Lesson 15/16: Unit Rate

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

• 1

• 3

• 2

When you are finding the UNIT RATE, you ______ the numerator by the denominator.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

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

I paid $15.00 for 6 gallons of gasoline.
What was the price PER gallon?

• $0.40
• $9.00
• $2.50
• $0.90

James reads 120 pages in 5 days. He reads the same number of pages each day. Which rate shows the number of pages he reads per day?

• 24

• 600

Sergio puts flowers in vases. He puts the same number of flowers in each vase, as shown in the table below. How many vases does Sergio need for 112 flowers?

Jurgen runs a 26-mile race in 5 h. Greta runs a 15-mile race in 2 h.

Who runs at a slower rate?

• Jurgen

• Greta

It takes Paresh 4 h to bike 26 mi. He plans to bike 7 h tomorrow. If he bikes at the same rate, how far will Paresh bike in 7 h?

• 29 miles

• 45.5 miles

• 58.5 miles

• 154 miles

Alejandra spent $28 for 8 gal of gas.

The cost of gas is $3.50 per gallon.

• True

• False

Alejandra spent $28 for 8 gal of gas.

Alejandra could buy 9 gallons of gas for $30.

• True

• False