Unit Rates & Unit Price

Mason went to the grocery store and bought 8.2 ounces of fruit for $1.12. What would be the unit rate, or price per ounce of fruit?

• $0.14 per oz

• $7.32 per oz

• $0.18 per oz

• $3.12 per oz

The Jacobson's are taking a family trip to Orlando, Florida to visit Disney World. For one leg of the trip, they went 144 miles on 4.5 gallons. What was their gas mileage, or miles per gallon?

• 34 mi/gal

• 25 mi/gal

• 41 mi/gal

• 32 mi/gal

A grocery store sells a 6-pack of bottled water for $3.79, a 9-pack for $4.50, and a 12-pack for $6.89. Which package would be the better buy, or cost the least per bottle?

• 6-pack

• 9-pack

• 12-pack

Which is the better buy?

Daisy Sour Cream: $1.49 for 8 oz -OR - Kraft Sour Cream: $2.55 for 16 oz

• Daisy Sour Cream

• Kraft Sour Cream

Which is the better buy?

Goldfish Crackers $1.99 for 7.2 oz - OR - Cheese-Its $2.70 for 13.7 oz

• Goldfish Crackers

• Cheese-Its

The table shows the relationship between the number of seconds it takes to hear the thunder after a lightning strike and the distance you are from the lightning. What is the unit rate, or seconds per mile?

• 5 sec/mi

• 10 sec/mi

• 15 sec/mi

• 20 sec/mi

• 30 points/game

• 20 points/game

• 10 points/game

• 15 poins/game

• 150 miles/hour

• 100 miles/hour

• 125 miles/hour

• 75 miles/hour

A unit rate is a rate in which the unit in the denominator is:

• 0

• 3

• 1

• 2

You spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete. What is the unit rate in dollars per pound?

• $8 per pound

• $35 per pound

• $5 per pound

• $0.125 per pound