Examples of Ratio and Rates

Fill in the missing value

A rate is a

• comparison of two quantitities

• a comparison of two quantities with units

• a comparison of two quantities with units when the quantity in the denominator is 1

• the number in front of the variable in an expression of equation

A unit rate is a

• comparison of two quantitities

• a comparison of two quantities with units

• a comparison of two quantities with units when the quantity in the denominator is 1

• the number in front of the variable in an expression of equation

Is the following a rate or a unit rate?

$5 per pound

• rate

• unit rate

Find the unit rate.
72 miles every 4 hours

• 36 m.p.h.

• 72 m.p.h.

• 288 m.p.h.

• 18 m.p.h.

What was Brian's unit rate?

• 3/2 word per minute

• 30 minutes per word

• 60 minutes per word

• 30 words per minute

Find the unit rate of $97.50 for 15 pizzas.

• $6 per pizza

• $82.50 per pizza

• $5.50 per pizza

• $6.50 per pizza

Which is NOT equivalent to 3:5?

• 15:25

• 9:15

• 21:28

• 30:50

The ratio of 6th graders to 7th graders at a basketball game is 4:1.  If there are eight 7th graders, how many 6th graders are there?

• 28

• 16

• 8

• 32

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3

• 13

• 15

• 24