1. ACT Math Prep Converting Word Problems into Equations

2. How would you convert the following into an equation? 3. How would you convert the following into an equation? 40% of 10 is X 4. Say the Conversion Out loud 40% of 10 is X 5. Say the Conversion Out loud 40% of 10 is X Answer 6. Say the Conversion Out loud 40% of 10 is X Answer .40 * 10 = X 7. 40% of 10 is X .40 * 10 = X 40% becomes .40 8. 40% of 10 is X .40 * 10 = X ofbecomes times 9. 40% of 10 is X .40 * 10 = X isbecomes equals 10. Ready to Practice? 11. Convert the following to an equation 12. Convert the following to an equation 50% of 20 is X 13. Convert the following to an equation 50% of 20 is X Say your answer out loud 14. Convert the following to an equation 50% of 20 is X Did you say? .50 * 20 = X 15. Try another one 16. Convert the following to an equation 60% of 30 is X 17. Convert the following to an equation 60% of 30 is X Say your answer out loud 18. Convert the following to an equation 60% of 30 is X Did you say? .60 * 30 = X 19. Convert one more into an equation 120% of 50 is X 20. Convert the following to an equation 120% of 50 is X Say your answer out loud 21. Convert the following to an equation 120% of 50 is X Did you say? 1.2* 50 = X 22. How would you convert this one into an equation 70% of X is 14 23. How would you convert this one into an equation 70% of X is 14 Did you say? .7* X = 14 24. Its important to remember that word problems generally dont use X or some other letter. They usually say a given number. Eg. 30% of a given number is 10. That means .3 X = 10