Find the rate
8 pencils cost $4. What’s the cost per pencil?
$0.50 per pencil
3 pounds of apples for $6, or 5 pounds for $9?
$1.80/lb is cheaper → 5 lbs for $9
You earn $72 for 8 hours. What’s your hourly pay?
$9/hour
A pack of 10 pens costs $5. What’s the cost per pen?
$0.50 per pen
2 gallons of milk for $6, or 3 gallons for $8?
3 for $8 → $2.67/gal
A pack of 24 sodas costs $9.60. What’s the cost per soda?
$0.40 per soda
A bakery makes 120 cupcakes in 10 hours. How many per hour?
12 cupcakes/hour
10 candy bars for $15 or 8 for $12?
10 for $15 → $1.50/bar (same as $1.50/bar)
A hiker walks 12 miles in 4 hours.
3 miles/hour
You drive 240 miles in 6 hours. What’s your rate?
40 miles/hour
4 sodas for $5 or 12 for $13?
12 for $13 → $1.08/soda
A recipe uses 3 cups sugar for 18 cookies. Cups per cookie?
1/6 cup per cookie
I ran 10 miles in 80 minutes. How many miles did I run per minute?
0.125 miles per minute
A gym charges $45 for 9 visits or $25 for 4 visits. Which is cheaper per visit?
$45/9 = $5 per visit → cheaper
A car uses 15 gallons of gas to travel 390 miles.
26 miles per gallon