Coupon Clipping
Are coupons always a good deal?
In this lesson, students reason with percents and proportions to evaluate enticing coupons and debate whether retailers should be allowed to raise the price of items in order to then put them on sale.
Students will
- Use percents to calculate sale prices after a discount
- Given a new price and a percent discount, use proportional reasoning to determine the original price
Before you begin
Students should be able to solve basic problems involving percents, including percent increase and decrease.Common Core Standards
Content Standards
Mathematical Practices
Shoutouts
Broderick the Coupon Kid, J. C. Penney, Ron Johnson
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