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CALCULATING UNIT RATES #3
Directions: For each problem below, set up a proportion to represent the situation. Then solve the proportion to
find the unit rate.
Example: Malcolm scored 80 points in two games. How many points per game did he score?
= 2x = 80 x = 40 points/game
1) Travis scored 780 points in 30 games. How many points per game did he score?
Proportion: Solution:
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2) Emma earned $456 in 38 hours. How much did she earn per hour?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
3) Jacob drove 66 laps in 33 minutes. How many laps per minute did he run?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
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Proportion: Solution: ____________________
5) The temperature dropped 36 degrees in 4 days. How many degrees per day did the temperature drop?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
6) Sophia read 143 books in 13 months. How many books per month did she read?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
7) Nicholas filled his 252 gallon pool with water in 4 hours. How many gallons per hour did he use?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
8) Olivia drove 1,136 miles in 16 hours. What was her speed in miles per hour?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
9) Matthew made 589 calls in 31 days. What is the average number of calls he made in a day?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________
10) Hannah’s plane climbed 3,975 feet in 75 seconds. How fast did her plane climb every second?
Proportion: Solution: ____________________