Compare Unit Rates: Consumer Math

Miranda is buying yarn so she can crochet scarves for her family. She likes the Fluffy Fibers brand best. At the store, she finds a 7-ounce roll of Fluffy Fibers yarn for $8.33 and a 16-ounce roll for $18.72. Which size roll is the better value?

• 7-ounce

• 16-ounce

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Janelle wants to learn to play the piano. Her friends recommended two different music schools. Make Music charges $525 for 10 hours of lessons. Piano Play offers 12 hours of lessons for $540.

Which school offers the better deal?

• Make Music

• Play Piano

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Ben and Corinne are filling goodie bags for a party. Each goodie bag needs an eraser, a bubble wand, and a few candy bar bites. Ben filled 25 goodie bags in 20 minutes. Corinne filled 27 goodie bags in 24 minutes. Who filled goodie bags at a faster pace?

• Ben

• Corinne

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Mr. Ellis owns a landscaping company. He sends two crews to mow grass. Crew A mows 5 acres in 8 hours. Crew B mows 4.5 acres in 6 hours. Which crew is faster?

• Crew A

• Crew B

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Liz and Rick are squeezing lemons for a lemonade stand. Liz squeezed 18 lemons in 6 minutes. Rick squeezed 24 lemons in 12 minutes. Who squeezed lemons at a faster pace?

• Rick

• Liz

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Debbie rides her bike to school every day. On Monday, she rode 1.5 miles to school in 10 minutes. On her way home, she took a different route through a park, and rode 3 miles in 15 minutes. On which route did Debbie ride at a faster pace?

• going to school

• going home

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Ryan is buying batteries for his remote control cars. Charge Zone batteries cost

$15.80 for 20 batteries. Electrocell batteries cost $8.10 for 10 batteries. If both brands of batteries last equally long, which brand is the better value?

• Charge Zone

• Electrocell

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Franco is at the state fair with some friends. He is deciding between buying a jumbo pack of 50 ride tickets for $45 or a medium pack of 30 ride tickets for $28.50.

Which pack is the better deal?

• jumbo pack

• medium pack

Answer explanation

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jason and his twin brother, Seth, are painting the walls in their bedroom. It took Jason 50 minutes to paint a 160-square-foot wall. It took Seth 30 minutes to paint a 120-square-foot wall. Who painted faster?

• Jason

• Seth

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Rob loves to snowboard in the winter, so he is looking at the cost of ski lift tickets for different mountains. Peak Point is selling 5-day packs for $275.60. Grand Mountain is selling 3-day packs for $174.75. Which mountain offers the better deal?

• Peak Point

• Grand Mountain

Answer explanation

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B