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Unit Rates/Proportions Word Problems #3

Short Answer

1. Madison eats 78 kiwis in 13 days. What is the unit rate?

2. Jean can buy a package of 6 cans of pineapple for $3.85 or a package of 9 cans of pineapple for $4.60.
Which is the better buy?
3. Vitamin Water is on sale this week. Is it a better buy to get the 10-ounce bottle for $2.13 or the 14-ounce
bottle for $3.15?
4. Noah earns $680 per week and Carlos earns $450 per week. Are their salaries proportional if Noah works 40
hours per week and Carlos works 25 hours per week?
5. Angella can buy a package of 5 Snickers for $14, and a package of 20 Kit Kats for $56. Are these prices
proportional?
6. Mr. Lemus’ class has a total of 64 students. 48 of these students are boys. Mr. Eldred’s class has a total of 96
students. 72 of these students are boys. Are the number boys in both classes proportional?
7. Today, Karla got 12 out of 15 problems correct on her math homework. Last week, she correctly answered 36
out of 45 questions on her math homework. Were the results on the todays homework and last week’s
homework assignments proportional?
8. In the ASB election, Jordan received 8 out of every 41 votes. How many votes did Jordan receive if 123
people voted?
9. Evelyn takes inventory of her closet and discovers that she has 3 shirts for every 2 pair of jeans. If she has 15
shirts, how many pairs of jeans does she have?
10. Sarah earns 6 vacation days in 8 months. How many vacation days does Sarah earn in 40 months?
11. A person who weighs 126 lbs on Earth weighs only 21 lbs on the moon. If Justin Beiber weighs 25 lbs on the
moon, what is his weight on Earth?
12. 2 lbs of chicken fingers are on sale for $2.80. How many pounds of chicken fingers can Kyle purchase with
$7.00?
13. David read 6 pages of a book in 2.4 minutes. How many pages should he be able to read in 34.4 minutes?
14. At Walmart, a dozen eggs cost $2.75. At this rate, how much would 7 eggs cost?
15. A typist can type 8.40 words in 2.40 seconds. At that rate, how many seconds would it take her to type 2.40
words?
16. Michael was planning a trip to Western Samoa. Before going, he did some research and
learned that the exchange rate is 1 Tala for $0.73. How many Tala would he get if he exchanged $219?
17. Samantha makes $270.0 when he works a shift of 8 hours. How long does he need to work in order to make
$53.5?