Literal Equations
Unit Rate
Better Buy
Percent Proportions
Word Problems
100

Solve m - n = 5 for m

m = 5 + n

100
What is the unit rate for $120 for 6 shirts
What is $20 per shirt?
100
What is the better buy 40 ounces for $12 or 25 ounces for $10
What is 40 ounces for $12 (.30 per ounce) 25 for $10 is (.40 per ounce)
100

6 is what percent of 120?

What is 5%?

100

If 4 ties cost $100, what is the cost of 10 ties?

What is $250?

200

Solve x/5 - g = a for x

x = 5(a + g)

200
Find the unit rate. Eric scores 40 points in 5 games
What is 8 points per game?
200

What is the better buy? $7.50 for 4 packs of notebooks or $12.00 for 6 packs of notebooks

What is $7.50 for 4 ($1.88 per pack)

200

What percent of 375 is 40?

What is 10.7%

200

The ratio of blue to red M & M's is 6 to 10. If there are 120 M & M's how many red should we expect in the bag?

What is about 75?

300

Solve 2a + 2b = c for b

b = (c-2a)/2

300
Find the unit rate. $132 for 3 books
What is $44 per book?
300
What is the better buy? $6 for 10 pens or $7.50 for 14 pens
What is $7.50 for 14 ($.54) ? (other choice is $.60)
300

Find 310% of 42

What is 130.2?

300

A plane flew 120 miles in 15 minutes. At this rate, how far would it fly in 1 hour?

What is 480 miles?

400

Solve 3.3x + r = 23.1 for x

x = (23.1-r)/3.3

400
Find the unit rate. $3 for 4 packages
What is $.75 per package?
400
Which car gets better gas mileage, 18 gallons used in 350 miles or 19 gallons in 375 miles
What is 19 gallons in 375 miles? 19.4 miles per gallon or 19.7 miles per gallon
400

What number is 0.5% of 8?

What is 0.04?

400
It cost Lizzy $300 dollars to build 6 feet of a patio. At this rate, how much can she build with $1200?
What is 24 feet?
500

Solve s = (1/2)gt2 for g

g = 2s/t2

500
Write the unit rate as a ratio. There are 5 students in a group.
What is 5 : 1?
500
What is the better buy for 2 tickets? Option A. Buy one get one half off tickets (75.00 each ticket) Option B. $120 for two tickets
What is Option A? ($112.50 for two tickets)
500

What is 150% of 70? *No Calculators!!!*

What is 105? *No points if you used a calculator!!*

500
For every 5 sharks at the aquarium, there are 15 sea turtles in one tank. If there are 40 total in that tank, how many should be sea turtles?
What is 30 sea turtles?