Introduction to Unit Rates

Is the following a rate or a unit rate?

$5 per pound

• rate

• unit rate

Find the unit rate in minutes per page.

In 15 minutes, a person reads 30 pages.

• 2 minutes per page

• 1/2 minute per page

A rate is a

• comparison of two quantitities

• a comparison of two quantities with units

• a comparison of two quantities with units when the quantity in the denominator is 1

• the number in front of the variable in an expression of equation

A unit rate is a

• comparison of two quantitities

• a comparison of two quantities with units

• a comparison of two quantities with units when the quantity in the denominator is 1

• the number in front of the variable in an expression of equation

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

• 0

• 3

• 1

• 2

If a printer can print 240 pages in 4 minutes, what is the unit rate of pages per minute?

• 60 pages/minute

• 50 pages/minute

• 70 pages/minute

• 40 pages/minute

• 13 pounds per 12 inches
• 15 fish per 12 gallons
• 24 hours per day
• 55 miles in 3 hours

If a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is the unit rate of miles per hour?

• 60 miles/hour

• 55 miles/hour

• 65 miles/hour

• 75 miles/hour

Which statement describes a unit rate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• 1/2.5
• 2.5/1
• 25/1
• 25