Math Shopping

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area: Mathematics
Grades: 6-7

After watching a video about items at Dick's Sporting Goods, students work in pairs to discuss and identify their strategy to determine the better deal by solving a percent equation.

MA Standards

6.RP.A.3

Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.

7.RP.A.3

Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio, rate, and percent problems. For example: simple interest, tax, price increases and discounts, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.

Resources

Math Shopping Task Template (PDF) PDF · 137 KB
Math Shopping Task Template (Word) DOCX · 1.59 MB
Student Directions and Worksheet DOCX · 1.1 MB
Math Shopping Rubric DOCX · 1.54 MB
Resource: Video MOV · 21.3 MB

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