Rate and Unit Rate Word Problems

Catalina made $45 by washing 9 cars. Jamie made $30 by washing 5 cars. Who made more money per car?

• Catalina made more money per car.

• Jamie made more money per car.

Tilapia at Grocery Mary is on sale for $7.47 for 3 pounds. It is on sale at Food Shoppe for $5.10 for 2 pounds. Which store has a better deal? ($ per pound)

• Grocery Mart has the better deal.

• Food Shoppe has the better deal.

Michael ran 24 laps in 6 minutes. Sarah ran 20 laps in 4 minutes. Who runs at a faster pace? (laps per minute)

• Michael runs at a faster pace.

• Sarah runs at a faster pace.

The table shows the number of toys each class collected for the toy drive. Which class collected the most toys per student?

• Class A collected the most toys per student.

• Class B collected the most toys per student.

• Class C collected the most toys per student.

The library printer can print 50 pages in 2 minutes. The office printer can print 60 pages in 3 minutes. Which printer can print the fastest? (Pages per minute)

• The library printer can print the fastest.

• The office printer can print the fastest.

Matt scores 126 points in 3 games. Johnny scores 153 points in 4 games. Who scores more points per game?

• Matt scores more points per game.

• Johnny scores more points per game.

Brianna bought 6 cookies for $7.50. Mason bought 5 cookies for $6.60. Who got the better deal? (Dollars per cookie)

• Brianna got the better deal.

• Mason got the better deal.

The table shows the number of miles each family drove. Which family drove at a faster rate? (Miles per hour)

• The Parisi family drove at a faster rate.

• The Coners family drove at a faster rate

Juice boxes are sold in packs of 8 and packs of 14. The pack of 8 costs $8.08 and the pack of 14 costs $14.70. Which pack of juice boxes is a better buy? (Dollars per juice box)

• The 8-pack is a better buy.

• The 14-pack is a better buy.

Every minute 2.2 gal of water flows from a shower. A family of 5 showers for an average of 9 minutes per person every morning. How many gallons of water will the family use every morning?

• 39.6 gallons

• 3.96 gallons

• 99 gallons

• 9.9 gallons