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100

$12.95 for 3 pounds of nuts or $21.45 for 5 pounds of nuts

5 pounds of nuts

100

George read 126 pages of a book in 18 minutes. How many pages did he read in 1 minute?

7 pages per minute

100

Bert bought 35 hotdogs for $20. What is the unit price per hotdog? Round to the nearest hundredth place.

The unit price per hotdog is approximately $0.57.

100

Christina biked 36 miles in 6 hours. If she biked at a constant speed, how many miles did she ride in one hour?

6 miles/hour

200

A grocery store sells bottles of water in a 6-pack for $4 and an 18-pack for $10. Which pack has the cheaper price per bottle?

18 bottles for 10 dollars.

200

The total science materials cost $65.70 to do the experiment. If 9 students participated in the experiment, what was the unit cost per student?

$7.30

200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
What is 80 min.?
200

Ricky made $600 in two weeks. Find the unit rate.

What is $300/week

300

Rose spent $2.00 for 20 pieces of gum. Joe spent $1.50 for 10 pieces of gum. Who got the better deal and why?

Rose got the better deal. She got one piece for $0.10 and Joe spent $0.15 for one piece.

300

The toys cost $69.95 for 5 models. What is the unit rate for each model toy?

$13.99 per model toy

300
5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement. What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.
What is 36?
300

Apples sell 4 for $2.40. How much do 6 apples cost?

$3.60

400

Owen needs to stock up on batteries for the upcoming snowstorm. The Dollar Discount Store sells packs of 2 batteries for $1.00. The Gigantic Grocery Store sells packs of 6 batteries for $2.49. Home Depot sells packs of 12 batteries for $5.95. Where can he get the best price per battery and why?

The Gigantic Grocery Store has the best price at $0.42 per battery. Dollar Discount Store's price per battery was $0.50 and Home Depot's price per dollar was approximately $0.50.

400

A factory can produce mousetraps at a rate of 1500 traps in 3 hours. What is the unit rate per hour?

500 traps per hour

400
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
What is 250 people
400

A recipe uses 1.5 cups of flour to make 1 dozen cookies. If Pamela wants to make 60 cookies, how many cups of flour will she use?

7.5 cups of flour

500

Kyle is ordering subs for his Super Bowl party. The Delicious Deli sells three sizes of subs. Here is the menu: Delicious Deli’s Super Bowl Sub Sandwich Menu Personal Sub – 2 pieces $4.50 Foot-long Sub – 4 pieces $8.35 Party Platter Sub – 12 pieces $23.99 Which is the better buy?

Party Platter Sub

500
Hillary earned $45 babysitting. If she babysat for 6 hours, what was her rate per hour?
What is $7.50 per hour
500

Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.

320 crates

500

A chef makes 4 containers of soup that fill a total of 150 bowls. Each container of soup costs $30 to make. What is the cost per bowl for the soup?

80 cents