Unit Rates intro/ Better Buy

Which of the following is an example of a unit rate?

• 16 miles/6 days

• 15 words/30 seconds

• $3.18/1 slice of pizza

• $15.82/two movie tickets

If Kevin bought 3 lbs of lettuce for $3.54, how much did the lettuce cost per pound?

• $1.18 per pound

• $1.32 per pound

• $10.62 per pound

• $10.16 per pound

Alycia earned $20.40 in 3 hours. What is her unit rate in dollars per hour?

• $7 per hour
• $6 per hour
• $6.80 per hour
• $17.40 per hour

Sargento cheese slices $2.48 for 10 slices
or
Velveeta Cheese slices $3.18 for 12 slices
Find the unit price for each and choose the better deal.

• Sargento
• Velveeta

Sara Lee Turkey $6.58 per lb.
or
Butterball Turkey $11.16 for 2 lb.
Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

• Sara Lee
• Butterball

Goldfish crackers $5.18 for 18.5 oz.

or

Cheez-its $2.70 for 13.5 oz.

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

• Goldfish are $0.08 less expensive

• Cheez-its are $0.08 less expensive

• Goldfish are $0.03 less expensive

• CHeez-its are $0.03 less expensive

Crayola crayons $9.60 for 120

or

Rose Art crayons $1.53 for 24

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

• Crayola is $0.02 less expensive

• Rose Art is $0.02 less expensive

• Crayola is $0.07 less expensive

• Rose Art is $0.07 less expensive

Movie ticket sales are as follows:
Adult: 20 tickets for $250
Child: 15 tickets for $71.25
Senior: 5 tickets for $37.50
How much does one (1) CHILD ticket cost?

• $4.75
• $7.12
• $56.25
• $12.50

There are 21 boys and 6 girls in Mrs. Hargroves' homeroom. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

• 6:21

• 21:6

• 2:7

• 7:2

The ratio of red counters to blue counters is 3 : 1

What fraction of the counters are blue?

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