Name:
Using Rate Language
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) A carpenter used 6 boxes of nails to build 7 bird houses. He used ____ of a box on each
6
⁄
bird house.
1.
7
2
⁄
2) Vanessa earned 2 points for every 3 books she read. So if she read only 1 book she would
2.
3
have earned ____ of a point.
2
⁄
3.
3
3) A gardener used 2 kilograms of fertilizer over the course of 3 weeks. How much fertilizer
did they use each week?
2
4.
4) A candy company used 18 pints of chocolate to make 9 boxes of candy. What is the rate of
5
⁄
pints of chocolate per box?
5.
9
5) A baker used 5 bags of flour every 9 days. He used ____ of a bag each day.
2
6.
2
⁄
7.
3
6) It took a pet store 6 weeks to sell 12 cats. What is the rate sold per week?
2
8.
7) Cody spent 3 days collecting cans and he managed to collect 2 pounds. He collected ____
8
⁄
of a pound each day.
9.
10
8) A jogger travelled 8 kilometers in 4 days. What is the rate he travelled per day?
2
⁄
10.
5
5
⁄
11.
9) A machine worked for 10 hours and used 8 kilowatts of electricity. The machine used ____
10
of a kilowatt each hour it worked.
7
12.
10) A scientist used 2 gallons of liquid for every 5 hours he works. He uses ____ of a gallon
2
⁄
each hour he works.
13.
3
11) A restaurant went through 5 boxes of plastic forks over 10 months. They used ____ of a
4
⁄
14.
10
box every month.
9
15.
12) During the lunch rush a fast food joint sold 4 sodas and earned $28, which is a rate of ___
dollars per soda.
13) An ice machine used 2 gallons of water after running non-stop for 3 hours. How many
gallons of water did it use each hour?
14) A warehouse placed 10 equal weight boxes on a scale. Total they weighed 4 pounds. Each
box weighed ____ of a pound.
15) We paid $36 for 4 hamburgers, which is a rate of $___ per hamburger.
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Math
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