Students will gather real-world data by researching local businesses' sales tax rates, exploring how percentages impact everyday transactions, and interviewing peers to understand common misconceptions and difficulties related to percent problems.

Students will collaboratively analyze data from real-world percent situations, like sales tax and discounts, conducting calculations to identify patterns and discuss findings that lead to a clear articulation of a central percent problem in need of a solution.

Students will brainstorm a variety of real-world scenarios involving percent calculations such as shopping discounts, interest rates, and tax assessments, focusing on creative solutions to these multistep problems with peers to deepen their understanding and application of proportional relationships.

Students will create and test models using real-world percent problems by designing a mini-business concept where they determine pricing strategies, apply sales tax calculations, and evaluate percent changes through prototype transactions.

Students will present their percent calculations and solutions to real-world problems, showcasing their ability to apply mathematical concepts to stakeholders, while validating their ideas through feedback and refining their presentations based on constructive reviews.