Cost and Pricing Word Problems

Mrs. Cutting guides students through lesson eight, focusing on using ratios to determine costs. The lesson covers calculating the cost of avocados, water bottles, chips, books, and bracelets using equivalent ratios and tables. Students learn to find the cost per item and apply these skills to various scenarios.

If 8 avocados cost $4, how much would 16 avocados cost?

• $12

• $10

• $8

• $6

How much does each avocado cost if 8 avocados are $4?

• $1.00

• $0.25

• $0.75

• $0.50

What is the cost of 9 avocados if each costs $0.50?

• $4.50

• $4.00

• $5.00

• $5.50

If 12 water bottles cost $9, how many bottles can you buy for $3?

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 3

What is the cost per water bottle if 12 bottles cost $9?

• $1.25

• $1.00

• $0.75

• $0.50

How much would 7 water bottles cost if each costs $0.75?

• $4.75

• $5.50

• $5.00

• $5.25

If 4 bags of chips cost $6, what is the cost per bag?

• $1.75

• $1.50

• $1.00

• $1.25

How much would 7 bags of chips cost if each bag costs $1.50?

• $9.50

• $10.00

• $10.50

• $11.00

If 4 neon bracelets cost $1, what is the cost per bracelet?

• $0.25

• $0.20

• $0.15

• $0.10

How much would 11 neon bracelets cost if each costs $0.25?

• $2.50

• $2.75

• $3.00

• $2.25