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Using Rate Language
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) An experienced carpenter could build a house in 8 days. How much would he have
5
⁄
finished if he worked for 5 days?
1.
8
2) A forklift operator moved 32 pallets in 4 hours. What is the rate moved per hour?
8
2.
2
3.
3) A carpenter installed 8 sheets of drywall in 4 minutes. What is the rate per minute?
5
4.
4) During the lunch rush a fast food joint sold 10 sodas and earned $50, which is a rate of ___
5
dollars per soda.
5.
3
5) We paid $10 for 2 hamburgers, which is a rate of $___ per hamburger.
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6.
8
8
7.
6) A warehouse placed 8 equal weight boxes on a scale. Total they weighed 3 pounds. Each
box weighed ____ of a pound.
2
8.
7) An industrial machine is able to make 56 pens in 7 seconds. What is the rate made per
2
⁄
second?
9.
9
8) George earned $12 for mowing 6 lawns. What is the rate earned per lawn mowed?
2
10.
9
11.
9) An ice machine used 2 gallons of water after running non-stop for 9 hours. How many
gallons of water did it use each hour?
6
12.
10) It took a pet store 8 weeks to sell 16 cats. What is the rate sold per week?
5
13.
11) A bouqet had 8 flowers and sold for $72, which is a rate of $___ per flower.
6
⁄
14.
10
8
⁄
15.
12) A candy company used 36 gallons of syrup to make 6 batches of candy. What is the rate of
10
syrup per batch?
13) A computer programmer worked for 5 hours and earned $25, which is a rate of $___ per
hour.
14) A recipe had 6 tablespoons of seasoning to 10 cups of flour. So there is ____ of a
tablespoon of seasoning for each cup of flour.
15) A scientist used 8 gallons of liquid for every 10 hours he works. He uses ____ of a gallon
each hour he works.
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Math
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