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Unit Rates/Proportions Word Problems

Short Answer

1. A factory worker can package 150 games in 15 minutes. How many games can he package per minute?
2. Cereal is on sale this week. Is it a better buy to get the 10-ounce box for $1.95 or the 14-ounce box for $2.81?
3. Ellen needs new socks. Her mother can buy a package of 6 pairs of socks for $3.75 or a package of 9 pairs for
$5.35. Which is the better buy?
4. Sal earns $680 per week. Lidia earns $450 per week. Are their salaries proportional if Sal works 40 hours per
week and Lidia works 25 hours per week?
5. At a hardware superstore, you can buy a set of 6 wrenches for $10, and a set of 19 screwdrivers for $31. Are
these prices proportional?
6. Gabriel got 15 out of 16 problems right on his math test. On his history test, he correctly answered 46 out of
49 questions. Were his results on the two tests proportional?
7. Doug and his neighbor Cindy are planting bulbs in their gardens. Doug plants 40 bulbs, 30 of which are
tulips. Cindy plants 60 bulbs, 45 of which are tulips. Did the neighbors plant proportional quantities of
tulips?
8. A dozen apples costs $2.6. At this rate, how much would 7 apples cost?
9. In her catering business, Elena usually estimates that 8 pounds of meat will feed about 36 people. How many
pounds of meat should she prepare if she is expecting 144 people?
10. To make 4 dozen cookies, you must use 2 eggs. How many eggs are needed to make 12 dozen cookies?
11. On a recent day, one U.S. dollar was worth 0.84 euros. If you were to exchange 235 euros, how many U.S.
dollars would you receive?
12. Bananas cost $2.40 for 4 lb. At that rate, how many pounds of bananas can you buy for $7.20?
13. Ralph’s customers can purchase 3 lbs of bananas for $2.60. If a customer only has $7.80, how many lbs of
banana can they purchase?
14. Drinking 8 fluid ounces of milk provides 270.0 milligrams of calcium. How many fluid ounces of milk
provide 72.5 milligrams of calcium? Round to the nearest tenth.
15. During one team’s season, the ratio of the number of games the team won to the number of games the team
played was 2 to 6. The team played 42 games. How many games did the team win?
16. A machine takes 3.6 hours to make 6 parts. At that rate, how many parts can the machine make in 24.0 hours?
17. An astronaut who weighs 126 lb on Earth weighs only 21 lb on the moon. How much would a person who
weighs 31 lb on the moon weigh on Earth?