Unit Rate and Slope Worksheet
A Grade 6 math worksheet covering unit rate calculations, identifying constant rates, and understanding slope concepts through real-world problems.
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Unit Rate and Slope
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
1. If a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours, its unit rate is miles per hour.
2. A baker uses 18 cups of flour to make 3 cakes. The unit rate of flour per cake is cups per cake.
3. A store sells 10 pencils for $2.50. The unit price per pencil is $ .
1. Sarah can type 150 words in 3 minutes. How many words can she type in 1 minute? Show your work.
2. A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. If you use 15 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need? Show your work.
1. Which of the following situations represents a constant rate?
The speed of a car accelerating from a stop.
The amount of water dripping from a leaky faucet.
The growth of a plant over several months.
The distance a ball travels after being thrown.
1. Plot the following points on the graph to represent the distance traveled by a snail over time:
(1 minute, 2 cm), (2 minutes, 4 cm), (3 minutes, 6 cm)
2. What is the unit rate (slope) of the snail's movement?
1. Slope is always calculated as 'rise over run'.
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False
2. A steeper line on a graph indicates a slower rate.
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False