Rate and Unit Rate Word Problems

Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?

• $30

• $20

• $60

• $10

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480

• 1960

• 84

• 25

Pizzas are $10 each plus a $2 delivery fee. Is the cost proportional to the number of pizzas ordered?

• Yes, unit rate is $10

• Yes, Unit rate is $12

• No, unit rate not constant

• No, because Little Caesars is $5

A 6-ounce package of fruit snacks contains 45 pieces. How many pieces would you expect in a 10-ounce package?

• 75 Pieces

• 27-ounces

• 27 pieces

• 75-ounces

A bird flies 35 meters in 10 seconds.  If it keeps flying at the same rate, how long will it take it to fly 14 more meters?  

• x = 49 seconds

• x = 4 meters

• x = 49 meters

• x =  4 seconds

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 30 weeks

• 20 weeks

Sue types 3 pages in the same amount of time that Mary types 4.5 pages.  If Sue and Mary start typing at the same time, how many pages will Mary have typed when Sue has typed 11 pages?

• 16.5 pages

• 16 pages

• 15 pages

• 15.5 pages

David hikes 2 ¼ miles in ½ an hour.What is his rate in miles per hour?

• 4.5

• 7/6

• 67

• 6.8

Simplify the complex fraction shown.

• 9/40

• 40/9

• 10/36

• 5/18

You can buy 36 cookies for $4. What is the unit rate (in cookies per dollar)?

• 4 cookies per dollar

• 6 cookies per dollar

• 9 cookies per dollar

• 1/9 dollars per cookie