Unit Rate
A car goes 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate in miles per hour?
60 mph
A swimmer completes 2/3 of a lap in 1/6 minute. What is the swimmer's speed in laps per minute?
4 laps per minute
John rides 2/3 of a mile in 1/6 of an hour. Jake bikes 6 miles in 2 hours. Who bikes faster?
John bikes faster
(John 4 miles per hour, Jake 3 miles per hour)
Jason drinks 1/2 a gallon of orange juice every 3 days. How many gallons does he drink per day?
1/6
What is the unit rate of the ratio 5: 1/7
35
A store sells 12 pencils for $3. What is the cost per pencil?
$0.40 per pencil
A baker uses 3/8 cup of sugar for 1/4 of a batch of cookies. How many cups of sugar are used per batch?
3/2 cups per batch
Market Basket sells 5 pounds of apples for $10. Hannaford sells 3/2 pounds of apples for $4. Which store has the better price per pound?
Market Basket by $0.67
(Hannaford - $2.67 per pound, Market Basket $2 per pound)
A worker pours 90 pounds of concrete for 3/5 of a cubic foot. How many pounds per foot?
150 pounds per foot
What is the unit rate of the ratio 4/7 to 8/9?
36/42 OR 9/14 simplified
A runner covers 400 meters in 2 minutes. What is the unit rate in meters per minute?
A midfielder runs 5/6 of a mile in 1/12 of an hour. How far did the player run in per hour?
10 miles per hour
Julie by 1 serve
(Julie makes 4 serves per minute, Sally make 3 serves per minute)
Joseph drives 7/8 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How many miles does he drive per hour?
3 1/2 miles per hour
6/5
A quarterback throws 300 yards in 4 quarters. What is the average number of passing yards per quarter?
75 yards per quarter
A pitcher throws 1/2 mile in 1/60 hour. What is the unit rate in miles per hour?
30 miles per hour
Ulta Beauty sells a 4 ounce jar of face cream for $6. Sephora sells a 5/2 ounce jar of face cream for $4. Who has a better price?
Ulta Beauty has the better deal.
Ulta $1.50 per ounce, Sephora $1.60
John runs 1/7 of a mile in 2/5 of a minute. Calculate the minutes per mile.
2 4/5 minutes per mile.
What is the unit rate of 3 1/4 : 1 1/2?
2 1/6
A pitcher throws 84 pitches in 6 innings. What is the number of pitches per inning?
14 pitches per inning
A point guard earns 7/10 of an assist in 1/5 of a quarter. How many assists do they earn per quarter?
7/2 assists per quarter
A Porsche travels 3/2 miles in 1/20 hour. A Ferrari travels 72 miles in 2 hours. Which car is faster?
The Porsche by 6 miles per hour
(Ferrari - 30 mph, Porsche - 36 mph)
Lisa plays 2/5 of a song in 1/4 of a minute. Calculate how long it takes her to play 1 song.
5/8 of a minute per song
48/75