Name:
Using Units Rates with Fractions
Solve each problem. Answer as a mixed number (if possible).
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1) A chef had to fill up 2
containers with mashed potatoes. He ended
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38
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up using 3
pounds of mashed potatoes. How many pounds would
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he use if he had to fill up 2 containers?
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2.
65
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2) It takes 2
gallons of water to fill up 2
containers. How much
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water would it take to fill 2 containers?
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8
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4.
30
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2
3) A cookie recipe called for 3
cups of sugar for every
cup of
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flour. If you made a batch of cookies using 1 cup of flour, how many
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cups of sugar would you need?
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6.
8
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4) A machine made 3
pencils in 2
minutes. How many pencils
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would the machine have made after 3 minutes?
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22
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8.
84
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5) It takes 3
yards of thread to make
of a sock. How many yards
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of thread will it take to make an entire sock?
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2
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10.
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6) A water faucet leaked 2
liters of water every
of an hour. It
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leaked at a rate of how many liters per hour?
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7) A carpenter goes through 2
boxes of nails finishing 2
rooves.
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How much would he use finishing 4 rooves?
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8) It takes 3
spoons of chocolate syrup to make 3
gallons of
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chocolate milk. How many spoons of syrup would it take to make 9
gallons of chocolate milk?
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9) A container with 3
liters of weed killer can spray
of a lawn.
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How many liters would it take to spray 1 entire lawn?
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10) A bag with 3
ounces of peanuts can make
of a jar of peanut
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3
butter. It can make one full jar with how many ounces of peanuts?
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