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Give middle-school review a practical setting with questions about ratios, percentages and simple equations. This Thanksgiving worksheet asks students to connect calculations with quantities such as guests, table supplies and a planning budget. The numbers are chosen to support explanation as well as computation. A complete answer includes a unit and a quick check that the result fits the situation.
How to use this printable
- Read the question and label the quantities. Distinguish a ratio, a percent and a fixed amount before choosing a method.
- Write an equation, table or proportion that shows the relationship. Keep the units aligned so different quantities are not accidentally combined.
- Calculate the answer and check it with an estimate. For percent problems, decide whether the requested amount is the part, the whole or the final total.
- Use the key to check the result. Explain one problem in a full sentence that includes the operation and its meaning.
Make the activity your own
For partner work, ask students to solve the same ratio problem in different ways: a scale factor and a unit rate. Compare where the methods become equivalent. The budget items are fictional classroom amounts rather than current shopping prices. Students can extend the task by substituting their own planning quantities and checking whether the scale factor still makes sense.
Printing and questions
Print the PDF on US Letter paper in portrait orientation. Start with one copy and check the preview before making a classroom set. Use ordinary paper for a worksheet, or cardstock when the finished piece needs to stand up to handling.
What level of algebra is required?
Students should be comfortable solving basic equations and reasoning about proportional relationships.
Does this include current food prices?
No. Prices and quantities are made-up practice data, so they should not be used as a real shopping budget.