Ratio, Rate, and Unit Rates

A store has 120 customers in 6 hours. What is the unit rate in customers per hour?

• 16 customers per hour

• 12 customers per hour

• 20 customers per hour

• 15 customers per hour

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

You go to the grocery store to buy dog food. The store has three sizes available:
A 20-lb bag for $23.44
An 8-lb bag for $9.88
A 40-lb bag for $49.00
Which size bag has the lowest cost per pound rounded to the nearest cent?

• The 8-lb bag

• The 20-lb bag

• The 40-lb bag

• I have a cat

A _______ is a comparison of two quanities by division.

• rate

• unit rate

• ratio

What is the ratio for 24 girls to 12 boys?

• 12 to 24

• 24 to 12

• 2 to 1

• 1 to 2

Find the unit rate: 4 compact disc for $ 29.

• $ 6.34

• $ 7.25

• $7.29

• $ 8.11