vary, teacher should set limits

Common Core

7.RP.A.1 7.RP.A.2.a 7.RP.A.3 MP4