Name:
Using Rate Language
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) We paid $24 for 4 hamburgers, which is a rate of $___ per hamburger.
6
1.
3
⁄
2) A movie theater went through 3 pounds of popcorn every 8 hours. They went through ____
2.
8
of a pound every hour.
7
⁄
3.
8
3) A baker used 7 bags of flour every 8 days. He used ____ of a bag each day.
2
⁄
4.
3
4) A restaurant went through 2 boxes of plastic forks over 3 months. They used ____ of a box
2
⁄
every month.
5.
3
5
5) A gardener used 2 kilograms of fertilizer over the course of 3 weeks. How much fertilizer
⁄
6.
10
did they use each week?
9
7.
6) A tailor used 5 meters of string to make 10 Halloween masks. He used ____ of a meter for
each mask.
7
8.
7) A carpenter installed 18 sheets of drywall in 2 minutes. What is the rate per minute?
2
9.
8) During the lunch rush a fast food joint sold 5 sodas and earned $35, which is a rate of ___
4
⁄
10.
5
dollars per soda.
2
11.
9) Henry earned $16 for mowing 8 lawns. What is the rate earned per lawn mowed?
2
⁄
12.
4
10) A scientist used 4 gallons of liquid for every 5 hours he works. He uses ____ of a gallon
each hour he works.
5
13.
11) A computer programmer worked for 8 hours and earned $16, which is a rate of $___ per
6
⁄
14.
9
hour.
7
⁄
15.
12) Amy earned 2 points for every 4 books she read. So if she read only 1 book she would
8
have earned ____ of a point.
13) A bouqet had 4 flowers and sold for $20, which is a rate of $___ per flower.
14) A baker used 6 cups of flour to make 9 batches of brownies. He used ____ of a cup of flour
to make 1 batch of brownies.
15) An ice machine used 7 gallons of water after running non-stop for 8 hours. How many
gallons of water did it use each hour?
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Math
11-15 27 20 13 7
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