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WORD PROBLEMS--RATES #1

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.

1) Maureen ate 18.5 cookies in 5 minutes. How many cookies did she eat per minute? 1) ______

2) Marie ran 842.4 meters in 12 minutes. How many meters/minute did she run? 2) ______

3) John paid $9.75 for 3 pounds of apples. How much did he pay per pound? 3) ______

4) Anna flew 985.6 miles in 112 minutes. How many miles per minute did she fly? 4) ______

5) In 3 days, the temperature dropped 7.5 degrees. How many degrees per day did the 5) ______

temperature drop?

6) Ava read 97.5 books in 13 months. How many books per month did she read? 6) ______

7) Connor filled his 99.2 gallon pool with water in 8 hours. How many gallons per hour 7) ______

did he use?

8) Addison drove 287.92 miles in 8 hours. What was her speed in miles per hour? 8) ______

9) Jackson graded 37.5 tests in 6 hours. How many tests per hour did he grade? 9) ______

10) Hailey’s plane climbed 844.8 feet in 64 seconds. How fast did her plane climb 10) ______

every second?

11) It took Jacob 21 hours to drive 467.25 laps. How many laps per hour did he run? 11) ______

12) Sophia earned $24.75 in 3 hours. How many dollars did she earn per hour? 12) ______

13) Aiden bought 12.5 ounces of pop for $2. What was the price per ounce? 13) ______

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