Applying Rate and Ratio Reasoning

A bus traveled 150 miles in 3 hours. At what average rate did the bus travel?

• 150 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 450 miles per hour

Find the unit rate of 40 meters in 16 seconds

• 0.4 meters per second

• 0.4 seconds per meter

• 2.5 meters per second

• 640 meters per second

Find the unit rate of $7.96 for 5 pounds of jolly ranchers. 

• $0.63 per pound

• 1.59 pounds

• $1.59 per pound

The owner of a skating rink uses a rate table so that he can look up charges quickly.

What is the charge for 3 ¹/₂ hours of skating?

• $22.50

• $24.50

• $22.75

• $23.75

Alicia drove at a constant speed and traveled 182.4 miles in 3 hours.How many miles would Alicia travel in 11 hours at the same speed?

• 665.9

• 222.7

• 334.4

• 668.8

Golf balls come in a variety of packages. A particular brand of golf ball comes in a package of 6 golf balls and a package of 18 golf balls. The package with 6 golf balls costs $3.45, and the package with 18 golf balls costs $6.78. Which is the better deal? What is the unit price of the better deal?

• 18-ball pack at $0.58 per golf ball

• 6-ball pack at $0.19 per golf ball

• 6-ball pack at $0.38 per golf ball

• 18-ball pack at $0.38 per golf ball

A car travels 240 miles on 12 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 5 gallons of gas?

• 100

• 50

• 120

• 200

To make plant fertilizer, you mix 12 ounces of lime with every 10 ounces of water. If you use 80 ounces of water, how much lime do you need?

• 96 ounces

• 80 ounces

• 1.5 ounces

• 66.67 ounces

Every 5 days during the week, Morgan sleeps 40 hours. How long will it take him to sleep 200 hours?

• 5 days

• 10 days

• 15 days

• 25 days

Noah bought 15 baseball cards for $9.00.

At this rate, how much will 30 baseball cards cost?

• $18.00

• $1.66

• $135.00