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à 4.2è Working with Rates.
äè Please write the following Rates in simplest form.
â
êèWrite 16 ft. in 12 seconds as a Rate is simplest form.
êêêë16 Ft.êï4 Ft.
#êêêè──────────è=è─────
êêêè12 secondsê3 sec.
éS As you recall from the last section, a Ratio is a comparison
of two numbers that have the same units.ïIn this section we are looking
at a Rate, which is a comparison of two numbers with different units.
The two quantities "16 ft." and "12 sec." have different units.ïRates
are only expressed as fractions.ïThe distance to time Rate for ç
two quantities is found as follows:
êêêë 16 ft.ê4 ft.
#êêêë ──────è=è─────
êêêë 12 sec.ë 3 sec.
ï1
êëWrite 120 miles on 3 gallons of gas as a Rate in simplest
form.
êè40 milesêï40 milesêè120 miles
#ë A)ï────────ëB)ï────────ë C)ï─────────ëD)ïå
êè 1 gal.êè 3 gal.êë 3 gal.
ü
êêê120 milesêï40 miles
#êêê─────────è =è ────────
êêêï3 gal.êë 1 gal.
Ç A
ï2
êëWrite $1.38 for six candy bars as a Rate in simplest
form.
êè $.42êë$.49êê$.23
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï────────ë C)ï─────êïD)ïå
êè2 barsêè 3 barsêë1 bar
ü
êêêè$1.38êë$.23
#êêêè──────ë=ë─────
êêêè6 barsêè 1 bar
Ç C
ï3
êëWrite 20 children in 12 families as a Rate in simplest
form.
êè18 childrenë 5 childrenê 4 children
#ë A)ï───────────ïB)ï──────────è C)ï──────────è D)ïå
êè 2 familiesë 3 familiesêï1 family
ü
êêë20 childrenêè 5 children
#êêë───────────ë=ë──────────
êêë12 familiesêè 3 families
Ç B
ï4
êëWrite $14 for 4 pounds of meat as a Rate in simplest
form.
êè $12êê$7êêï$9
#ë A)ï─────ê B)ï─────êïC)ï─────êïD)ïå
êè8 lbs.êè 2 lbs.êë2 lbs.
ü
êêêè$14êêï$7
#êêêï──────ë =ë ──────
êêêï4 lbs.êë 2 lbs.
Ç B
ï5
êëWrite 18 gallons in 8 hours as a Rate in simplest
form.
êè9 gal.êè 12 gal.êè 2 gal.
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï───────êC)ï──────ê D)ïå
êè4 hrs.êë6 hrs.êè 1 hrs.
ü
êêê18 gallonsêï9 gallons
#êêê──────────è =è ─────────
êêêï8 hoursêè 4 hours
Ç A
äè Please write the following comparisons as Unit Rates.
â
êêèWrite 12 ft. in 5 sec. as a Unit Rate.
êêêï12 ft.êè 2.4 ft.
#êêêï──────ë=ë───────
êêêï5 sec.êë1 sec.
éS To write 12 ft. in 5 sec. as a Unit Rate, you should first
express the Rate as a fraction.
êêêêè 12 ft.
#êêêêè ──────
êêêêè 5 sec.
Next, you should divide the bottom number into the top number.
êêêêë 2.4
#êêêêè┌─────
#êêêê 5 │ 12.0
êêêêë10
#êêêêë────
êêêêë 2 0
êêêêë 2 0
#êêêêë ───
The Unit Rate is the found by placing "2.4 ft." over "1 sec."
êêêêë2.4 ft.
#êêêêë───────
êêêêë 1 sec.
This expression is usually read as 2.4 ft. per second.
ï6
êëWrite 14 feet in 4 seconds as a Unit Rate in simplest
form.
êè3.5 ft.êè4.7 ft.êë7 ft.
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï───────êC)ï──────ê D)ïå
êè1 sec.êë1 sec.êè 2 sec.
ü
êêêè 14 ft.êï3.5 ft.
#êêêè ──────è =è ───────
êêêè 4 sec.êè1 sec.
Ç A
ï7
êëWrite $2,125 earned in 5 weeks as a Unit Rate in simplest
form.
êè $227êë $635êê$425
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï──────ê C)ï──────ê D)ïå
êè1 weekêè 1 weekêë1 week
ü
êêê $2,125êë $425
#êêê ───────ë=ë──────
êêê 5 weeksêè 1 week
Ç C
ï8
êëWrite 440 miles in 8 hours as a Unit Rate in simplest
form.
êè65 milesêï55 milesêè45 miles
#ë A)ï────────ëB)ï────────ë C)ï────────ë D)ïå
êè 1 hoursêè1 hourêë1 hour
ü
êêê 440 milesêï55 miles
#êêê ─────────è =è ────────
êêêï8 hoursêè 1 hour
Ç B
ï9
êëWrite 2,400 words in 12 pages as a Unit Rate in simplest
form.
êè200 wordsê 250 wordsêï240 words
#ë A)ï─────────è B)ï─────────ëC)ï─────────ëD)ïå
êè 1 pageêè 1 pageêë1 page
ü
êêë 2,400 wordsêï200 words
#êêë ───────────è =è ─────────
êêê 12 pagesêè 1 page
Ç A
ï10
êëWrite $36,000 in 12 months as a Unit Rate in simplest
form.
êè$2,800êè $3,000êë$2,500
#ë A)ï───────ë B)ï───────êC)ï───────êD)ïå
êè1 monthêè1 monthêè 1 month
ü
êêêï$36,000êë$3,000
#êêê ─────────è =ë───────
êêê 12 monthsêè1 month
Ç B
ï11
êëIf four cakes cost $15.20, what is the cost per cake?
êè$3.80êë$4.00êë $5.00
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï──────ê C)ï──────ê D)ïå
êè1 cakeêè 1 cakeêë1 cake
ü
êêêï$15.20êë $3.80
#êêêï───────ë=ë──────
êêêï4 cakesêè 1 cake
Ç A
ï12
êëIf 250 shares of stock cost $2,000, what is the cost per
share?
êè $12.00êè $14.00êë$8.00
#ë A)ï───────ë B)ï───────êC)ï───────êD)ïå
êè1 shareêè1 shareêè 1 share
ü
êêêï$2,000êë $8.00
#êêê──────────è =è ───────
êêê250 sharesêï1 share
Ç C
ï13
ë If twenty feet of lumber costs $53.00, what is the cost per board-
foot?
êè $2.65êë$4.50êë $3.25
#ë A)ï───────ë B)ï───────êC)ï───────êD)ïå
êè1 footêè 1 footêë1 foot
ü
êêêè $53.00êè$2.65
#êêêè───────è =è ──────
êêêè20 feetêï1 foot
Ç A
ï14
ë If a person earns $37.20 in 8 hours, what is the rate per hour?
êè $3.85êë$4.65êë $4.45
#ë A)ï──────êB)ï──────ê C)ï──────ê D)ïå
êè1 hourêè 1 hourêë1 hour
ü
êêêè $37.20êè$4.65
#êêêè───────è =è ──────
êêêè8 hoursêï1 hour
Ç B