Rates and Compare Rates Math

Which of the following is a UNIT RATE?

• 10 miles / 2 hours

• $6 for each hour

• 1 box / $3

• 15 pounds every 5 servings

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Identify the better deal. Four rolls of toilet paper for $7.99 or $6.29 for 3 rolls?

• 4 rolls for $7.99

• 3 rolls for $ 6.29

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

You can buy 5 cans of green beans at the Village Market for $2.50, or you can buy 10 of them at Best Food for $ 5.10. Which is the better buy?

• Village Market

• Best Food

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Suppose that on a Saturday morning you can cut 3 lawns in 5 hours, and your friend can cut  5 lawns in  8 hours.  Who is cutting lawns at a faster rate?

• I am cutting lawns a little faster

• My friend is cutting laws a little bit faster 

• We cut lawns at the same rate 

• I don't cut lawns SONNN

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Which runs faster: a cheetah that can run 60 feet in 4 seconds or gazelle that can run 100 feet in 8 seconds?

• cheetah at a unit rate of 14 ft per sec

• gazelle at a unit rate of 12 ft per sec

• cheetah at a unit rate of 15 ft per sec

• gazelle at 12.5 ft per sec

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The secretary in the main office can type 225 words in 3 minutes, while the computer teacher can type 105 words in 90 seconds. Can we still compare the unit rates? Who types at a faster rate? Don't forget to first convert to the same unit (seconds or minutes).

• Main office secretary 

• Computer teacher 

• They type at the same rate

• You can't do anything to compare seconds and minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

During the winter of 2012–2013, Buffalo, New York received 𝟐𝟐 inches of snow in 𝟏𝟐 hours. Oswego, New York received 𝟑𝟏 inches of snow over a 𝟏𝟓-hour period. Which city had a heavier snowfall rate? Round your answers to the nearest tenth

• Buffalo at a rate of 1.83 per sec

• Oswego at a rate of 2.07 per sec

• Buffalo at a rate of 1.8 per sec

• Oswego at a rate of 2.1 per sec

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

One math student, John, can solve 𝟔 math problems in 𝟐𝟎 minutes while another student, Juaquine, can solve the same 𝟔 math problems at a rate of 𝟏 problem per 𝟒 minutes. Who works faster? 

• John can solve faster

• Juaquine can solve faster

• They solve at the same rate

• #mathsohard

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Austin mowed 7 lawns in 4 hours. At that rate, how long will it take him to mow 21 lawns?

• 11 hours

• 12 hours 

• 21 hours

•  28 hours.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Lynnette can wash 95 cars in 5 days. How many cars does she wash each day?

• 475 cars per day

• 19 cars per day

• .05 cars per day

• 15 cars per day

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3