Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 6 Lesson 15 Re-Engage
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Re-Engage
Unit 6 Lesson 15: Introduction to Percentage
Model
1. Drew threw 10 pitches and 8 of them were
strikes. What percentage of them were
strikes?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
2. Carly got 15 out of 20 questions right on
her quiz. What percentage of the
questions were right?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
3. Traci received 50 roses on her birthday
and 12 of them were red. What percentage
of the roses were red?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
4. Jessica orders 25 tacos and 9 of them
were chicken. What percentage of them
were chicken?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
Structured Guided Practice
Directions: Solve.
Ryan made 7 out of 10 free throws in his basketball game. What is Ryan’s free throw
percentage?
Ryan’s free throw percentage is 70%.
# of baskets made 7
=
x
# of free throws 10 100
=
7
=
70
= 70%
10 100
× 10
× 10
# of strikes
=
# of pitches
=
# of questions correct
=
# of questions
=
# of red roses
=
# of roses
=
# of chicken tacos
=
# of tacos
=
Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 6 Lesson 15 Re-Engage
Re-Engage
Unit 6 Lesson 15: Introduction to Percentage
Student Practice
Directions: Solve.
1. Kennedy got 9 out of 10 problems correct
on her exam. What percentage did she get
correct?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
2. Jim ordered 20 pizzas for his football
party. 9 of them were pepperoni. What
percentage of the pizzas were pepperoni?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
3. Nick had 25 at-bats during the course of
his baseball season. He got 7 hits. What
percentage of his at-bats were hits?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
4. Stefani took 50 shots on goal. She made 17
of her shots. What is her shooting
percentage?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
5. There are 20 students in a class. 13 of
them are girls. What percentage of the
class are girls?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
6. 25 markers come in a box. 8 of them didn’t
work. What percentage of the markers
didn’t work?
p e r c e n t a g e : _____________
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