What is Rate? - Definition & Examples
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- (Video) What is Rate and Unit Rate by BroandSisMathClub Here's a video by BroandSisMathClub defining rate and unit rates and using them to solve problems. Summary\large{\text{Su…
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- Rate A rate is a ratio in which the two terms being compared have different units. Instead of using the "to" form for ratios (for example, 333 red marbles to 222 blue marbles), …
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- Rates A rate is a relationship between two different types of units. A rate is often represented using the word ‘per’. Some examples of rates are miles per hour, price per item,…
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- If 6 bags of chips costs 3 dollars, what's the unit rate of chips per dollar?
- Nate can type 250 words in 4 minutes. What's the rate of words per minute?
- Kevin can read 840 words in 4 minutes. What's the rate of words read per second?
- A sandwich costs 1.43\1.431.43. On average, how many sandwiches is a dollar worth? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
- A test is made up of 13 questions for a total of 100 points. What is the rate of points per question? Round to the nearest tenth.
- There are 13,107 Starbucks locations in the United States. On average, how many Starbucks locations are there per state? (The U.S. has 50 states.)
- The time now is 1 o’clock. The hour hand of the clock will next overlap the minute hand of the clock in mn\frac{m}{n}nm hours, where mmm and nnn are relatively prime positive i…
- Check off every unit rate needed to convert 15ft/min to cm/sec.
- Yvonne buys a 333 lb bag of gummy candies for 212121 dollars and 505050 cents. How much would one ounce of these candies cost?
- Find the average rate of the three rates given below (in oz/min): 12 oz2 min,16 oz sec,14 oz min\frac{12\text{ oz}}{2\text{ min}},\frac{16\text{ oz}}{\text{ sec}},\frac{14 \text…
- Allison counts 26 fish swimming east through a stream every 22 minutes. What is the rate of fish swimming through the stream per hour?
- Which of the following unit rates would most efficiently convert pints to gallons?
- Identify each rate that is equivalent to 10 cents per oz.
- Brian does 100 sit ups in 1 minute and 55 seconds. Eva does 82 sit ups in 1 minute and 22 seconds. Who has a faster rate of sit ups per second?
- If David runs 15 miles in 2 hours and Franklin runs 14 miles in 1.8 hours, who has a faster average mile time?
- Your personal trainer tells you that you want your heart rate to reach 162 beats per minute during intense cardio. While you work out, you measure 116 heartbeats in 45 seconds. …
- A machine produces 96 screws every 38 minutes. How many seconds does the machine take to produce one screw?
- At three in the morning, the temperature outside is 38∘F38^{\circ}F38∘F. At nine in the morning, the temperature increases to 56∘F56^{\circ}F56∘F. What is the rate of temperatur…
- A turtle travels 194 feet in 2 minutes. How many seconds will it take the turtle to crawl 64 feet?
- An object travels 8 feet in 6 minutes and 30 seconds. How far will it travel in 9.25 minutes?
- This year, Fox charged advertisers 5\55 million for a 303030-second Super Bowl commercial. Last year, there were 626262 paid advertisements, of which 454545 were 303030-second c…
- Steel is one of the world's most recycled materials, because any grade of steel can be recycled into top quality new metal. In North America, two-thirds of all steel is recycled…
- I bought a bag of mandarins and counted 18 mandarins in the bag. How many more days will the bag last if I eat 2 mandarins a day, versus if I eat 3 mandarins a day?