Rate and Unit Rate Word Problems

A seed sprouted and grew 2/3 of a foot in 3 months. What was its rate of growth?

____ feet per month

• 3 months per ft

• 2/9 months per ft

• 2/9 ft per month

• 3 ft per month

An airplane cruises 1 kilometer in 1/12 of a minute. What is its cruising speed?

_____kilometers per minute

• 12 minutes per kilometer

• 1 minute per kilometer

• 1 kilometer per minute

• 12 kilometer per minute

Sparkle Cleaners uses 2/3 of a jug of window cleaner in 4 weeks. How much window cleaner do they use in 1 week?

_____ jugs per week

• 1/6 of a jug

• 6 jugs

• 1/3 of a jug

• 3 jugs

A school janitor has mopped 1/3 of a classroom in 5 minutes. At what rate is he mopping?

____classrooms per minute

____ minutes per classroom

Choose both options

• 1/15 minutes per classroom

• 1/15 of a classroom per minute

• 15 classrooms per minute

• 15 minutes per classroom

The Cooper family uses up a 1/2-gallon jug of milk every 3 days. At what rate do they drink milk?

gallons per day

• 1/6 gallons per day

• 1/6 days per gallon

• 1 and 1/2 days per gallon

• 6 gallons per day

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

• $8 per pound

• $5 per pound

• $35 per pound

• 0.125 pounds per dollar

Water flows from a faucet at a rate of 5 gallons every 25 seconds. At this rate, how many gallons will flow from the faucet in 45 seconds?

• 9 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 11 gallons

• 40 gallons

At the market, 7 apples cost $4.55. What is the cost per apple?

• 54 apples per dollar

• 54 dollars per apple

• $0.65 per apple

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If Maya makes $10 an hour at her after school job, how many hours will it take her to earn $150?

• 10 hours

• 1.5 hours

• 15 hours

• 20 hours

Ken can walk 40 dogs in 8 hours. Determine how many dogs he can walk in one hour.

• 5 hours per dog

• 5 dogs per hour

• 320 dogs per hour

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