Food companies understand how to use math to their advantage. Learners explore the math related to the packaging and serving size of yogurt. They then use unit analysis and percent values to make decisions on the product development.

Concepts

percents, ratios, unit conversions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the extension ideas to develop the lesson into a longer project
• Include the resource in a lesson to review percents, proportion, and unit conversions

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes pupils understand how to use percents

Pros

• Provides a worked-out answer key
• Questions address multiple mathematical concepts within the same task

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.d 7.RP.A.1 7.NS.A.3 7.EE.B.3 HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.3