Ratios and rates practice

Rates and unit rates

Write a labeled rate and calculate a unit rate for ten word phrases. Keep the units in order and round the final unit rate to two decimal places.

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Write the original rate as a fraction with its units. Divide to find the rate per one denominator unit, then round the final quotient to two decimal places.

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Compare quantities with different units and express the amount for one denominator unit.

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Four notebooks cost 6 dollars. What is the cost per notebook?

Rate: 6 dollars / 4 notebooks. Unit rate: 1.50 dollars per notebook.

Cost comes first because the question asks for cost per item. Divide 6 by 4. The trailing zero shows the requested hundredths precision; 4/6 would instead describe notebooks per dollar.

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  • Read “per” as “for each one” and identify which unit becomes one.
  • Keep the original labeled fraction separate from the decimal unit rate.
  • Predict whether the quotient should be larger or smaller than the numerator.
  • Round only after dividing; retain two decimal places in the final answer.

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Math SheetNameScore/ 20TeacherDateRates and unit ratesWrite the labeled rate, then the unit rate per one denominator unit to exactly two decimal places.1.230 miles / 15 hoursRate:Unit rate:2.203 dollars / 14 itemsRate:Unit rate:3.41 pages / 18 minutesRate:Unit rate:4.12 liters / 2 hoursRate:Unit rate:5.85 parts / 5 daysRate:Unit rate:6.178 meters / 4 secondsRate:Unit rate:7.173 miles / 8 gallonsRate:Unit rate:8.103 items / 16 boxesRate:Unit rate:9.233 miles / 5 hoursRate:Unit rate:10.208 dollars / 4 itemsRate:Unit rate:math-sheet.comPage 1 / 1

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