Fraction Unit Rates

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
• 1 1/2
• 3 3/5

If a dog can eat 1/3 of a bag of food in 1/2 week, how many bags of food can the dog eat in 1 week?

• 1/6
• 2/3
• 3/2
• 5/6

Mr. Rogers needs fertilizer for his 1-acre garden.  The package suggests 1/2 pound of fertilizer for 1/45 of an acre.  How many pounds of fertilizer does Mr. Rogers need for his entire garden?

• 11 1/4
• 22 1/2
• 45
• 90

Jesse has a container that contains 18 3/4 cups of ice cream.  How many 1/3 cup servings are in the container?

• 6
• 50
• 56

Over a 3 1/2 year period, 27 1/2 inches of snow fell in Jackson City.  What was the average yearly snowfall in Jackson City?

• 31 inches per year
• 24 inches per year
• 9 1/4 inches per year
• 7 6/7 inches per year

Jane put a 12 inch tall bucket under a leak in her sink.  The bucket fills at a constant rate of 1/2 inch every 1/6 of an hour.  How many hours will it take to fill the bucket?

• 1/12
• 2/3
• 3
• 4

Mr. Roman drove from his hometown to another city.  He used 12 1/4 gallons of gas for the 318 1/2 mile trip.  On average, how many miles did Mr. Roman travel per gallon of gas?

• 26 miles
• 26 1/2 miles
• 30 5/8 miles
• 38 4/25 miles

A painter used 1 1/2 gallons of paint to paint 3/4 of a room.  At this same rate, how many gallons will it take to paint the whole room?

• 1/2
• 1 1/8
• 2
• 6

Terry bought 2 1/2 dozen chocolate chip cookies.  She paid $15 for her purchase.  If there were 12 cookies in each dozen, what was the cost per cookie?

• $0.17
• $0.50
• $0.83
• $1.25

Amy jogs 1/3 of a mile in 1/15 of an hour, while John takes 1/30 of an hour to jog 1/5 of a mile.  If they continued at this rate, who would jog farther in one hour and by how much?

• Amy would jog 1 mile farther than John.
• John would jog 1 mile farther than Amy.
• Amy would jog 2 miles farther than John.
• John would jog 2 miles farther than Amy.