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Unit Rates Review

15 questions

7th - 7th Grade

Mathematics

Unit Rates Review is a free Grade 7 mathematics printable worksheet with an answer key that helps students calculate and interpret unit rates in realistic situations. Across 15 items—one fill-in-the-blank, 13 multiple-choice questions, and one matching task—students find quantities per one unit, including pencils per student, dollars per hour, miles per gallon, price per product, pages per minute, and acres per hour. The worksheet also checks whether students can identify the defining feature of a unit rate, compare better deals using unit prices, recognize and simplify complex fractions, and match key terms such as ratio, rate, unit rate, and complex fraction. It is useful for reviewing proportional reasoning, fraction operations, and precise rate language before an assessment or as independent Grade 7 practice.

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Unit Rates Review

Total questions: 15

Name
Class
Date
1.

A teacher sharpens 108 pencils to distribute to her 27 kindergarten students. How many pencils should each student get? Express as pencils per student. ( pencilsstudents\frac{pencils}{students}  )

(a)  

2.

Betty makes pies. To make 6 pies, she uses 7 127\ \frac{1}{2}  Cups of flour. How many cups of flour are needed to make 1 pie? ( Because you want 1 pie your fraction is flour pie\frac{flour\ }{pie}  )

a)

1 141\ \frac{1}{4}  cups

b)

45 cups

c)

1/45 cups

d)

1/4 cup

3.

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

a)

0

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

4.
Which is the better deal?
Oreos
$2.98 for 15 oz
OR
Chips Ahoy
$2.50 for 14 oz
a)
Oreos
b)
Chips Ahoy
5.
Alycia earned $20.40 in 3 hours. What is her unit rate in dollars per hour?
a)
$7 per hour
b)
$6 per hour
c)
$6.80 per hour
d)
$17.40 per hour
6.
My father drove 231 miles with 7 gallons of gas.  What was his mileage (miles per gallon)?
a)
35 miles per gallon
b)
33 miles per gallon
c)
37 miles per gallon
7.
My mother purchased 9 candy bars at Food Lion for $13.50.  What is the price per candy bar?
a)
$2.00 per product
b)
$1.50 per product
c)
$1.75 per product
8.
What is a complex fraction?
a)
A really hard fraction to figure out 
b)
A fraction with a fraction in the numerator, denominator, or both 
c)
A fraction multiplied by a decimal
d)
A fraction with an exponent 
9.

Simplify the complex fraction.

a)

20

b)

36/5

c)

1/20

d)

60/3

10.
Sasha can mow 3/8 of an acre of grass in 3/4 an hour. How many acres of grass does Sasha mow per hour?
a)

2  acre/hr.

b)

1/2  acre/hr.

c)

9/24  acre/hr.

11.
If a dog can eat 1/3 of a bag of food in 1/2 week, how many bags of food can the dog eat in 1 week?
a)
1/6
b)
2/3
c)
3/2
d)
5/6
12.

797\frac{\frac{7}{9}}{7}  

a)

499\frac{49}{9}  

b)

9

c)

19\frac{1}{9}  

d)

949\frac{9}{49}  

13.

Kaniyah reads  8138\frac{1}{3}   pages of a book in 10 minutes. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute? Always simplify your answers.

a)

5/6 pages per minute

b)

25/3 pages per minute

c)

2/3 pages per minute

d)

1.5 pages per minute

14.

Simplify the complex fraction.

a)

21/3

b)

3/7

c)

100/21

d)

21/100

15.

Match the following:

Ratio

Compares two quantities such as part to part, part to whole, or whole to part.

Unit Rate

A rate that has a denominator of one.

Found by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

Rate

A ratio that compares quantities of different kinds of units.

Complex Fraction

A fraction where the numerator, the denominator or both contain a fraction.

Answer Key

Unit Rates Review

Total questions: 15

1.
4, 4 pencils per student
2.
a)

1 141\ \frac{1}{4}  cups

3.
c)

1

4.
b) Chips Ahoy
5.
c) $6.80 per hour
6.
b) 33 miles per gallon
7.
b) $1.50 per product
8.
b) A fraction with a fraction in the numerator, denominator, or both 
9.
a)

20

10.
b)

1/2  acre/hr.

11.
b) 2/3
12.
c)

19\frac{1}{9}  

13.
a)

5/6 pages per minute

14.
a)

21/3

15.

Ratio

 - 

Compares two quantities such as part to part, part to whole, or whole to part.

, 

Unit Rate

 - 

A rate that has a denominator of one.

Found by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

, 

Rate

 - 

A ratio that compares quantities of different kinds of units.

, 

Complex Fraction

 - 

A fraction where the numerator, the denominator or both contain a fraction.

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What does the Unit Rates Review worksheet cover?

This Grade 7 worksheet uses fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and matching questions to build unit-rate skills. Students divide to express real-world quantities per one unit, compare unit prices, calculate rates such as dollars per hour and miles per gallon, identify and simplify complex fractions, and match related vocabulary.

How can I use this worksheet to teach unit rates and complex fractions?

Introduce the worksheet by modeling how to rewrite a rate with 1 in the denominator, then solve one context such as cost per candy bar or miles per gallon. Have students explain why a better deal must be compared by unit price, and pause before the complex-fraction items to review simplifying and dividing fractions. Use the matching section as a closing vocabulary check.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this unit-rates worksheet?

Watch for students dividing in the wrong direction, reporting a total amount instead of an amount per one unit, or comparing the package prices rather than the per-ounce prices in the deal question. Students may also confuse a unit rate with any rate, leave a complex fraction unsimplified, or choose an equivalent-looking fraction without checking the required units.

How do I assign and grade the Unit Rates Review worksheet?

On Wayground, you can assign this unit-rates review as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz, and it includes a complete answer key. Printable submissions can be graded by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app, while the digital version supports online response collection and grading.

How can I differentiate this unit-rates and complex-fractions worksheet?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the calculation choices, rate scenarios, and matching terms are easier to read. You can also apply a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when those options support access to the unit-rate and complex-fraction tasks.

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