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Understanding Unit Rate Name:

Solve each problem.

1) A snail going full speed was taking ¹⁄₅ of a minute to move ¹⁄₂ of a centimeter. At this rate, how long would it take the snail to travel a centimeter?

2) A bag of grass seeds weighed ¹⁄₈ of a gram. That was enough to cover ¹⁄₆ of a lawn with seed. How many bags would it take to completely cover a lawn?

3) A small can of paint was ¹⁄₅ of a liter. That was enough to fill ¹⁄₄ of a paint sprayer. How many cans of paint would it take to completely fill the sprayer?

4) A dejuicer was able to squeeze ¹⁄₅ of a pint of juice from a bag of oranges. This amount of juice filled up ¹⁄₈ of a jug. At this rate, how many bags will it take to fill the entire jug?

5) A restaurant took ¹⁄₁₀ of an hour to use ¹⁄₆ of a package of napkins. At this rate, how many hours would it take to use the entire package?

6) An old potato outputs ¹⁄₃ of a volt of electricty, which is ¹⁄₃ the amount of power needed for a small lightbulb. How many potatoes would you need to power the lightbulb?

7) It takes a baker ¹⁄₆ of an hour to make enough cookies to fill ¹⁄₁₀ of large box. How long would it take him to fill the whole box?

8) A bag of chocolate mix that weighed ¹⁄₉ of a kilogram could make enough brownies to feed ¹⁄₈ of the students at school. How many bags would be needed to feed all of the students?

9) Paige spent ¹⁄₅ of an hour playing on her phone. That used up ¹⁄₅ of her battery. How long would she have to play on her phone to use the entire battery?

10) A container of gasoline that held ¹⁄₉ of a liter could fill up ¹⁄₉ of a motorcycle gas tank. How many containers would you need to fill up the gas tank entirely?

11) While exercising Victor walked ¹⁄₈ of a mile in ¹⁄₉ of an hour. At this rate, how far will he have travelled after an hour?

12) A chef used ¹⁄₁₀ of a bag of potatoes to make ¹⁄₆ of a gallon of stew. If he wanted to make a full gallon of stew how many bags of potatoes would he need?

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