Compute Unit Rates

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

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

Harry mowed eight lawns and earned $96. How much did he earn for each lawn?

• $96

• $12

• $768

• $8

Water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 gallons every 25 seconds. At this rate, how many gallons will flow from the faucet in 45 seconds?

• 9 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 11 gallons

• 40 gallons

A machine can pack 70 boxes of spaghetti in 5 minutes. At this rate, how many boxes can they pack in 8 minutes.

• 35 boxes

• 14 boxes

• 112 boxes

• 560 boxes

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

An eight pack of juice boxes costs $4.79, and a 12 pack of juice boxes cost $6.59. Use this information to calculate the better buy.

• 8 pack

• 12 pack

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

If Antonia can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can she type per minute?

• 408 words per minute

• 100 words per minute

• 400 words per minute

• 102 words per minute