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WORD PROBLEMS--RATES #2-KEY
Directions: Find the rate in each problem below. There are several ways to solve rate problems. The simplest
strategy is to simply divide the data. The key is to divide the data in the correct order. If the question asks
you to find the miles/hour, then you should find the quotient of the miles divided by the hours, not the hours
divided by the miles.
It took Juan 6.5 minutes to eat 3.25 sandwiches. How many sandwiches did he 1) 0.5 sand/min
eat per minute?
Emily ran 731.6 meters in 12.4 minutes. How many meters/minute did she run? 2) 59 m/min_
Ben paid $4.50 for 2.25 pounds of apples. How much did he pay per pound? 3) _$2/lb_
Lucia flew 819.2 miles in 102.4 minutes. How many miles per minute did she fly? 4) _8 miles/min_
In 3.5 days, the temperature dropped 17.5 degrees. How many degrees per day did the 5) _5 deg/day_
temperature drop?
Ava read 52.5 books in 7.5 months. How many books per month did she read? 6) 7 bks/month
Connor filled his 103.2 gallon pool with water in 8.6 hours. How many gallons per hour 7) _12 gal/hr_
did he use?
Hailey’s plane climbed 1,004.7 feet in 59.1 seconds. How fast did her plane climb 10) _17 ft/sec_
every second?
It took Jacob 20.4 hours to drive 530.4 laps. How many laps per hour did he run? 11) _26 laps/h_
Sophia earned $48.75 in 3.25 hours. How many dollars did she earn per hour? 12) _$15/hr_
Aiden bought 16.5 ounces of pop for $1.32. What was the price per ounce? 13) _$0.08/oz_
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