Unit Rates Quiz

It takes 9 minutes for a flowing faucet to fill up a 27-gallon tank. How much water flows from the faucet in 1 minute?

• 2 gallons per minute
• 3 gallons per minute
• 4 gallons per minute
• 5 gallons per minute

A printing machine can print 735 books in 5 minutes. How many books are printed per minute?

• 147 books per minute
• 160 books per minute
• 150 books per minute
• 120 books per minute

A truck needs 6 gallons of gas to travel 186 miles. What is the rate of the distance traveled by the truck in miles per gallon of gas?

• 40 miles per gallon
• 25 miles per gallon
• 15 miles per gallon
• 31 miles per gallon

Chad's baseball team is practicing hitting in the batting cages. The pitching machines pitch baseballs at a rate of 35 pitches in 5 minutes. Chad practiced hitting for 8 minutes.

How many baseballs were pitched to Chad in that time?

• 56
• 48
• 72
• 40

Britney just got a new video game for her birthday. Yesterday, she played for 27 minutes and beat 3 levels. Today, her parents said she can play for 45 minutes.

If she beats levels at the same rate, how many levels should Britney beat today?

• 7 levels
• 5 levels
• 6 levels
• 4 levels

Xavier loves to make waffles for breakfast. Normally, it takes him 9 minutes to make 3 waffles. He had some friends sleep over last night, and he wants to make 10 waffles this morning.

If the waffles cook at the same rate, how many minutes will it take Xavier to make the waffles this morning?

• 45 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 60 minutes

Joy is making hand-painted ornaments for her family this year. Yesterday, she made 2 ornaments in 6 hours. This weekend, she plans to spend a total of 15 hours making ornaments.

If Joy works at the same rate, how many ornaments will she make this weekend?

• 3
• 10
• 5
• 8

Aisha has a pet golden retriever named Lucky. She walks Lucky every night. Yesterday, Aisha and Lucky took a 45-minute walk and walked 3 miles. Today, Aisha plans to walk Lucky for only 30 minutes.

If they keep the same pace, how many miles will Aisha and Lucky walk today?

• 4 miles
• 3.5 miles
• 1 mile
• 2 miles

Layla loves to try out new bike trails in her area. Last week, it took her 24 minutes to ride a trail that is 6 miles long. Today, she kept the same pace when she rode an 8-mile trail.

How long did it take Layla to ride the trail today?

• 40 minutes
• 28 minutes
• 36 minutes
• 32 minutes

Chad's baseball team is practicing hitting in the batting cages. The pitching machines pitch baseballs at a rate of 35 pitches in 5 minutes. Chad practiced hitting for 8 minutes.

How many baseballs were pitched to Chad in that time?

• 40
• 56
• 48
• 72