Unit Rate Word Problems

A dress factory can make 300 dresses in 2 hours. How many can they make in 1 hour?

• 600

• 300

• 150

• 125

An airplane travels 1632 miles in 6 hours. How many miles does the plane travel per hour?

• 272 mph

• 831 mph

• 9792 mph

• 138 mph

Mark can run four miles in 20 minutes. How many miles can he run in 10 minutes?

• 5 miles in 10 minutes

• 25 miles in 10 minutes

• 400 miles in 10 minutes

• 2 miles in 10 minutes

A Chevy truck can go 80 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline. How many miles can it go on 5 gallons of gasoline?

• 20 miles

• 100 miles

• 64 miles

• 40 miles

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

• $8 per pound
• $5 per pound
• $35 per pound
• 0.125 pounds per dollar

A store sees 120 customers in 8 hours. What is the unit rate (in customers per hour)?

• 16 customers per hour
• 15 customers per hour
• 12 customers per hour
• 20 customers per hour

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

• $1.25 per pound
• $1 per pound
• $2 per pound
• $1.50 per pound

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

• 102 words per minute
• 100 words per minute
• 400 words per minute
• 412 words per minute

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks
• 6 weeks
• 30 weeks
• 20 weeks

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer.  On a street with 60 homes, how many would you expect to have a personal computer?

• 7 homes
• 39 homes
• 73 homes 
• 40 homes