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Unit Rates
Independent Practice (6.RP.2)
1. What is a unit rate?
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2. How can you use a unit rate to solve a rate problem for any number of units?
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Find each unit rate.
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A grocer charges $8 for 4 pineapples. __________________________
Benjamin earns $35 in 5 hours. _____________________
A race car travels 875 feet in 5 seconds. _____________________
A novelist writes 90 pages in 6 days. _____________________
Solve each problem
7. Cara can paint 3 walls in 4 hours. How much time will she need to paint 6 walls?
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8. A lawyer charges $380 for 4 hours of work. How much will the lawyer charge for 7 hours of work?
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9. An iguana can move 60 feet in 3 seconds. How many feet can an iguana move in 8 seconds?
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10. The planet Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. The larger of the moons, Phobos, orbits around Mars
about 24 times in 8 days. About how many times will Phobos orbit around Mars in 7 days?
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Ms. Klein’s Candy Dilemma
Since Halloween is right around the corner, and I love candy, I went shopping for candy over the
weekend. I went to three different candy stores all around Macon. The first store I went to, Economy
Candy, I bought 3 ounces of candy for $4.50. The next place I went to is one of my favorites: Dylan’s
Candy Bar. Here I spent $9.06 for 6 ounces of candy. My last stop was at The Sweet Life where candy
was priced at $5.96 for four ounces of candy. At which store did I get the best deal?
(Show all of your work and explain how you found your answer.)