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Lesson: Benchmark Percentages

Lesson: Benchmark Percentages

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Mathematics

6th Grade

Practice Problem

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Created by

CJ Williams

Used 3+ times

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4 Slides • 21 Questions

1

Math Response

What is 50% of 20?

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2

Drag and Drop

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Devin spent 50% of his 30 minutes of recess playing football.



Devin spent ​
minutes playing football.

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15
3
20
30
12

3

Benchmark Percentages

All percentages that are Multiples of 25 can be modeled with fourths.

Divide the whole by 4, then multiply if needed.



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4

Labelling

Label the following tape diagram to represent peercentages that are multiples of 25.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

100%

50%

20%

75%

90%

70%

60%

25%

5

Math Response

What is 25% of 12?

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6

Math Response

What is 75% of 44?

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7

Multiple Choice

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Part 1:

Chanel has 84 cookies. She wants to give 25% to her friend Miguel. How many cookies will Miguel receive?

1

21

2

63

3

84

4

20

8

Multiple Choice

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Part 2:

Chanel has 84 cookies. She gives 25% to her friend Miguel, 50% to the homeless and eats the rest herself.

How many cookies will Chanel eat herself?

1

21

2

63

3

84

4

20

9

Benchmark Percentages

All percentages that are Multiples of 20 can be modeled with fifths.

Divide the whole by 5, then multiply if needed.



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10

Labelling

Label the following tape diagram to represent peercentages that are multiples of 25.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

60%

100%

70%

90%

40%

75%

10%

25%

80%

20%

11

Math Response

What is 80% of 90?

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12

Fill in the Blank

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______ is 20% of 175.

13

Multiple Choice

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Of the 50 students in the SAS choir, 40% are in the 2nd or 3rd grade.

How many 2nd or 3rd graders are in the SAS choir.

1

20 students

2

40 students

3

10 students

4

15 students

5

30 students

14

Drag and Drop

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St. Alphonsus School has 125 peices of candy for Halloween Fest. Of the 125 peices, 60% are chocolate.



peices of candy are chocolate. ​

peices are not chocolate.
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75
25
100
125
30
70
50

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Benchmark Percentages

All percentages that are Multiples of 10 can be modeled with tenths.

Divide the whole by 10, then multiply if needed.




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Categorize

Options (11)

10

20

50

70

90

30

25

75

35

66

79

Categorize the following numbers based on whether they are multiples of 10.

Multiples of 10
Not Multiples of 10

17

Multiple Choice

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Calculate 10% of 80
1
5
2
7
3
8
4
10

18

Math Response

Calculate 30% of 80

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19

Math Response

10% of a pack of 40 skittles are green.

How many skittles are not green?

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20

Multiple Choice

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150 children attended a party. 40% of the children had an ice cream.

How many children ate icre cream?

1

60

2

70

3

80

4

90

21

Benchmark Percentages

22

Drag and Drop

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is 5% of 200?

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
20
4
5
10
190

23

Multiple Choice

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What is 12% of 40?
1
4.2
2
4
3
4.8
4
5

24

Multiple Choice

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CHALLENGE:

What is 150% of $20? 

1
$20
2
$30
3
$40
4
$150

25

Math Response

CHALLENGE:

What is 140% of 25? 

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What is 50% of 20?

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