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        COMPARING UNIT RATES #1--KEY                                           

Directions:  Compare each of the items on sale below.  Calculate the unit rate for each set of items.  Then use the unit rate to determine which item gives you the best value.  Circle the item/unit rate with the best value.

1. 							      	  	    2.	
Movie Tickets	Total Cost	# of Tickets	Unit Rate ($$/Ticket)	
Theater A	$15 	3 Tix	$5 per ticket	
 Theater B	$20 	5 Tix	$4 per ticket	
Theater C	$32 	4 tix	$8 per ticket	
Popcorn
	Total Cost	Ounces	Unit Rate ($$/Ounce)	
Small	$3.60 	12 oz.	$0.30 per oz.	
Medium	$5.00	20 oz.	$0.25 per oz	
Large	$6.40 	32 oz.	$0.22 per oz.	

3.								    4.		
T-Shirts	Total Cost	# of shirts	Unit Rate ($$/shirt)	
 Store A	$48 	3	$16 per shirt	
Store B	$96 	16 	$6 per shirt	
Store C	$56 	14 shirts	$4 per shirt	
Pop
	Total Cost	Ounces	Unit Rate ($$/Ounce)	
Can	$0.60	12 oz.	$0.05 per oz.	
Bottle	$1.80	20 oz.	$0.09 per oz	
Cup	$1.60 	16 oz.	$0.10 per oz.	

5.								     6.				
Laundry	Total Cost	# of Loads	Unit Rate ($$/Load)	
Laundromat A	$12 	6 loads	$2 per load	
Laundromat B	$9 	3 loads	$3 per load	
Laundromat C	$15 	5 loads	$3 per load	
Detergent
	Total Cost	# of Loads	Unit Rate ($$/Load)	
Tide	$12.16 	64	$0.19 per load	
Gain	$21	100	$0.21 per load	
Purex	$12.24	72	$0.17 per load	

7.								   8.				
Hamburgers	Total Cost	# of Burgers	Unit Rate ($$/Burger)	
McDonald’s	$14.19 	11 	$1.29 per burger	
Wendy’s	$5.98 	2	$2.99 per burger	
Burger King	$6.30 	6	$1.05 per burger	
Hamburgers
	Total Cost	Ounces	Unit Rate ($$/Ounce)	
McDonald’s	$1.29 	4.3 oz.	$0.30 per oz.	
Wendy’s	$2.99	6.5 oz.	$0.46 per oz	
Burger King	$1.05 	4.2 oz.	$0.25 per oz.	

9.  Use the blank table to answer the following question:
Store	Total Cost	# of Bars	Unit Rate
 ($$ per Bar)	
A	$3.45	3	$1.15 per bar	
B	$5.45	5	$1.09 per bar	
C	$7.56	7	$1.08 per bar	
 
Store A sells 3 candy bars for $3.45.  
Store B charges $5.45 for 5 candy bars.  
Store C sells 7 candy bars for $7.56.  
Which store offers the best value?		

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