Name:
Using Rate Language
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) A carpenter installed 40 sheets of drywall in 5 minutes. What is the rate per minute?
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1.
2) A candy company used 20 gallons of syrup to make 4 batches of candy. What is the rate of
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2.
syrup per batch?
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3.
3) A computer programmer worked for 8 hours and earned $32, which is a rate of $___ per
hour.
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⁄
4.
10
4) An experienced carpenter could build a house in 10 days. How much would he have
4
⁄
finished if he worked for 5 days?
5.
10
5) A baker used 4 cups of flour to make 10 batches of brownies. He used ____ of a cup of
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6.
flour to make 1 batch of brownies.
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7.
6) A toy company used 27 pints of plastic to make 9 action figures, which is a rate of ___
pints per figure.
2
⁄
8.
4
7) During the lunch rush a fast food joint sold 2 sodas and earned $16, which is a rate of ___
2
⁄
dollars per soda.
9.
8
8) A warehouse placed 4 equal weight boxes on a scale. Total they weighed 2 pounds. Each
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10.
8
box weighed ____ of a pound.
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⁄
11.
9) A tailor used 2 meters of string to make 8 Halloween masks. He used ____ of a meter for
8
each mask.
3
12.
10) A scientist used 5 gallons of liquid for every 8 hours he works. He uses ____ of a gallon
each hour he works.
2
13.
11) A machine worked for 8 hours and used 2 kilowatts of electricity. The machine used ____
2
⁄
14.
3
of a kilowatt each hour it worked.
2
15.
12) An industrial machine is able to make 12 pens in 4 seconds. What is the rate made per
second?
13) A printer took 7 minutes to print 14 pages. What is the rate of pages per minute?
14) A gardener used 2 kilograms of fertilizer over the course of 3 weeks. How much fertilizer
did they use each week?
15) A bouqet had 4 flowers and sold for $8, which is a rate of $___ per flower.
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Math
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