Unit Rates Showdown

Basic Unit Rates

100

24 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate?

8 miles per hour

200

15 apples cost $5. What is the unit rate?

$3 per pound of apples

300

48 ounces in 6 servings. Unit rate?

8 ounces per serving

400

90 pages in 5 days. Unit rate?

18 pages per day

500

72 students in 8 buses. Unit rate?

9 students per bus

Complex Fractions

100

3 ÷ (3/4)

4

200

(2  2/3) ÷ (2/5)

6⅔

300

(5/6) ÷ (1/2)

1⅔

400

(9/4) ÷ (3/8)

6

500

(7/5) ÷ (2/3)

2  1/10

Real-World Rates

100

A car travels 150 miles in 2.5 hours. What is the unit rate?

60 miles per hour

200

You earn $45 for 3.75 hours. Hourly rate?

$12 per hour

300

10 gallons of gas for $35. Cost per gallon?

$3.50 per gallon

400

18 miles in ¾ hour. Speed?

24 miles per hour

500

5 pounds cost $12.50. Cost per pound?

$2.50 per pound

Word Problems

100

A student reads 30 pages in 1.5 hours. Pages per hour?

20 pages per hour

200

A runner goes 6 miles in ½ hour. Speed?

12 miles per hour

300

8 pizzas serve 20 people. How many pizzas per person?

2/5 pizza per person

400

12 liters in ⅔ hour. Rate?

18 liters per hour

500

A worker completes 5 jobs in 2½ hours. Jobs per hour?

2 jobs per hour

Challenge Round

100

(10/3) ÷ (5/6)

4

200

A car uses 3 gallons in ¾ hour. Gallons per hour?

4 gallons per hour

300

7/2 miles in ½ hour. Speed?

7 miles per hour

400

(12/5) ÷ (3/10)

8

500

A machine makes 9 parts in ¾ hour. Rate per hour?

12 parts per hour