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100
Ava can type 280 words in 4 minutes.
What is no.
100
Tyler walks 400 meters in 5 minutes. Jim walks at a rate of _____ meters per minute.
What is 180 meters per minute.
100
A wheel makes 40 revolutions per minute. At this rate, how many minutes does it take the wheel to make 280 revolutions?
What is 7 minutes.
100
Ariana scored 20 goals in 35 games and Ben scored 14 goals in 21 games. Who scored more points per game?
What is Ariana (1.75>1.5)
100
Raja pet sits for his neighbors. Using the table in document #1, if Raja watched his neighbors pets from 7 am to 2 pm on the same day how much did he charge for pet sitting?
What is $41.00.
200
Mrs. Freeman checks 6 essays in one hour.
What is yes
200
Jordan J. completes 100 multiplication facts in 4 minutes. What is the rate the student completes the multiplication facts per minute?
What is 25 multiplication facts per minute.
200
Natasha, Cassandra's sister, can swim 20 meters in 4 minutes. At this rate how far will Natasha have swam in 10 minutes?
What is 50 meters.
200
Ms. Poole purchased rice from a supermarket. I bought 64 oz of white rice at $16.00 and 96 oz of brown rice at $33.60. Which type of rice cost the most per ounce?
What is the brown rice. (0.25<0.35)
200
Table #2 shows the postage charges for sending letters to Japan. How much does it cost to send a letter weighing 80 ounces to Japan?
What is $18.10.
300
Jude runs a 9 minute mile.
What is yes.
300
A pool has a total of 17,280 gallons and is filled up after 6 hours. How many gallons per hour is the pool filled up at?
What is 2,880 gallons per hour.
300
Griffin eats 7 tacos in two days. At this rate how many tacos will Griffin eat in 5 days?
What is 17 1/2 tacos.
300
Ms. Finley bought some vegetables from the store. She bought 3 lbs of egg plant for $21.00 and 5 lbs of beetroot for $28.00. Which vegetable costs more per pound?
What is egg plant ($7.00>$5.60)
300
Table #3 show the fees at a parking lot at the movie theater. Nathan and his family park their car there from 6 p.m. to 8:30 pm. How much did they pay for parking?
What is $6.00
400
Kathy drinks 6 cups of water each day in school.
What is yes.
400
Jordan V can make 6 origami mine craft characters in 30 minutes. How long does it take Jordan V. to make each one?
What is 1 origami per minute.
400
Saniya reads 80 words in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many words can she read in 15 minutes.
What is 600 words.
400
Target is having a sale. They are sellling any 2 pairs of shoes for $44.00. Amazon however has the same shoes, each priced at $17.50 For a better deal, where should I buy my next pair of shoes?
What is Target.
400
The class takes a field trip to the arcade as an end of the year celebration. Riley wins 170 tickets,Taelyn earns 78 and Athena earns 102. Using table #4, how much does each student win in cash rewards?
What is Riley: $26.00. Taelyn: $12.30. Athena: $16.20.
500
Athena buys 6 movies for $30.00 one day at the mall.
What is no
500
Mai Linh babysits three days a week, 5 hours each day. At the end of the week she is paid $195 dollars. How much is Mai Linh paid per hour?
What is $13 dollars per hour
500
Julie donated her time to serve food at a food bank. She served 20 meals in 5 minutes. If the rate stays the same, and Julie stays for 20 minutes serving meals, how many people did Julie serve a meal to?
What is 80 people.
500
Mrs. Freeman went to the store to buy some fruit. She bought 15 lbs of grapefruit for $11.67, 3 lbs of apples for $14.97 and 2 lbs of cherries at the price of $5.99 per pound. What is the price difference per pound between the most expensive fruit and the cheapest fruit.
What is $5.22. (Cherries $5.99-Grapefruit 0.77)
500
Table #5 shows the rates for renting cars from a local car rental company. The rate for renting cars from SHINE car Rental Company is a flat rate of $45 per day. If Ms. Poole wants to rent a car for one week starting on wednesday, which car rental company would be better to use? SHINE or the Local car rental? Explain why.
What is SHINE. ($315<$330)