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Rates
For Exercises 1 and 2, use the table. It shows the types of containers and prices of Jolly Juice Orange Juice.
Bottles of Jolly Juice Orange Juice
Containers
Price
8 oz
$0.96
16 oz
$1.60
32 oz
$2.56
64 oz
$3.84
1. Find the unit rate for an 8-ounce container of Jolly
Juice. Explain your answer.
2. Find the unit rates for each size. Then order the sizes from
the least to greatest unit rates.
3. MOVIES Four friends paid a total of $32 for movie
tickets. What is the ratio $32 for 4 people written as a
unit rate?
4. WORKING At a warehouse, the employees can unload 18
trucks in 6 hours. What is the unit rate for unloading
trucks?
5. ANIMALS A reindeer can run 96 miles in 3 hours. At
this rate, how far can a reindeer run in 1 hour?
Explain.
6. BABYSITTING Mrs. Carson pays Kristen $48 for
babysitting 6 hours, and Mr. Vasquez pays her $67.50 for
babysitting 9 hours. Who pays Kristin the better salary?
Explain your answer.
Find the best bargain. Find the best unit rate for each problem. Read the problem to determine what a “unit” is. Show the
unit price for all 3 stores.
1. CEREAL - Unit = 1 ounce
4. APPLES - Unit = 1 pound
Big Y: $4.25/16oz
Big Y: $8.55/5 pound bag
Stop & Shop: $2.95/10oz
Stop & Shop: $6.98/4 pound bag
Shop Rite: $3.99/12oz
Shop Rite: $5.76/3 pound bag
2. Unit = 1 ounce
5. GRANOLA BARS - Unit = 1 bar
Big Y: $3.79/quart
Big Y: $3.79/12pk
Stop & Shop: $2.29/pint
Stop & Shop: $7.50/24pk
Shop Rite: $5.49/48oz
Shop Rite: $4.89/16pk
3. TOILET CLEANER - Unit = 1 ounce
6. COCA-COLA - Unit = 1 can
Big Y: $4.79/32oz
Big Y: $7.49/24pk
Stop & Shop: $4.35/24oz
Stop & Shop: $3.75/12pk
Shop Rite: $9.25/64oz
Shop Rite: $5.65/18pk