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Unit Rate Practice Problems
Find each unit rate by dividing. Show your work where space is provided. For price comparisons, the lower cost per item is the better deal.
Find the Unit Rate
Write each rate for one unit. Include the correct unit in your answer.
1.A cyclist travels 168 miles in 6 hours. What is the cyclist’s speed in miles per hour?
2.A bag of 18 oranges costs $7.20. What is the cost per orange?
3.A craft project uses 15 feet of ribbon for 5 banners. How many feet of ribbon are used for each banner?
4.A printer makes 252 pages in 7 minutes. What is its rate in pages per minute?
Compare Rates
Calculate the unit rates before choosing or comparing.
5.Which snack pack is the better value: 6 packs for $4.50 or 10 packs for $7.00?
- 6 packs for $4.50
- 10 packs for $7.00
- Both cost the same per pack
- There is not enough information
6.Kai swims 900 yards in 30 minutes. Lena swims 1,040 yards in 40 minutes. Who swims faster, and by how many yards per minute?
7.Match each situation to its unit rate.
- $9 for 3 notebooks
- 40 miles in 8 hours
- 24 muffins shared equally among 6 boxes
- 35 liters poured in 5 minutes
- $3 per notebook
- 7 liters per minute
- 4 muffins per box
- 5 miles per hour
Use Unit Rates in Context
Use a unit rate to solve each problem. Remember to label your answer.
8.A machine fills 384 water bottles in 12 minutes. If it keeps the same pace, how many bottles does it fill in 1 minute?
9.A 3-pound bag of dog food costs $8.25. At the same price per pound, what will 7 pounds cost?
10.A team scores 27 points in 3 games. If it scores at the same average rate for 8 games, how many points will it score?
11.Which statement best describes a unit rate?
- A comparison that tells how much there is for one unit of another quantity
- A total found by adding two quantities
- A comparison that always uses two different units
- A number that tells how many groups there are
12.A 5-pound box of cereal costs $12.50. Find the cost per pound, then calculate the cost of 8 pounds at the same rate.
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