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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?

 

Addison drove 682.5 miles in 22.75 hours.  What was her speed in miles per hour?              8) _30 mph_

 

 

Jackson graded 6.5 tests in 0.5 hours.  How many tests per hour did he grade?                      9)  13 tests/h_

 

 

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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