Unit Rates
Reduce this rate to find the unit rate.
$40 per 5 burgers
$8 per burger
What's the word for the number in front of a variable?
Coefficient
The first step in a tape diagram problem is to draw boxes for the _______ ________ .
Basic ratio
Solve: x/4 = 33/22
x = 6
How many quarts are in 3 gallons? (1 gallon = 4 quarts)
12 quarts
Safeway sells bags of 6 apples for $12. What is the unit rate for each apple?
Must use this format: _____ per __________
$2 per apple or 2 dollars per apple
Write in words the proper way to say 4:9.
Four to Nine or 4 to 9
Ms. Jenson buys 2 books for the class every time she buys 5 books for herself. Draw boxes to show this.
class: (2 boxes)
Ms. Jenson: (5 boxes)
Solve: 2/g = 5/25
g = 10
How many feet are in 0.5 mile? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
2,640 feet
Billy scores 8 goals in 3 soccer games. What is his unit rate?
Must use this format: ____ ________ per _______
2.6 goals per game
"Unit rate" means _______ _____ _________ .
rate per one
40 cups
Solve: 4/9 = 2/t
t = 4.5
Ellie the elephant is 350 cm tall. How tall is this in meters (m)? (1 m = 100 cm)
3.5 m
I can buy 4 ounces of grape juice at WalMart for $8, or 6 ounces of grape juice at Raley's for $9. Who has the better unit rate?
Must show BOTH unit rates.
W: $2 per ounce
R: $1.50 per ounce <---- this one is better
A bag of M&Ms has 3 blue M&Ms and 10 green M&Ms. Write the ratio of blue to green M&Ms in THREE WAYS.
3:10, 3/10, 3 to 10
Pink paint is made by mixing 3 gallons white paint with 7 gallons red paint. How much of EACH is needed to make 60 gallons of pink paint?
white: 18 gallons, red: 42 gallons
Solve: 4/5 = w/3.1 (solve to two decimal places)
w = 2.48
Gerry the giraffe weighs 1,245 kg. How many grams (g) is this? (1 kg = 1,000 g)
1,245,000 g
In the last 7 days, Front Street shelter adopted out 84 cats. The SPCA adopted out 20 cats in just 2 days! Who has the better unit rate?
Must show BOTH unit rates.
FS: 12 cats per day <--- this one is better
SPCA: 10 cats per day
In a group of kids, 6 are wearing jeans and 5 are wearing shorts. Write the ratio of kids wearing jeans to total kids in THREE WAYS.
6:11, 6 to 11, 6/11
Solve this problem, show your work.
Santa's favorite cocoa recipe includes 7 marshmallows and 2 candy canes. If I have 13 candy canes, how many COMPLETE cups of cocoa can I make for Santa?
6 cups
(This is 12 candy canes. I can't make a 7th cup, because then I would need 14 candy canes.)
Set up and solve: Ned can buy 12 juice boxes for $4.80. At this price, how many can he buy with $24?
60 juice boxes
As of March 2026, $1 US is worth £0.75. Penelope wants to exchange £50 into dollars. How much money will she get back?
$66.66