Unit Rates

A unit rate is a rate in which the unit in the denominator is:

• 0

• 3

• 1

• 2

If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute? (What is his unit rate)

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

Four pounds of bananas cost $6.  What is the cost per pound of bananas? (What is the unit rate?)

• $24 per pound
• $1.50 per pound
• $1 per pound
• $6 per pound

Which is the better deal?
Oreos
$2.98 for 15 oz
OR
Chips Ahoy
$2.50 for 14 oz

• Oreos
• Chips Ahoy

At the market, you can buy 6 bags of apples for $31.02. At the orchard, you can buy 5 bags for $25.40. Which is the better deal?

• 6 bags of apples for $31.02 (market)

• 5 bags pf apples for $25.40 (orchard)

If a snail can move ³/₁₀ of a meter every ¹/₁₂ hour, what is the speed of the snail, in meters per hour?

• ¹/₄₀

• ⁵/₁₈

• 1¹/₂

• 3³/₅

in 3/4 an hour, Sasha can mow 3/8 of an acre of grass. How many acres of grass does Sasha mow per hour?

• 2  acre/hr.

• 1/2  acre/hr.

• 9/24  acre/hr.

in 3/5 of an hour, A novelist can write 2¼ pages. What is her speed in pages per hour?

• 4/15 pages per hour

• 3³/₄ pages per hour

• 20/27 pages per hour

• 27/20 pages per hour

For ¹/₃ batch of brownies, a brownie recipe requires ²/₃ cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed for 1 batch of brownies

• ²/₉ cup

• 1 cup
• 1¹/₃ cups

• 2 cups

Aliya hikes a distance of 1 ¹/₃ miles for 2 hours. What is her rate of speed in miles per hour?

• ²/₃ mph

• 1¹/₂ mph

• 2²/₃ mph

• 3¹/₃mph