Description

Easy prep, percent partner activity for practice applying percentages to problems including sales tax, discounts, coupons, markups, commissions, and simple interest.

How ‘Speed Dating’ Works:

• Half of the students will get a card with an item and price, the other half will get a card with a percent application problem. Print item cards and percent application cards on different colors.
• Students find a partner with the opposite color card. They’ll work together to solve the problem created by their cards.
• Once they agree on the solution, they’ll trade cards and look for a new partner.
• This continues until you end the activity.

This activity works well using individual whiteboards, but I’ve also included a student recording sheet that could be used so you have a record of each student’s work.

Includes 24 item cards and 24 percent application cards (enough for a class of up to 48 students).