Unit Rates
The unit cost for $5 for 4 avocados
$1.25 per avocado
Average speed if a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours.
60mph
A biker rode for 7 hours at 14mph. How far did she ride?
98 miles
The time it takes to drive 120 miles at 60mph:
2 hours
Nicholas took 15 minutes to run from Point G to Point H at an average speed of 120 meters per minute. He then ran from Point H to Point G in 20 minutes. Find the average speed of Nicholas when he ran from Point H to Point G.
His average speed was 90 meters per minute.
The hourly pay rate for $500 in 20 hours
$25 per hour
Average speed of a train that takes 2.5 hours to travel 770km.
308km/h
This weekend we are driving from Monterey to Santa Monica. We'll drive at 64mph for 5 hours. How far away is Monterey from Santa Monica?
320 miles away
The time it takes to travel 75 miles at 60mph:
1.25 hours or 1 hour and 15 minutes
Ms. Smith had a flight to catch at at 3:30 P.M. She left her house at 11:00 A.M. and traveled in her car at an average speed of 55 miles per hour to the airport that was 220 miles away. What time did Ms. Smith get to the airport? Do you think she made her flight?
She got to the airport at 3:00. No, she probably did not make her flight since she had to go through security and board the plane.
The unit rate for 300 words in 6 minutes
50 words per minute
The cheetah can run up to 35 miles in a half hour. It's top average speed is this:
70mph
A plane that flies 500mph for 6.5 hours will go this far:
3,250 miles
Mr. Long left City P at 10:45 a.m. He drove to City Q at an average speed of 70 kilometers per hour. The distance between City P and City Q was 28 kilometers. Find the time he reached City Q.
He reached City Q at 11:09am
Two classmates, Lillian and Mason, started walking from their school in opposite directions. Lillian walked at a constant speed of 4 kilometers per hour. Mason walked at a constant speed of 5 kilometers per hour. How far apart were they at the end of 20 minutes?
They were 3km apart after 20 minutes.
Store A sells yogurt at 12 packets for $5.40. Store B sells yogurt at 8 packets for $3.60. Which is a better buy? Explain.
They cost the same!
The black marlin can swim 20.5 miles in 15 minutes. It's average speed in miles per hour is this:
82mph
An ocean liner that goes 23 miles per hour for 3 days will travel this far:
1,656 miles
Ms. Thomas drove at an average speed of 85 kilometers per hour and reached her house at 7:25 p.m. from her office. The distance between her house and the office was 51 kilometers.
a.) Find the time taken for Ms. Thomas to travel from her office to her house.
b.) Find the time she left her office.
a.) 36 minutes
b.) She left her office at 6:49pm
A car started traveling at 9:00 A.M. from City A to City B with a constant speed of 70 kilometers per hour. A truck started traveling at the same time as the car from City B to City A with a constant speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The car and the truck passed each other at 4:00 P.M.
a.) What was the distance from City A to City B?
b.) What time did the car reach City B?
a.) The distance between the 2 cities is 840km.
b.) The car reached City B at 9:00pm.
Tom and Jerry lived on opposite sides of town. After playing at the park together one day, they both started riding their bikes home at the same time. Tom rode his bike at an average speed of 21 kilometers per hour. Jerry rode his bike at an average speed of 6.5 meters per second. Both of them cycled for 35 minutes before arriving at home.
a.) Whose house is further from the park? How much further?
b.) How far apart did Tom and Jerry live from one another?
a.) Jerry lives further from the park. He lives 1,400 meters further from the park than Tom.
b.)25,900 meters or 25.9 km