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Understand Rate Concepts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete. What is the unit rate in dollars per pound?
a)
$8 per pound
b)
$5 per pound
c)
$35 per pound
d)
0.125 pounds per dollar
2.
If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute?
a)
102 words per minute
b)
100 words per minute
c)
400 words per minute
d)
412 words per minute
3.
A sixth-grade math teacher can grade 25 homework assignments in 20 minutes. Is he working at a faster rate or slower rate than grading 36 homework assignments in 30 minutes?
a)
Slower rate
b)
Faster rate
c)
He didn't grade them
d)
Everyone got 100
4.
Four pounds of bananas cost $6.  What is the cost per pound of bananas?
a)
$24 per pound
b)
$1.50 per pound
c)
$1 per pound
d)
$6 per pound
5.
Which is the "better buy"?  A 12 ounce can of corn for $1.92 of  a 20 ounce can of corn for $3.00?
a)
They are the same
b)
The  20 ounce can
c)
The 12 ounce can
6.
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
7.
Which is the better deal?
Oreos
$2.98 for 15 oz
OR
Chips Ahoy
$2.50 for 14 oz
a)
Oreos
b)
Chips Ahoy
8.
Which is the slowest reading rate?
a)
3 pages in 9 minutes
b)
4 pages in 10 minutes
c)
5 pages in 13 minutes
d)
7 pages in 20 minutes
9.

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. What is his unit rate in dollars per pound?

a)

$.50 per pound

b)

$1.25 per pound

c)

$3 per pound

d)

$2.50 per pound

10.

It cost me $46.80 to fill my 13-gallon gas tank. What was the price of gas per gallon?

a)

$3.60

b)

$3.55

c)

$3.40

d)

$3.50

11.

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're the same

d)

Neither, I prefer Coke

12.

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?

a)

$4.95 per pizza

b)

$5.75 per pizza

c)

$7.25 per pizza

d)

$6.50 per pizza

13.

What is the rate of change of the average height in feet of the trees with respect to the number of years since the trees were planted?

a)

3 ft/yr

b)

7 ft/yr

c)

10 ft/yr

d)

14 ft/yr

14.
What is the rate of change?
a)
The tree grows 3 inches every 2 months
b)
The tree grows 2 inches every 3 months
c)
The tree grows 3 inches every month
d)
The tree grows 2 inches every month
15.
Find the rate of change.
a)
-2 minutes per gallon
b)
-20 minutes per gallon
c)
-2 gallons per minute
d)
-20 gallons per minute
16.

The table show's your profit from your summer mowing job. What is the rate of change?

a)

$10 per hour

b)

$20 per hour

c)

$5 per hour

d)

$12 per hour

17.

Which ratio is equivalent to:

12:16

a)

24:30

b)

6:4

c)

3:4

d)

10:14

18.

Write the statement as a rate. 
Lilly records 65 movies onto 5 DVDs.

a)


65 movies5 DVDs\frac{65\ movies}{5\ DVD's}

b)

65 DVDs5 movies\frac{65\ DVD's}{5\ movies}

c)

1 DVD65 movies\frac{1\ DVD}{65\ movies}

d)

1 movie65 DVDs\frac{1\ movie}{65\ DVD's}

19.

On​ Tuesday, it snowed 15 inches in 6 hours. What is the unit rate?

a)

6 hours per inch

b)

15 inches per hour

c)

2.5 hours per inch

d)

2.5 inches per hour

20.

Compare the rates to find which is the better value.

​$1,020 for 30 books or ​$1,725 for 50 books

a)

​$1,020 for 30 books

b)

$1,725 for 50 books