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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents (Gr. 7) | 5-Lesson Unit

This comprehensive collection of Grade 7 math lessons focuses on developing students’ understanding of ratios, proportions, and percents through real-world applications and multi-step problem-solving strategies. Each lesson is designed to build critical thinking skills and reinforce proportional reasoning, preparing students for more advanced mathematical concepts.

Topics in this collection include:

  • Understanding Ratios and Proportions: Introduction to ratios, equivalent ratios, and setting up proportions.
  • Identifying Proportional Relationships: Recognizing proportionality in tables, graphs, and equations.
  • Representing Proportional Relationships: Using equations, tables, and graphs to model proportional situations.
  • Solving Multi-Step Ratio Problems: Applying proportional reasoning in complex, multi-step problems, including unit conversions.
  • Working with Percents: Solving percent problems related to discounts, tax, commission, and interest.

Students will engage with hands-on exercises and problem-solving activities that connect math concepts to everyday life, such as shopping discounts, recipe scaling, and distance-speed-time relationships. With step-by-step solutions and structured practice, this collection ensures a deep understanding of key ratio and percent concepts.

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This five-lesson sequence covers Ratios, Proportions, and Percents for grade 7.