Measurement
Rate and Ratio Word Problems
Percent word problems
Unit Rates
100

How many inches are in 8 feet?

96 inches

100

A machine can print 50 pages every 3 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take to print 200 pages?

12 minutes.

100
There were 50 words in a spelling test. Sally spelled 90% of them correctly. How many words did she spell correctly?
What is 45.
100

Molly is paid $20 for working 4 hours. How much is she paid per hour?

What is $5

200

Use the yellow conversion sheet to create the BIG G

How many pints are in 1 gallon?

8 pints

200

Maggie's heart beats at the rate of 9 times every 6 seconds. At this rate, how many times does it beat in 40 seconds?

60 times

200
There are 1200 people living in a small town. 55% of them are adults and the rest are children. How many children are there?
What is 540
200

A machine takes 2 minutes to seal 16 cookie boxes. How many cookie boxes can it seal per minute?

What is 8

300

Mrs. Ceron had 6 cups of soda. She wants to give each KIPPster a 3-ounce serving of soda. How many servings can she give?

1 cup = 8 floz 


6 cups = 48 fl oz 


48 /3 = 16 sevings

300

The ratio of Adam's weight to John's weight is 6:5. If Adam weighs 48 kilograms, find John's weight.

What is 40kg

300

A customer is offered a 20% discount when buying a new mattress from Sleepy’s.  The original price is $650.  How much money will the customer save?

What is $130

300
A lamp can flash 5 times per minute. At this rate, how many times can it flash in 30 minutes?
What is 150
400

Old Navy had a sale for sneakers and t-shirts. They sold three pairs of sneakers for every two t-shirts they sold. If the store sold 30 items, how many sneakers were sold?

18 sneakers 

400

The original price of a camera was $190. At a sale, it was sold at a discount of 30%. What was the sale price?

What is $133

400

A car can travel 96 miles on 8 gallons of gas. At this rate, how far can it travel on 15 gallons of gas?

What is 180 miles

500

Mr. Dukeman is knitting scarves. He needs 6 feet of yarn to make each scarf. A ball of yarn has 20 yards of yarn. What is the greatest number of scarves Mr. Dukeman make from 3 balls of yarn?

Fact: 1 yard = 3 feet 

1 ball of yarn has 60 feet of yarn

3 balls of yarn has 180 feet of yarn. 

180 / 6 = 30 scarves
500

The ratio of the number of dogs to the number of cats is 2:5. If there are 700 animals, how many cats are there?

500 cats

500
Travis shot 15 arrows. 40% of the arrows hit the target. How many arrows did not hit the target?
What is 9
500

A photocopier can print 12 copies in 48 seconds. At this rate, how many copies can it make in per minute.

What is 15 copies

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