Math: Percentages
These sites explain how to calculate percentages. Learn about the relationship among fractions, decimals, and percentages. Practice calculating sales prices, commissions, and restaurant tips. There are many online quizzes, interactive games, word problems, and worksheets. Includes links to eThemes Resources on decimals and fractions.
Grades
- 4,
- 5,
- 6
Links
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Percents
Read this short lesson on percents, then take the quiz.
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Numbers: Percent
This is a four-part lesson on percents. Click on "Next" to go to the next page. Includes interactive problems. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
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Relating Decimals and Percents
Here is a game for younger kids to match percents with decimals.
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BrainPOP: Percent
Tim and Moby explain how to work with percents. Watch as they discuss converting fractions and decimals into percentages, then take the quiz. NOTE: The web site is available by subscription only.
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E-Lab, Understanding Percent
This interactive game can help kids visualize the percent as a part of a square or a circle.
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Quia: Percent: Fraction Match
Match the percentage with the fraction in this interactive game.
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Quia: Percent Jeopardy
Play this fun Jeopardy game to test your knowledge of percents.
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Quia: Percents: How Much am I?
Here are three games to help you learn percents.
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Shopping Spree
This table game can help children practice calculating a percent while shopping.
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The Big Pay Off
Practice calculating commission amounts of sold cars in this table game.
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Funbrain: Penguin Waiter Percent Game
Choose a difficulty level and then use your knowledge of percents to calculate the tip you would leave in a restaurant. NOTE: The site leads to websites with forums.
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edHelper: Percent Worksheets
This page has links to a number of worksheets on finding percents and numbers.
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Word Problem Drills
Try to solve these word problems by calculating the correct percentages. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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eThemes Resource: Math: Decimals
This is a collection of sites about decimals. Includes reading, writing, addition, and subtraction of decimals. There are interactive drills and calculating batting averages.
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eThemes Resource: Math: Fractions
These sites explain how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. There are several online tutorials and games. Topics include mixed numbers and simplifying fractions. Also includes some fraction word problems.
Education Standards
