Solving Percent Problems by Cross Multiplying | 6th Grade Math

Want more practice?! Get your own copy of the 6th Grade Math Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ88YGKS?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_6C5B686E0YH417KDAEJ7_4&bestFormat=true Learn more about how to solve percent problems with these step by step lessons: https://youtu.be/YgjXaU2T2Zs https://youtu.be/fvGiuZxSb0g Struggling with percent problems? In this lesson, you'll learn how to solve percent problems using cross multiplication by turning percents into fractions and setting up equivalent ratios. Because percents are really fractions out of 100, we can write percent situations as ratios and solve them using cross multiplication. This strategy helps us quickly find the part, whole, or percent in real-world problems. In this video, I start with a quick introduction explaining how percents, fractions, and ratios are all connected, which allows us to set up equivalent ratios to solve percent problems. Then we walk step-by-step through two example problems before ending with a bonus challenge question for you to try on your own! This lesson supports concepts from the 6th Grade Common Core Math Standards focused on ratio reasoning and percent relationships. 📚 Common Core Standards Covered Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: 6.RP.A.3 – Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Specifically: 6.RP.A.3c – Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity). 6.RP.A.3b – Solve unit rate problems including those involving ratios of fractions. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction Why percents can be written as ratios 01:02 Example 1 – Solving a percent problem using cross multiplication 04:14 Example 2 – Finding the whole using cross multiplication 07:37 Bonus Problem – Try it yourself! 07:45 Final thoughts and recap