Ratios, Rates, Percentages Worksheets: Applied Math Housing Math

Would you like to show your middle grades students in grades 6-9 how the ratio and rate math skills (percentages, fractions, ratios, and rates) that they have been learning in the classroom can be helpful in their real lives? Would you like to incorporate more useful life skills in your math class? Then, show your students all the ways math can be used in buying and/or renting homes! This makes math meaningful and helps engage reluctant learners!

What's Included:

• 6 pages of worksheets that are ready to print and use (great to make a booklet or mini-unit)

• A Complete Answer Key is Included

1) Design Your Floorplan: Students will design a simple one-storey house that includes five rooms and hallways. They will calculate what percent of the home each room occupies.

2) Down Payments: Students will calculate the down payment & mortgage loan amount for different scenarios using whole-number percents or fractions.

3) Mortgage Payments: Students will use ratios, fractions, or percentages to help calculate how much of their monthly mortgage payment will go to interest & how much will go to paying down the loan/principal.

4) Interest Rates: Students will calculate a monthly interest payment using a variety of past interest rates. They will multiply the mortgage amount owing by the percent (written as a decimal) and then divide by 12.

5) Square Foot per Person: Students will practice calculating a simple real-world rate: square feet of living space for each person in a home. This can vary a lot in different cities and with different family situations.

6) Cost per Square Foot: Students will calculate another common rate: cost per square foot. They will compare four price points for buying and four more options for renting and determine the best deal for each situation.