Applying Unit Rates
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Ratio Tables
Ratio and Rate Word Problems
Rates and Unit Rates
100
$45.00 for 9 pounds of nuts.
Determine the cost for 2 pounds.
$10.00
100
A car travels 200 miles for 4 hours. Determine the average speed in mph.
50mph
100
Complete the table:
2/3=8/12=32/48
100
Peter mixes flour and sugar in the ratio 3 : 1 to prepare cookies. If Peter uses 21 cups of flour, then determine how many cups of sugar he will use.
7 cups of sugar
100
During a basketball season, Luke scored 144 points in 3 games. Find the unit rate.
48 points a game
200
$24 for 5 pounds of fish.
Determine the cost of 8 pounds in dollars and cents.
$38.40
200
A high speed train travels 200 miles in 2.5 ours. Determine the average speed in mph.
85mph
200
Complete the table:
1/3=5/15=25/75
200
Jumbo paper clips cost $1.05 for 5 clips. Find the cost for 25 jumbo paper clips.
$5.25
200
Sarah paid $21 for 6 pounds of turkey. Find the unit rate.
$3.50 per pound
300
$180 for 9 people.
Determine the cost for 7 people.
$140.00
300
It takes Ms. Dennison 2.5 hours to travel 140 miles in her car. Determine her average speed in mph.
56 mph
300
Complete the Table.
300
In a bag of mixed nuts, there are 7 walnuts for every 2 peanuts. If the bag contains 90 nuts in all, find the number of walnuts and peanuts.
70 walnuts and 20 peanuts
300
On a school field trip, 240 people went on 5 buses. Find how many people were on each bus.
28 people per bus
400
35 meters in 20 seconds.
Determine how many meters in 75 seconds.
131.25
400
Eric travels 2.5 hours to Raleigh, 3 hours to the beach, and then another 2.5 hours home. If he drives 464 miles in total, determine the average speed in mph.
58 mph
400
Complete the Table
400
Millie drove 450 miles in 9 hours. At that same rate, find many hours will it take her to drive 600 miles.
12 hours
400
Ms. B filled up her 12-gallon gas tank for $43.08. Determine the cost per gallon of gas.
$3.59
500
Determine the better buy.
$13.35 for 5 drinks or $9.27 for 3 drinks
$13.35 for 5 drinks because it is $2.67 per drink compared to $3.09 per drink
500
Anika drove to 1,134 miles to Florida with her family. If her average speed was 63 mph, then find how many hours were spent driving in the car round trip.
36 hours
500
Complete the table using the information below
-A store sells 2 printers for every 5 computers.
-Determine the number of printers if the store sells 15 computers.
-Determine the number of computers if the store sells 30 printers.
2:5, 6:15 and 30:75
500
Our district pays $1.5 million for 2.4 acres of land to develop a new school complex. Find the cost per acre.
$625,000
500
Fiona could pay $10.50 for 3 gallons of milk or $18 for 5 gallons of milk. Determine which is the better buy AND how much she could save per gallon.
3 gallons of milk
Fiona will save 10 cents a gallon.