Determining Unit Rate
Solving Proportions
Tax, Tip, and Grand Total
Discount
Solving Word Problems with Proportions
100

A 65-pack candy bag costs $17.23. What is the unit price per pack of candy?

$.27 per pack of candy

100

105/120=21/x

x=24

100

A haircut at a salon cost $50. Bill wants to give the barber 12.5% tip. What is the tip? What is the grand total?

Tip-$6.25

Grand Total-$56.25

100

A book is on a 20% sale. The original price is $27. What is the discount and the discounted price?

Discount-$5.4

Discounted Price-$21.6

100

7 binders cost $12.50. Tim needs 10 for school. How much will that cost?

$17.86

200

A pack of 320 sheets of paper costs $219.99. How much does one sheet cost?

$.69

200

x/24=27/5.25. Round to the nearest hundredths.

x=123.43

200

A printer costs $49.99. The tax is 15%. What is the tax and grand total?

Tax-$7.50

Grand Total-$57.49

200

A helicopter costs $500000. There was a discount of 3%. What is the reduced price?

$485000

200

111 oz. of sugar is needed to make 12 apple pies. How much sugar is needed for 18 apple pies?

166.5 oz. of sugar

300

Store A sells 16 lbs. flour bags for $14.08. Store B sells 19 lbs. for $16.53. Store C sells 5 lbs. for $4.40. Which store has the best deal?

Store B

300

135/x=382/19. Round to the nearest thousandths.

x=6.7147

300

Bob really enjoyed the room service at a hotel and decided to give 25% tip. The meal delivered was $18.90. How much was the tip?

$4.73

300

A hat is on sale with a 5% discount. The discount is $1.37. What was the original price for the hat?

$27.4

300

360 people out of 1000 passed the preliminary rounds of a drawing contest. If the same proportion is used in the quarterfinals, how many people would pass if there were 75 total contestants?

27 contestants

400

13 couches cost $2748.39. How much does one couch equal?

$211.41

400

x/2439.9=68/82. Round to the nearest hundredths.

x=2023.33

400

The tax for a hat is $2.34. The tax was 11%. How much was the original price of the hat?

$21.27

400

A car costs $25,550. There is a discount of 11%. What is the discount?

$2810.5

400

16 pencils cost $1.28. How much would 181 pencils be?

$14.48

500

A car can drive 1274.38 miles with 53.75 gallons of gas. How many miles can the car go with 1 gallon of gas? Round to the nearest hundredths.

23.71 miles per gallon.

500

1628.823/8192.926=x/12749.82. Round to the nearest thousandths.

x=2534.7721

500

A meal cost $93.47. The tax is 15%. Jim wants to give the waiter 16% tip. What is the tax? What is tip? How much is the grand total?

Tax-$14.02

Tip-$14.96

Total-$122.45

500

A new T.V. costs $523.84. There is a discount of 13.8%. What is the reduced price?

$451.55

500

Jim bought 13 books for $324.22. How many books can you buy with $174.58?

7 books