Unit Rates, Rates, and Proportions

What is the quotient of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 6/40
• 6/10
• 3/5
• 12/20

An eight pack of juice boxes costs $4.79, and a 12 pack of juice boxes cost $6.59. Use this information to calculate the better buy.

• 8 pack
• 12 pack

Harry mowed eight lawns and earned $96. How much did he earn for each lawn?

• $96
• $12
• $768
• $8

Water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 gallons every 25 seconds. At this rate, how many gallons will flow from the faucet in 45 seconds?

• 9 gallons
• 5 gallons
• 11 gallons
• 40 gallons

A machine can pack 70 boxes of spaghetti in 5 minutes. At this rate, how many boxes can they pack in 8 minutes.

• 35 boxes
• 14 boxes
• 112 boxes
• 560 boxes

One snowy day, the snow was falling at a rate of 3 inches per hour.  If it kept snowing at the same rate, now many inches would accumulate in 2½ hours

• 7 ½  inches
• 6 ½ inches
• 5 ½ inches

Which is the "better buy"?  A 12 ounce can of corn for $1.92 of  a 20 ounce can of corn for $3.00?

• They are the same
• The  20 ounce can
• The 12 ounce can

There are 1600 calories in the 5 cups of dog food Mike gives his adult dog. Mike gives his puppy 3 cups of the same dog food. How many calories are in the 3 cup serving?

• 800 calories
• 960 calories
• 640 calories
• 3200 calories

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

• $8 per pound

• $35 per pound

• $5 per pound

• $0.125 per pound

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

• $.50 per pound

• $1.25 per pound

• $3 per pound

• $2.50 per pound