Unit Rates
Proportional or Not?
Tables
Constant of Proportionality
Word Problems
100

A car travels 120 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate?

40 miles per hour

100

Is this relationship proportional?

x:1, 2, 3
y:4, 8, 12

Yes!

100

Find the missing value.

x:1, 2, 3
y:5, 10, _

15

100

In the equation y=4x, what is the constant of proportionality?

k=4
100

A bag of 4 apples costs $8. What is the cost of 1 apple?

$2 per apple

200

A store sells 6 notebooks for $18. What is the cost per notebook?

$3 per notebook

200

Is this relationship proportional?

x:2, 4, 6
y:5, 10, 15

Yes!
200

Find the missing value.

x:2, 4, 6
y:8, 16, _

24

200

In the equation y=7.5x, what is the constant of proportionality?

k=7.5

200

A student reads 45 pages in 3 days at a constant rate. How many pages does the student read each day?

15 pages per day

300

A runner travels 5 miles in 40 minutes. What is the unit rate in miles per minute?

1/8 mile per minute

300

Is this relationship proportional?

x:1, 2, 3
y:4, 9, 14


No!

300

Find the constant of proportionality.

x:3, 6, 9
y:12, 24, 36

k=4

300

A proportional relationship has x=5 and y=20. What is the constant of proportionality?


4

300

A proportional relationship shows that 5 tickets cost $30. How much would 8 tickets cost?

$48 for 8 tickets

400

A recipe uses 3/4 cup of flour for 1/2 of a batch. As a mixed number, how many cups of flour are needed for 1 full batch?

1 and 1/2 cups of flour

400

A taxi charges $5 to start the ride plus $2 for every mile. Is this a proportional relationship?


No!

400

Is this table proportional?

x:2, 4, 8
y:6, 12, 25

What is the unit rate of x=8 and y=25

No, 3 1/8

400

A proportional relationship has x=8 and y=12. What is the constant of proportionality?

1 1/2

400

A recipe uses 2 cups of rice to make 5 servings. How many cups of rice are needed for 15 servings?

6 cups for 15 servings

500

A cyclist travels 5/6 mile in 1/4 hour. What is the cyclist's speed as a mixed number in miles per hour? 

3 and 1/3 miles per hour

500

A proportional relationship has the equation y=3.5x. If x=8, what is y?

28

500

A proportional relationship has this table:

x:4, 7, 10
y:10, 17.5, 25

What is the constant of proportionality?

k=2.5 or 2 1/2

500

The constant of proportionality is 3/4. If x=20, what is y? (remember: y=kx)

15

500

A car travels 30 miles in 3/4 hour. At the same rate, how far will the car travel in 2 hours?

80 miles in 2 hours