Unit Rates Answers

At one farmer’s market, bananas cost $0.80 per pound. At another farmer’s market, bananas are sold in 5-pound bags for $4.50 per bag. Which explains how to find the better buy?

A pound of raisins costs $2.00, and a pound of almonds costs $5.00. Six pounds of a trail mix contains 2 more pounds of raisins than almonds. What is the cost of the 6 pounds of trail mix?

There are 12 boys and 16 girls in a classroom. Which represents the simplified ratio of girls to students in the classroom?

Tickets to a movie cost $9.25 each. What is the total cost for 6 tickets?

A technician is testing light bulbs to determine the number of defective bulbs. The technician records the table below to show the results.Result of Light Bulb TestNumber of Bulbs Tested142884336Number of Defective Bulbs Found126?The technician expects to find 24 defective bulbs when 336 are tested. Which statement explains whether the technician’s reasoning is correct, based on the information in the table?

A car can travel 38 miles on each gallon of gasoline. At that rate, how many gallons of gasoline will it take to travel 190 miles?

A car travels 22 miles for every gallon of gasoline used. The table below represents this relationship.Gas MileageDistance Traveled(miles)Gasoline Used(gallons)221442x3884Which equation correctly shows a pair of equivalent ratios that can be used to find the unknown?

A glacier is moving at a rate of 0.3 inches every hour. The table below represents this relationship.Glacial MovementDistance Moved (inches)Time(hours)0.310.620.93x4What value of x completes the table?

One pound of grapes costs $1.55. Which equation correctly shows a pair of equivalent ratios that can be used to find the cost of 3.5 pounds of grapes?

T-Shirts R Us advertises shirts as shown below.Which quantities in the advertisement represent a unit rate?