Determine Unit Rates

based on
Eight Different Animal
Top Speeds
Worksheets
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This product includes eight animal unit rate problems.
All of the problems were written as if the animals could
run/fly/swim at top speed for extended periods of time.
Although in real life, the animals are not able to maintain
top speeds for extended periods. Students are asked to
predict the animal speeds from slowest to fastest
before they begin their calculations. When the task is
complete, students determine how close the actual top
speeds/hour were to their original prediction.

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 Name:
Speedy Animals Date:
What do you think? Make a prediction. Of the following eight animals listed below, rank
them in order (slowest to fastest) according to speed. Which animal do you think has
the slowest average top speed all the way to which animal has the fastest average top
speed? Cheetah, Mouse, Octopus, Mosquito, Sea Turtle, Duck, Bear, Horse Fly
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Directions: Below, you will find eight different animals and their top average speed.
For each animal, determine how many miles they travel per hour. Show your work.
Animal Problem Solution
The cheetah has an ability
to accelerate quickly in
three seconds. Suppose a
cheetah could travel 1.5
hours at top speed covering
111.9 miles. How far can a
cheetah travel in one hour?
Sometimes, people have a
pet house mouse. If a
mouse could travel at top
speed, running 20.25 miles
in 2.5 hours, how far could
it travel in one hour?
Most octopi have no
internal or external
skeleton. If a highly
intelligent octopus could
travel 99.6 miles at top
speed in 4 hours, how far
would it travel in one hour?
About 3,500 different
species of mosquitoes exist
in the world. If a mosquito
traveled 10.8 miles at top
speed in 9 hours, how far did
it travel in one hour? © The Clever Clover, 2014
 Animal Problem Solution
Sea turtles are strong
swimmers. A sea turtle
cannot retract its head under
its shell like a land turtle. If a
sea turtle traveled 2.8 miles
at top speed in 2 hours, how
far did it travel in one hour?
A mallard duck is 56 to 65
centimeters long. If the
duck traveled 97.8 miles at
top speed in 1.5 hours, how
far did it travel in one
hour?
A brown bear can weigh
220 to 1,500 pounds.
Suppose a bear traveled
65.1 miles at top speed in 3
hours. How far could the
bear travel in one hour?

A horse-fly can be
extremely noisy during
flight. In addition to being a
pest, a horse-fly pollinates
flowers. If a horse-fly
traveled 180.2 miles at top
speed in 2 hours, how far
did it fly in one hour?
Now that you have found your unit rate calculations, list the animals in order from
slowest to fastest according to their top average speed. How close were you to your
prediction? Cheetah, Mouse, Octopus, Mosquito, Sea Turtle, Duck, Bear, Horse Fly
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Reflection: Describe how you find the unit rate?

© The Clever Clover, 2014

 Name: KEY
Speedy Animals Date:
What do you think? Make a prediction. Of the following eight animals listed below, rank
them in order (slowest to fastest) according to speed. Which animal do you think has
the slowest average top speed all the way to which animal has the fastest average top
speed? Cheetah, Mouse, Octopus, Mosquito, Sea Turtle, Duck, Bear, Horse Fly
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Directions: Below, you will find eight different animals and their top average speed.
For each animal, determine how many miles they travel per hour. Show your work.
Animal Problem Solution
The cheetah has an ability
to accelerate quickly in
three seconds. Suppose a 𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟗 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
cheetah could travel 1.5 𝟏. 𝟓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
hours at top speed covering
111.9 miles. How far can a 74.6 miles per hour
cheetah travel in one hour?
Sometimes, people have a
pet house mouse. If a 𝟐𝟎. 𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
mouse could travel at top 𝟐. 𝟓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
speed, running 20.25 miles
in 2.5 hours, how far could 8.1 miles per hour
it travel in one hour?
Most octopi have no
internal or external 𝟗𝟗. 𝟔 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
skeleton. If a highly 𝟒 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
intelligent octopus could
travel 99.6 miles at top 24.9 miles per hour
speed in 4 hours, how far
would it travel in one hour?
About 3,500 different
species of mosquitoes exist 𝟏𝟎. 𝟖 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
in the world. If a mosquito 𝟗 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
traveled 10.8 miles at top
speed in 9 hours, how far did 1.2 miles per hour
it travel in one hour? © The Clever Clover, 2014
 Animal Problem Solution
Sea turtles are strong
swimmers. A sea turtle
cannot retract its head under 𝟐. 𝟖 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
its shell like a land turtle. If a 𝟐 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
sea turtle traveled 2.8 miles
at top speed in 2 hours, how 1.4 miles per hour
far did it travel in one hour?
A mallard duck is 56 to 65
centimeters long. If the 𝟗𝟕. 𝟖 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
duck traveled 97.8 miles at 𝟏. 𝟓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
top speed in 1.5 hours, how
65.2 miles per hour
far did it travel in one
hour?
A brown bear can weigh
220 to 1,500 pounds. 𝟔𝟓. 𝟏 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
Suppose a bear traveled 𝟑 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
65.1 miles at top speed in 3
hours. How far could the
bear travel in one hour? 21.7 miles per hour

A horse-fly can be
extremely noisy during 𝟏𝟖𝟎. 𝟐 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔
flight. In addition to being a 𝟐 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
pest, a horse-fly pollinates
flowers. If a horse-fly 90.1 miles per hour
traveled 180.2 miles at top
speed in 2 hours, how far
did it fly in one hour?
Now that you have found your unit rate calculations, list the animals in order from
slowest to fastest according to their top average speed. How close were you to your
prediction? Cheetah, Mouse, Octopus, Mosquito, Sea Turtle, Duck, Bear, Horse Fly
1. Mosquito 2. Sea Turtle 3. Mouse 4. Brown Bear

5. Octopus 6. Mallard Duck 7. Cheetah 8. Horse Fly

Reflection: Describe how you find the unit rate?

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