Unit Rate and Percent

Unit Rate

100

You bought 5 candy canes for $20. How much does 1 candy cane cost?

$4

200

Lin runs 10 laps around a track in 25 minutes.

How many laps per minute is that?

0.4 laps per minute

300

Lin runs 10 laps around a track in 25 minutes.

How many minutes per lap is that?

2.5 minutes per lap.

400

4 PRIME energy drinks cost $6.80 at the store.

What is the unit rate price per PRIME.

$1.70

500

Andre recently rode his bike 2500 meters in 100 seconds.

What was his rate in meters per second?

250 meters per second

Percent

100

36 is 40% of what number?

90

200

What is 10% of 80?

8

300

75% of 200 = ?

150

400

25% of __________ = 12

48

500

On the last test you earned 9 out of 12 points, what percent did you get right on the test?

75%

Unit Rate and Percent

100

What is 15% of 60?

What is 9

200

Maria and John are both buying snacks. Maria buys 6 granola bars for $4.50, while John buys 8 granola bars for $6.40. Who is getting the better deal?

Maria is getting the better deal because her unit price is lower at $0.75 per granola bar, compared to John’s $0.80 per granola bar.

300

15 is what percent of 12?

125%

400

A grocery store offers two different sizes of a juice bottle:

• Option A: 32 ounces for $4.80
• Option B: 48 ounces for $6.72

Which option is the better buy?

• Option A costs 15 cents per ounce.
• Option B costs 14 cents per ounce.

Since Option B has a lower unit price, Option B is the better buy

500

A group of 150 students voted on a favorite color. If 20% voted for red, 35% voted for blue, and the rest voted for green, how many students voted for each color?

30 students voted for red, 53 voted for blue, and 67 voted for green

Percent Story Problems

100

A school has 500 students. If 60% of the students are involved in extracurricular activities, how many students are involved?

What is 300 students

200

A jacket originally costs $80. It is now on sale for 25% off. How much money will you save?

You will save $20

300

In a survey, 75% of 240 people said they prefer dogs over cats. How many people prefer dogs?

180 people prefer dogs

400

A store has a special deal on apples. If 30% of the apples are damaged, and there are 200 apples in total, how many apples are good to sell?

140 apples are good to sell

500

Maria answered 85% of the questions correctly on a test with 40 questions. How many questions did she get right?

Maria got 34 questions right.