Name:
Understanding Unit Rate
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
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1) Sarah spent
of an hour playing on her phone. That used up
of her
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6
4
4
hour
battery. How long would she have to play on her phone to use the entire
1.
6
battery?
2
hours
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2.
1
1
2) It takes a baker
of an hour to make enough cookies to fill
of large box.
4
8
How long would it take him to fill the whole box?
2
bags
3.
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1
1
3) A bag of grass seeds weighed
of a gram. That was enough to cover
of a
2
seconds
2
2
4.
lawn with seed. How many bags would it take to completely cover a lawn?
8
cans
5.
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1
4) A pencil making machine took
of a second to make enough pencils to fill
2
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7
1
bags
of a box. At this rate, how long would it take the machine to fill the entire
6.
4
box?
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1
2
miles
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7.
4
5) A small can of paint was
1
1
of a liter. That was enough to fill
of a paint
7
8
sprayer. How many cans of paint would it take to completely fill the
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1
2
boxes
sprayer?
8.
3
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1
6) A bag of chocolate mix that weighed
of a kilogram could make enough
9
baskets
8
9.
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1
brownies to feed
of the students at school. How many bags would be
7
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needed to feed all of the students?
1
1
bags
10.
8
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1
1
7) While exercising Will walked
of a mile in
of an hour. At this rate, how
4
9
10
far will he have travelled after an hour?
potatoes
11.
2
bottles
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12.
1
8) A carpenter used
of a box of nails while working on a birdhouse and was
3
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1
able to finish
of it. At this rate, how many boxes will he need to finish the
7
entire birdhouse?
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1
9) A basket of lemons weighed
of a pound and could make a cup of
8
⁄
1
lemonaide that was
full. How many baskets of lemons would you need to
9
fill up the entire cup?
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10) A dejuicer was able to squeeze
1
of a pint of juice from a bag of oranges.
8
⁄
1
This amount of juice filled up
of a jug. At this rate, how many bags will it
9
take to fill the entire jug?
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1
1
11) An old potato outputs
of a volt of electricty, which is
the amount of
10
10
power needed for a small lightbulb. How many potatoes would you need to
power the lightbulb?
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1
1
12) A discount bottle of perfume was
of a liter. That was enough to fill
of a
3
2
jug. How many bottles of perfume would you need to fill the entire jug?
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