Packing for a trip? This activity allows learners to decide how many magazines and protein bars they can buy with twenty dollars. They can organize their work in a chart to track how many items they can purchase. There are two different solutions offered to cater to your teaching style. This would be a great idea to use as an individual assessment or homework problem. 

Concepts

proportions, ratios

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Additional Tags

proportional relationship, multistep problem, ratio, math

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Pros

• Ability to create chart
• Can be used as individual assignment
• Answer key provided

Cons

• No examples

Common Core

7.RP.A.3 MP4