Applying Unit Rates
Percents
Ratio Tables
Ratio and Rate Word Problems
Rates and Unit Rates
100

$45.00 for 9 pounds of nuts. How much for 2 pounds?

$10

100

What is 12% of 75?

9

100

Complete the table:

2/3=8/12=32/48

100

Peter mixes flour and sugar in the ratio 3 : 1 to prepare cookies. If 21 pounds of flour is stirred in, find the quantity of cookies prepared altogether.

28 pounds

100

Decide whether the rates are equivalent. Show Proof.

144 points for every 3 games

240 points for every 5 games

48 points per game for both, so they are equivalent.

200

$24 for 3 pounds of fish. How much for 8 pounds?

$64

200

What is 10% of 14?

1.4

200

Complete the table:

1/3=5/15=25/75

200

In a bag of mixed nuts, there are 7 walnuts for every 2 peanuts. If the bag contains 90 nuts in all, find the number of walnuts and peanuts it contains?

70 walnuts and 20 peanuts

200

$18 for 6 pounds. What is the unit rate?

$3 per pound

300

$180 for 9 people. How much for 7 people?

$140

300

21 out of 30 students enjoy reading. What percent enjoy reading?

70%

300

Complete the Table.

300

Jumbo paper clips cost $1.05 for 5 clips. What would the cost be for 27 jumbo paper clips?

$5.67

300

240 People in 5 buses. How many people per bus?

28 people per bus

400

35 meters in 20 seconds. How many meters in 75 seconds?

131.25 meters

400

75% of what number is 27?

36

400

Complete the Table

400

Sally drove 450 miles in 9 hours. At that same rate, how many hours will it take her to drive 600 miles?

12 hours

400

Determine the better buy.

$15 for 3 gallons of milk or $20 for 5 gallons of milk.

(Hint: Find the unit rate of each and compare)

$20 for 5 gallons of milk is the better buy because it is $4 per gallon instead of $5 per gallon.

500

Determine the better buy.

$13.35 for 5 drinks or $9.27 for 3 drinks

$13.35 for 5 drinks because it is $2.67 per drink compared to $3.09 per drink.

500

44 is 80% of what number?

55

500
  • A store sells 2 printers for every 5 computers.  Last month the store sells 15 computers.  How many printers did they sell?

The store sells 6 computers

Don't need the middle column

500

What is the ratio of green circles to blue stars? What does it mean?

1 to 1. For every one green circle there is one blue star.

500

Who runs faster? How do you know?

You because your line is closer to the miles (you run more miles in the same amount of time)