Mathematics: Class 7

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Worksheet # 6.1

Topic: Rate

Name: ___________________ Class: __________________

Objective:
Students will be able to:
 Calculate rate and average rate of quantities.
 Solve real-world problems involving rates

1. The distance between two cities on the map is 15 centimetres. The scale on the map is 5
centimetres to 15 kilometres. What is the real distance, in kilometres, between the two cities?

2. A car consumes 10 gallons of fuel to travel a distance of 220 miles. Assuming a constant rate of
consumption, how many gallons are needed to travel 330 miles?

3. Ten tickets to a cinema theatre costs $66. What is the cost of 22 tickets to the same cinema
theatre?

4. Cans of soda are packaged in boxes containing the same number of cans. There are 36 cans in 4
boxes.
a) How many cans are there in 7 boxes?
b) How many boxes are needed to package 99 cans of soda?

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5. Joe bought 4 kilograms of apples at the cost of $15. How much would he pay for 11 kilograms of
the same apples in the same shop?

6. It takes a pump 10 minutes to move 55 gallons of water up a hill. Using the same pump under the
same condition;
a) how much water is moved in 22 minutes?
b) how long does it take to move 165 gallons of water?

7. A container with 324 litres of water, leaks 3 litres every 5 hours. How long does it take for the
container to become empty?

8. Twenty-one cans of tomato paste of the same size have a weight of 7300 grams. What is the
weight of 5 cans?

9. An empty container is being filled with water at the rate of 5 litres every 45 seconds and leaks
water at the rate of one litre every 180 seconds. What is the quantity of water in the container
after one hour?

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