Unit Rate Problem Solving 1
A recipe that will make 3 pies calls for 7 cups of flour. Find how many pies can be made with 28 cups of flour.
12 pies
The Lakewood Wildcats won 5 of their first 7 games this year. There are 28 games in the season. About how many games would you expect the Wildcats to win this season?
20 games
Eli is making guacamole. He uses 2 tablespoons of cilantro for every 3 avocados. At this rate, how many tablespoons of cilantro will he need for 9 avocados?
6 tablespoons
On her pogo stick, Lula made 24 hops in 30 seconds. At this rate, how many hops will she make in 50 seconds?
40 hops
Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Samantha buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?
$20
Alejandro read 4 pages in a book in 6 minutes. How long would you expect him to take to read 6 pages at this rate?
Jeremy spent $33 on 3 CDs. At this rate, how much would 5 CDs cost?
$55
The ratio of blue marbles to white marbles in a bag is 4 to 5. At this rate, how many blue marbles are there if there are 15 white marbles?
12 marbles
Ellie must mix 6 tablespoons of plant food for every 2 gallons of water. If she has 6 gallons of water, how much plant food should she use?
18 tablespoons
At a harvest, 16 ears of corn are being picked for every 18 peppers. If 9 peppers have been picked, how many ears of corn have been picked?
8 ears of corn
The ratio of boys to girls in history class is 4 to 5. How many girls are in the class if there are 12 boys in the class?
15 girls
At an aquarium, 6 out of 18 deliveries are plants. Out of 15 deliveries in one week, how many are plants?
5 plants
The Hawks soccer team won 12 out of 14 games. If this rate continues, how many games will they win if they play a total of 21 games?
18 games
On a test, Matilda answered 12 out of the first 15 problems correctly. If this rate continues, how many of the next 25 problems will she answer correctly?
20 problems
At a road work site, 20 cones are placed along 50 feet of road. How many cones are placed along 35 feet of road?
14 cones
A factory produces 6 motorcycles in 9 hours. Find how many hours it takes to produce 16 motorcycles at this rate.
24 hours
Grant paid $12 for 4 baseball card packs. How many baseball card packs can he purchase for $21?
7 packs
Out of 32 students in a class, 5 said they ride their bikes to school. Based on these results, how many of the 800 students in the school ride their bikes to school?
125 students
A pronghorn antelope can travel 105 miles in 3 hours. If it continued traveling at the same speed, how far could a pronghorn travel in 11 hours?
385 miles
The ruby-throated hummingbird has a wing beat of about 200 beats per second. About how many wing beats would a hummingbird have in 3 minutes?
36,000 wing beats
Sara can type 90 words in 4 minutes. About how many words would you expect her to type in 10 minutes at this rate?
225 words
Two slices of Dan’s Famous Pizza have 230 Calories. How many Calories would you expect to be in 5 slices of the same pizza?
575 calories
Three out of four students surveyed in a school said they will vote for Nuncio for class president. Predict how many of the 340 students in the school would vote for Nuncio.
255 students
At a local fruit stand, Luisa spends $3.96 for 2 pounds of strawberries. How much can she expect to pay for 4 pounds of strawberries?
$7.92
If 24 extra large cans of soup will serve 96 people, how many cans should Ann buy to serve 28 people?
7 cans