Unit Rates (Everyday Shopping)
A 6-pack of juice boxes costs $4.80. What is the cost per juice box?
$0.80 per juice box.
Sarah bikes 15 miles in 2 hours. What is her speed?
7.5 miles per hour.
25% of a 200-student school plays basketball. How many students play basketball?
50 students.
A $60 jacket is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?
$45.
Store A sells 3 pounds of grapes for $6. Store B sells 5 pounds for $9. Which is cheaper per pound?
Store A ($2 per pound vs. $1.80 per pound — Store B is cheaper).
12 pencils cost $6.00. What is the unit price per pencil?
$0.50 per pencil.
A car travels 120 miles in 3 hours. What is the rate per hour?
40 miles per hour.
40% of 90 apples are red. How many apples are red?
36 apples.
A $40 backpack has a 10% discount. What’s the new price?
#36.
Mia answered 18 questions correctly out of 20. What percent did she get correct?
90%.
A 3-pound bag of apples costs $4.50. What is the cost per pound?
$1.50 per pound.
A runner covers 4 miles in 32 minutes. How many miles does she run per minute?
0.125 miles per minute (or 1/8 mile per minute).
10% of 800 people attended a special event. How many attended?
80 people.
A $50 pair of shoes is 20% off. What’s the discounted price?
$40
A car used 8 gallons of gas to travel 240 miles. Another car used 10 gallons for the same distance. Which is more fuel efficient?
First car (30 miles/gallon vs. 24 miles/gallon).
8 liters of milk cost $9.60. What’s the cost per liter?
$1.20 per liter.
A train travels 300 miles in 5 hours. Find its speed.
60 miles per hour.
75% of a 400-acre farm is used for crops. How many acres are used for crops?
300 acres.
A $120 bike is discounted 15%. What is the sale price?
$102.
A store sells 4 notebooks for $5. Another sells 10 notebooks for $12. Which has the better deal?
The second store ($1.25 vs. $1.20 per notebook).
A 5-pound bag of rice costs $7.25. What is the unit rate per pound? How much rice can you get for a $1?
The unit rate is $1.45 per pound.
You can get about 0.69 pounds of rice for $1.
Michael walks 6 miles in 1.5 hours. What is his walking speed?
4 miles per hour.
A library has 600 books. 30% are non-fiction. How many books are non-fiction?
180 books.
A $25 book is 30% off. What is the price after the discount?
$17.50.
Out of 60 students, 45 passed the test. What percentage passed?
75%.