Unit Rates

Word Problems
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MSMII
Last updated

3/23/11

Elections
In an election for
sheriff, 210 people
voted. If there were
1260 possible voters,
write a ratio to compare
the number of people
who voted to the
number of possible
voters

Dental Care
Taru surveyed 60
dentists and found that
48 favored the use of
fluoride toothpaste.
Write a ratio to
compare the number of
dentists favoring the
use of flouride
toothpaste to all
dentists surveyed.

Surfing
One evening at his local
surf spot, Jeff counted
48 surfers in the water
over 4 hours. How
many surfers per hour
were present?

Music
A music company
signed 420 new artists
over 14 years. How
many artists were
signed per year?

Cooking
Charlene cut 56 slices of
cake for 5 people. How
much cake was there
per person?

Baseball
In baseball David has 10
hits out of 14 times at
bat. Adam has 15 hits
out of 21 times at bat.
Who has the better
record?

Driving
Sarah drives 198 miles
on 11 gallons of gas.
Rachel drives 138 miles
on 6 gallons of gas.
Who has the better
miles per gallon (hint
the higher the number
the better)

Elections

Dental Care

Surfing

Baseball

Cooking

Driving

Music