Gas Pump

Act 1

1. How much money was spent?

2. Write down a guess.

Act 2

3. What information would be useful to figure this out?

4. Write down some questions you have in your head right now.

Act 3

Sequel

5. Write an equation to describe this situation.

6. How much would you spend at this pump if you drove a 2013 Cadillac Escalade?

Standards

Common Core

• 6.RP - Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

• HSA.CED - Create equations that describe numbers or relationships.

TEKS

• 6.5(A) - represent mathematical and real-world problems involving ratios and rates using scale factors, tables, graphs, and proportions

• A.2(D) - write and solve equations involving direct variation

Credits

• Edmunds