Wild Card
Unit Rate
Proportional or Not?
Solving Proportions
Word Problems
100
You earn $56 walking your neighbor's dog for 8 hours. Your friend earns $36 painting your neighbor's fence for 4 hours. What is your pay rate and your friend's pay rate?
Me: $7/ 1 hour Friend: $9/1 hour
100
If Mimi drives 50 miles in 2 hours, what is her rate (speed per hour)?
What is 25 miles per hour
100
7 inches in 9 hours, 42 inches in 54 hours
Yes
100
7/n = 42/48
n=8
100
Anna earns $12 in 3 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?
What is $20
200
Test worth 50 points; test score of 40%
x/50 = 40/100
200
If James types 120 words per 3 minutes, what is his rate of typing?
What is 40 words per minute
200
Are 1/6 and 2/7 proportional?
Not Proportional, 1 x 7 = 7 and 2 x 6 = 12
200
n/5 = 35/20
n=8.75
200
Ramon gets 10 points in 4 games. How many does he get in 6 games?
What is 15 points
300
Test worth 80 points; test score of 80%
x/80=80/100
300
If 10 bags of Hot Cheetos cost $3.50, then how much does 1 cost?
What is $0.35
300
Are 6/8 and 9/12 proportional?
Yes proportional, 6 x 12 = 72, and 9 x 8 = 72
300
5/42 = w/6
w = 5/7 or 0.71
300
Henry reads 8 pages in 6 minutes, then he reads 4 pages in how many minutes?
What is 3 minutes
400
See Table #1
1.5 miles/2.5 hours = m miles/4 hours
400
Which is the better deal $20 for 5 t-shirts or $24 for 8 t-shirts
What is $24 for 8 t-shirts (rate of $3 per shirt)
400
Are 5/10 and 4/8 proportional?
Yes proportional, 5 x 8 = 40, 10 x 4 = 40
400
5/7 = (b-2)/42
b = 32
400
Julia texts 60 words in 4 minutes, then she texts 45 words in how many minutes?
What is 3 minutes
500
See Table #2
n winners/85 entries = 34 winners/170 entries
500
What is a unit rate?
a ratio where the bottom number is a 1
500
12/20 and 3/10
Not proportional, 12 x 10 = 120, 20 x 3 = 60
500
7/(c+4) = 35/55
c = 7
500
Ms. Curtis students 25 hours for 2 tests, and studies 100 hours for how many tests?
What is 8 tests.
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