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CALCULATING UNIT RATES #1-KEY
Directions: One of the most reliable ways to find a unit rate is by setting up and solving a proportion.
Find the unit rates for each of the situations below. For this worksheet, the proportions have already
been set up for you.
PROPORTION EQUATION
SOLUTION
1) 
3x = 90 30 points/game
2) 
5x
= 100
20
dollars/hour
3) 
6x = 18 3 laps/minute
4) 
12x = 72 6 miles/minute
5) 
3x
= 45
15 degrees/day
6) 
13x
= 91
7
books/month
7) 
5x
= 55
11 gallons/hour
8) 
4x = 88 22 miles/hour
9) 
11x
= 132
12
calls/day
10) 
5x = 95 19 feet/second
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