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Lesson 3: Rates — Practice Questions

  1. 1. What is the primary purpose of using a double number line to model a ratio?

    • A. To find the sum of two different quantities.
    • B. To show how two quantities change together at a constant rate.
    • C. To plot points on a coordinate grid.
    • D. To measure the length of a single object.
  2. 2. A recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar for every 2 batches of cookies. Following this ratio, you would need ___ cups of sugar to make 6 batches of cookies.

  3. 3. A hose fills a small pool with 90 gallons of water in 3 minutes. At this constant rate, how many gallons would be in the pool after 1 minute? The answer is ___ gallons.

  4. 4. A train travels 150 miles in 2 hours at a constant speed. Following this rate, how far will the train travel in 3 hours?

    • A. 200 miles
    • B. 225 miles
    • C. 250 miles
    • D. 300 miles
  5. 5. Maria can read 50 pages of a book in 40 minutes. If she continues reading at the same pace, she can read 100 pages in ___ minutes.

  6. 6. A car traveled 330 miles on 10 gallons of gasoline. What is the car's fuel efficiency as a unit rate in miles per gallon? ___ miles per gallon.

  7. 7. Which of the following is the best example of a unit rate?

    • A. 150 calories in 3 cookies
    • B. 50 calories per cookie
    • C. A recipe for 12 cookies
    • D. Eating 6 cookies
  8. 8. A 20-ounce bottle of juice costs 5 dollars. What is the unit price in dollars per ounce? ___ dollars per ounce.

  9. 9. A bicyclist travels 45 miles in 2.5 hours. What is her average speed in miles per hour?

    • A. 18
    • B. 20
    • C. 22.5
    • D. 112.5
  10. 10. Leo earned 105 dollars for 6 hours of work. At this same pay rate, how much would he earn for working 8 hours? ___ dollars.