teaching resource

Grocery Percentages – Year 6 Maths Worksheet

Updated: 31 Aug 2023

Use percentages to calculate discounts with this maths worksheet designed for students in years 6 and 7.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 3 Pages
Year: 6

Curriculum

VC2M6N07

Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies with and without digital tools <ul> <li>explaining how 1/3 of a quantity can be achieved by dividing by 3, and how knowledge of 1/3 of a quantity can be used to find 2/3 or 4/3 of the same quantity, using situations involving money, length, duration, mass or capacity</li> <li>investigating percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% in an online toy sale, using their equivalent decimal representations of 0.10, 0.25 and 0.50 to calculate the amount of discount on sale items, with and without digital tools</li> <li>linking percentages to their decimal equivalent of tenths and hundredths and using these to determine percentage discounts; for example, finding a 30% discount by using its equivalence to 0.3, dividing by 10 and multiplying the result by 3 to give 30%</li> <li>explaining the equivalence between percentages and fractions, for example,33 1/3% and 1/3, keeping to percentages that are equivalent to fractions with small denominators such as 66 2/3% and 12.5%</li> <li>representing a situation with a mathematical expression, for example, numbers and symbols such as 1/4 × 24, that involves finding a familiar fraction or percentage of a quantity; and using mental strategies or a calculator and explaining the result in terms of the situation in question</li> </ul>
VC2M6N08

Approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages, using appropriate estimation strategies <ul> <li>using familiar fractions, decimals and percentages to approximate calculations, such as 0.3 of 180 is about 1/3 of 180, or 52% is about 1/2</li> <li>choosing appropriate estimation strategies including rounding to the nearest whole number, knowledge of multiples of 2, 5 or 10 and partitioning numbers, in contexts such as measuring or cost per unit</li> <li>recognising the effect of rounding on calculations involving fractions or decimals and saying what numbers the answer will be between</li> <li>recognising the usefulness of estimation to check calculations for contexts such as dividing wood into a number of lengths, calculating cost per unit, reducing a recipe or dividing the cost of dinner for a group into individual amounts</li> <li>verifying solutions by estimating percentages in suitable contexts, such as discounts, using common percentages of 10%, 25%, 30%, 50% and 1%</li> <li>investigating estimation strategies to make decisions about steam cooking in ground ovens by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including catering for different numbers of people and resources needed for cooking</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Grocery Percentages – Year 6 Maths Worksheet

Updated: 31 Aug 2023

Use percentages to calculate discounts with this maths worksheet designed for students in years 6 and 7.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 3 Pages
Year: 6

Use percentages to calculate discounts with this maths worksheet designed for students in years 6 and 7.

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Finding real-world applications for our students is an important part of tying maths to things we do in our day-to-day lives. One of those applications is determining the cost of an item if it is on sale. Calculating discounts and determining the sale price is something that students will use their entire lives. Teach Starter has created a maths worksheet designed for students in years 6 and 7 to help them practise this maths skill.

This worksheet includes a grocery store advertisement that showcases different food items, their original price and the percentage off. Students will work to find the new price of each food item as well as answer a set of questions at the bottom of the worksheet. When making calculations, students will round to the nearest hundredths place, if necessary.

An answer key is included with your download to make grading fast and easy!

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

Guided maths groups
Lesson wrap-up
Fast finishers
Homework assignment
Whole-class review (via smartboard)

Encourage students who need a bit of a challenge to compare the prices to a local grocery store advertisement. Ask students which store has the better bargain.

If there are students who need additional support, consider providing them with a multiplication chart to help with basic maths facts. This worksheet can also be completed with the help of a peer tutor or teacher.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.

To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on thick card and slipping it into a dry-erase sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse them.

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

VC2M6N07

Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies with and without digital tools <ul> <li>explaining how 1/3 of a quantity can be achieved by dividing by 3, and how knowledge of 1/3 of a quantity can be used to find 2/3 or 4/3 of the same quantity, using situations involving money, length, duration, mass or capacity</li> <li>investigating percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% in an online toy sale, using their equivalent decimal representations of 0.10, 0.25 and 0.50 to calculate the amount of discount on sale items, with and without digital tools</li> <li>linking percentages to their decimal equivalent of tenths and hundredths and using these to determine percentage discounts; for example, finding a 30% discount by using its equivalence to 0.3, dividing by 10 and multiplying the result by 3 to give 30%</li> <li>explaining the equivalence between percentages and fractions, for example,33 1/3% and 1/3, keeping to percentages that are equivalent to fractions with small denominators such as 66 2/3% and 12.5%</li> <li>representing a situation with a mathematical expression, for example, numbers and symbols such as 1/4 × 24, that involves finding a familiar fraction or percentage of a quantity; and using mental strategies or a calculator and explaining the result in terms of the situation in question</li> </ul>
VC2M6N08

Approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages, using appropriate estimation strategies <ul> <li>using familiar fractions, decimals and percentages to approximate calculations, such as 0.3 of 180 is about 1/3 of 180, or 52% is about 1/2</li> <li>choosing appropriate estimation strategies including rounding to the nearest whole number, knowledge of multiples of 2, 5 or 10 and partitioning numbers, in contexts such as measuring or cost per unit</li> <li>recognising the effect of rounding on calculations involving fractions or decimals and saying what numbers the answer will be between</li> <li>recognising the usefulness of estimation to check calculations for contexts such as dividing wood into a number of lengths, calculating cost per unit, reducing a recipe or dividing the cost of dinner for a group into individual amounts</li> <li>verifying solutions by estimating percentages in suitable contexts, such as discounts, using common percentages of 10%, 25%, 30%, 50% and 1%</li> <li>investigating estimation strategies to make decisions about steam cooking in ground ovens by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including catering for different numbers of people and resources needed for cooking</li> </ul>

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