Unit Rate
Better Buy
Word Problems
Speed/Average Speed
Grab Bag
100

If Mimi drives 50 miles in 2 hours, what is her speed unit rate?

25 miles per hour

100

TRIPLE POINTS!!!

Which is the better deal $20 for 5 t-shirts or $24 for 8 t-shirts?

8 for $24

100

Anna earns $12 in 3 hours.  How much does she make in 5 hours?

$20

100

A vehicle traveled at a speed of 54 km per hour for 3 hours.  Find the distance traveled.

162 km

100

Is this a unit rate?  Why or why not?

Justin's car wheels make 80 revolutions every 5 minutes.

no

200

If James types 120 words per 3 minutes, what is his unit rate of typing?

40 wpm

200

Which is the better buy:  one slice of pizza for $3.75 or 8 slices of pizza for $18.  Prove your answer!

8 slices ($2.25 per slice)

200

Jacob's car is leaking oil at a rate of 0.2 pints per hour.  At this rate, how much oil will he lose in a day?

4.8 pints

200

DAILY DOUBLE!

Susan jogged 9 m in 2 s, and then she ran 21 m in 3 s.  What is Susan's average speed?

6 m/s

200

27:9 = 18:?

6

300

What is a unit rate?

A unit rate compares a quantity to 1 unit of another quantity.

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Which is the better buy:  8 mints for $1.84 or 13 mints for $3?

8 mints 0.23 vs. 0.231

300

Ian buys 2.5 pounds of meat for $3.25 a pound.  How much does he pay?

$8.13

300

A train moved at a speed of 95 mph for 2 hours.  It then slowed down and traveled another 136 miles for the next 2 hours.  Find the total number of miles the train traveled.

326 miles

300

What is the difference between a ratio and a rate?

ratio:  same units in numerator and denominator

rate:  different units in numerator and denominator

400

Take 100 points from another team and add it to your total score!

If you can jump 24 times in 6 minutes, how many jumps can you do in 2 1/2 minutes?

10 jumps

400

Which is the best buy:  14 cans for $4.48 at Walmart, 6 cans for $1.74 at Kmart, or 15 cans for $4.65 at Target?

6 cans at Kmart because each can is 0.29

Walmart 0.32, Target 0.31

400

Bethany is on a treasure hunt and travels 45 miles per hour as she drives.  She has to go 630 miles to get from point A to point B.  How long does it take her?

14 hours

500

If you can drive 320 miles on 16 gallons of gas, make a chart for how many miles you can drive on 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 gallons.

20 -1, 40-2, 60 -3, 80 - 4, 100-5

500

Contractor Bob tells Mr. Allen the cost of refinishing his basement is $103,049.  Mr. Allen's basement is 1800 square feet.  Contractor Jim says he can do the job, just without the bathroom, for $102,268.  The bathrooms is 150 sq. feet.  If it's ok not to finish the bathroom which contractor has the best rate per square foot?

Bob $57 per sq ft

(Jim $62 per sq ft)

500

At 7:30am, a bus left Town P for Town Q at an average speed of 60 km/h.  15 minutes later, a car left Town Q and headed to Town P.  The car reached Town P at 10:45 am.  The bus reached Town Q at noon.  What was the average speed of the car?

90 km/hr

500

A parking garage charges $7 for the first three hours.  Every subsequent half hour (or part thereof) costs $2.50.  If Dr. Lewis parks from 3:15 pm -8:20 pm, how much will she owe the parking garage?

$19.5

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