Basic Unit Rates
24 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate?
8 miles per hour
3 ÷ (3/4)
4
A car travels 150 miles in 2.5 hours. What is the unit rate?
60 miles per hour
A student reads 30 pages in 1.5 hours. Pages per hour?
20 pages per hour
(10/3) ÷ (5/6)
4
15 apples cost $5. What is the unit rate?
$3 per pound of apples
(2 2/3) ÷ (2/5)
6⅔
You earn $45 for 3.75 hours. Hourly rate?
$12 per hour
A runner goes 6 miles in ½ hour. Speed?
12 miles per hour
A car uses 3 gallons in ¾ hour. Gallons per hour?
4 gallons per hour
48 ounces in 6 servings. Unit rate?
8 ounces per serving
(5/6) ÷ (1/2)
1⅔
10 gallons of gas for $35. Cost per gallon?
$3.50 per gallon
8 pizzas serve 20 people. How many pizzas per person?
2/5 pizza per person
7/2 miles in ½ hour. Speed?
7 miles per hour
90 pages in 5 days. Unit rate?
18 pages per day
(9/4) ÷ (3/8)
6
18 miles in ¾ hour. Speed?
24 miles per hour
12 liters in ⅔ hour. Rate?
18 liters per hour
(12/5) ÷ (3/10)
8
72 students in 8 buses. Unit rate?
9 students per bus
(7/5) ÷ (2/3)
2 1/10
5 pounds cost $12.50. Cost per pound?
$2.50 per pound
A worker completes 5 jobs in 2½ hours. Jobs per hour?
2 jobs per hour
A machine makes 9 parts in ¾ hour. Rate per hour?
12 parts per hour