Unit Rates

Unit Rates

by Jessica Keleher

Unit Rates

Multiple Choice

A Unit Rate is a rate in which the denomiator is: 

• 0

• 1

• 2

• hours

Multiple Choice

When finding a Unit Rate you should __________ the top number by the bottom number.

• Add

• Multiply

• Subtract

• Divide

Multiple Choice

A store has 120 customers in 6 hours. What is the unit rate in customers per hour?

• 16 customers per hour

• 20 customers per hour

• 12 customers per hour

• 15 customers per hour

Multiple Choice

Find the speed in miles per hour. Which should go on the bottom?

• speed

• hour

• miles

• distance

Poll

6 movie theater tickets cost $30. What is the cost per ticket (unit rate)? What will you do to find the unit rate? 

• Multiply 30 and 6 to get $180 per ticket

• Subtract 6 from 30 to get $24 

• Divide 6 by 30 to get 0.2

• Divide $30 by 6 to get $5 per ticket

Multiple Choice

You spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete. What is the unit rte in dollars per pound?

• $8 per pound

• $35 per pound

• $5 per pound

• 0.125 pounds per dollar

Multiple Choice

If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute? 

• 102 words per minute

• 400 words per minute

• 100 words per minute

• 412 words per minute

Multiple Choice

Will spend $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. What is his unit rate in dollars per pound?

• $2 per pound

• $1 per pound

• $1.50 per pound

• $1.25 per pound

Multiple Choice

I paid $15 for 6 gallons of gasoline. What was the price per gallon?

• $0.40

• $2.50

• $9.00

• $0.90

Multiple Choice

Ben plays basketball every 6 times in 3 weeks. At this rate, how many times does he play basketball in 10 weeks? 

• 2

• 30

• 20

• 6

Multiple Choice

Kendall used 1/2 of a bag of seed to plant 1/10 of her garden. How many bags will Kendall use to plant the whole garden?

• 2

• 10

• 5

• 20

Multiple Choice

A brownie recipe requires 2/3 cup of sugar for 1/3 batch of brownies. How much sugar is needed for 1 batch of brownies? 

• 2/9 cup

• 1 & 1/3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Multiple Choice

Hannah reads 5/8 page in 2/3 minute. How many pages does she read in 1 minute

• 15/16 pages per minute

• 5/8 pages per minute

• 10/24 pages per minute

• 16/15 pages per minute

Multiple Choice

Can you solve problems involving unit rates? 

• No!

• Of course!

• Maybe? 

• Puppies