Rate Unit Rates

Which of the following is NOT a unit rate?

• ^{2 cars}

  1 lane

• 45 miles per hour

• 27 sandwiches in 3 weeks

• 2 tanks of gas

  1 yard

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

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

A cashier at the grocery store rung up 2 customers in 8 minutes. At this rate, how many customers can he ring up in 30 minutes?

• 16 customers

• 10.5 customers

• 7.5 customers

• 14 customers

It cost me $46.80 to fill my 13-gallon gas tank. What was the price of gas per gallon?

• $3.60

• $3.55

• $3.40

• $3.50

You're throwing a party, and you ordered 15 pizzas for your guests. Your total came to $97.50. What was your unit cost per pizza?

• $4.95 per pizza

• $5.75 per pizza

• $7.25 per pizza

• $6.50 per pizza

A rate is a ratio that compares

• A part to a part

• A part to a whole

• Quantities with different units

• Quantities with the same units

A car is going 50 miles per hour. A rate that describes this would have units of

• Miles and cars

• Miles and hours

• Miles only

• Hours only

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

• $96

• $12

• $768

• $8