Unit Rate
If you can type 150 words in 3 minutes, this is the number of words you can type per minute.
50 words per minute
In a class of 10 boys and 15 girls, this is the ratio of boys to girls (in simplest form).
2 to 3 (or 2:3)
A 12-pack of soda costs $3.60. This is the cost of one can of soda.
$0.30 per can
The ratio 10/100 written in its simplest form.
What is 1/10 (or 1:10)
A car travels 280 miles on 10 gallons of gas. This is the unit rate of miles per gallon (MPG).
28 miles per gallon
In a bag of candy, there are 8 red pieces and 4 green pieces. This is the ratio of total pieces of candy to green pieces.
3 to 1 (or 3:1)
A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and makes 16 cookies. This is the amount of flour needed to make one cookie.
1/4 cup per cookie
If the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:5 and you have 15 apples, this is the number of oranges you must have.
25 oranges
A cyclist bikes 18 miles in 1.5 hours. This is the cyclist's speed in miles per hour.
12 miles per hour
You are creating a model car with a scale ratio of 1:24. If the real car is 144 inches long, this is the length of the model car.
6 inches