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Exploring Rates Worksheet
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Exploring Rates Worksheet
📊 Part 1: Understanding Rates
1. Which of the following is an example of a rate?
5 apples
80 kilometres per hour
12 students
$25
2. A car travels 240 kilometres in 3 hours. What is the unit rate (speed)?
60 km/h
80 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
3. Sarah earns $168 for working 12 hours. How much does she earn per hour?
Answer: $_______ per hour
4. Which of these situations involve rates? (Select all that apply)
Heart rate: 72 beats per minute
Recipe: 3 cups of flour
Internet speed: 50 megabytes per second
Exchange rate: $1 NZD = $0.65 USD
🧮 Part 2: Calculating with Rates
5. A tap fills a swimming pool at a rate of 45 litres per minute. How long will it take to fill a 1,800-litre pool?
Answer: _______ minutes
6. James types at a rate of 65 words per minute. How many words can he type in 8 minutes?
Answer: _______ words
7. A recipe for 4 people uses 600g of flour. How much flour is needed for 10 people?
Step 1: Find the rate of flour per person: _______ g per person
Step 2: Calculate for 10 people: _______ g
💭 Part 3: Real-Life Applications
8. A school fundraiser sells 150 sausages in 2 hours. At this rate, how many sausages will they sell in 5 hours?
Answer: _______ sausages
9. Explain in your own words what a "unit rate" means and give an example from your daily life.
10. Challenge: A water tank loses 8 litres every 3 hours due to a small leak. If the tank starts with 200 litres, how much water will be left after 15 hours?
Answer: _______ litres remaining
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