Finding Rate and Unit Rate

Which is a unit rate?

• 5 hamburgers: 3 people

• 2 teaspoons : 1 cupcake

• 3 hours: 2 hours

• 6 meters: 4 days

A babysitter made $20 for 4 hours. What rate does the babysitter charge per hour?

• $4 per hour

• $5/hour

• $20 per hour

• $80/hour

6 movie tickets cost $30.00. What is the cost per ticket (unit rate)?

What will you do to find the unit rate?

• multiply by 6 to get $180 per ticket

• divide by 6 to get $5 per ticket

• multiply by 30 to get $900 per ticket

• divide by 30 to get $1 per ticket

A pump moves 42 gallons in seven minutes. Find the unit rate.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

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

• $4.95 per pizza

• $5.75 per pizza

• $6.50 per pizza

• $7.25 per pizza

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

• $4.00

• $9.00

• $2.50

• $3.00

When finding a UNIT RATE, you should __________ the top number by the bottom number.

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Which of the following is a UNIT RATE?

• 10 miles / 2 hours

• $6 for each hour

• 1 box / $3

• 15 pounds every 5 servings

12 pencils cost $3.60. What is the cost per pencil (unit rate)?

• multiply by 12 to get $43.20 per pencil

• divide by 12 to get $0.30 per pencil

• multiply by 3.60 to get $43.20 per pencil

• divide by 3.60 to get $0.30 per pencil

6 movie tickets cost $30.00. What is the cost per ticket (unit rate)?

What will you do to find the unit rate?

• multiply by 6 to get $180 per ticket

• divide by 6 to get $5 per ticket

• multiply by 30 to get $900 per ticket

• divide by 30 to get $1 per ticket