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Comparing Rates

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a unit rate?

a)

16 miles/6 days

b)

15 words/30 seconds

c)

$3.18/1 slice of pizza

d)

$15.82/two movie tickets

2.

If Kevin bought 3 lbs of lettuce for $3.54, how much did the lettuce cost per pound?

a)

$1.18 per pound

b)

$1.32 per pound

c)

$10.62 per pound

d)

$10.16 per pound

3.

Goldfish crackers $1.99 for 7.2 oz.

or

Cheez-its $2.70 for 13.7 oz.

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

a)

Goldfish

b)

Cheez-its

c)

They are equivalent

4.

Sargento cheese slices $2.48 for 10 slices

or

Velveeta Cheese slices $3.18 for 12 slices

Find the unit price for each and choose the better deal.

a)

Sargento

b)

Velveeta

c)

They are equivalent

5.

Sara Lee Turkey $6.58 per lb.

or

Butterball Turkey $11.16 for 2 lb.

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

a)

Sara Lee

b)

Butterball

c)

They are equivalent

6.
Identify the best deal.
27 ounces of nacho chips for $3.51
10 ounces of nacho chips for $1.30
a)
27 ounces of nacho chips for $3.51
b)
10 ounces of nacho chips for $1.30
c)
Neither
7.

Which package is a better deal?

Pack 1: $15 for 5 pairs of socks

Pack 2: $25 for 10 pairs of socks

a)

Pack 1

b)

Pack 2

c)

The packages are equivalent

8.

Who learned at a faster rate?

Sarah learned 18 vocab words in 2 hours

Jamie learned 27 vocab words in 3 hours

a)

Jamie

b)

Sarah

c)

They learned at an equivalent rate

9.

Babysitting for 8 hours and making $72.00 or babysitting for 6 hours and making $57.00. Which is the better deal?

a)

8 hours

b)

6 hours

c)

They are equivalent

10.

Daisy sour cream $1.49 for 8 oz.

or

Kraft sour cream $2.55 for 16 oz.

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

a)

Daisy

b)

Kraft

c)

They are equivalent

11.
 Which runs faster: a cheetah that can run 60 feet in 4 seconds or gazelle that can run 100 feet in 8 seconds?
a)
A cheetah at a unit rate of 14 ft per sec
b)
A gazelle at a unit rate of 12 ft per sec
c)
A cheetah at a unit rate of 15 ft per sec
d)
A gazelle at 12.5 ft per sec
12.
Charles can type 675 words in 9 minutes. How many words can he type per minute?
a)
75 words per minute
b)
6075 words per minute
c)
86 words per minute
d)
75 minutes per word
13.
Express the ratio as a fraction in simplest form:
18 ounces to 3 cups
a)
6 to 1
b)
1/6
c)
18/3
d)
3/18
14.
Which is NOT equivalent to 3:5?
a)
15:25
b)
9:15
c)
21:28
d)
30:50
15.
Jose swims 3 laps in a pool every 2 minutes. How long would it take him to swim 27 laps?
a)
8 minutes
b)
9 minutes
c)
16 minutes
d)
18 minutes
16.

Which is the better buy? A 12-pack of Pepsi for $3.50 or a 6-pack for $1.80?

a)

The 12-pack

b)

The 6-pack

c)

They are equivalent

d)

Neither, I prefer Coke