Comparing Rates Worksheet
A Grade 8 math worksheet focused on comparing rates, unit rates, and solving real-world rate problems.
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Comparing Rates
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Read each question carefully and solve the problems by comparing rates. Show your work where necessary.
1. A car travels 350 miles in 5 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?
2. A printer can print 120 pages in 3 minutes. How many pages can it print per minute?
3. Which of the following is the better buy?
12 apples for $3.00
8 apples for $2.40
Neither, they are the same
Cannot be determined
4. If John can read 40 pages in 2 hours, and Mary can read 60 pages in 3 hours, then reads faster.
5. A factory produces 500 widgets in 10 hours. Another factory produces 720 widgets in 12 hours. The first factory produces widgets at a rate of widgets per hour, and the second factory produces widgets at a rate of widgets per hour.
6. Store A sells 3 pounds of bananas for $1.47. Store B sells 5 pounds of bananas for $2.50. Which store offers a lower price per pound for bananas? Show your calculations.
7. The bar graph below shows the distance two runners covered over time. Based on the graph, which runner has a faster average speed?
8. A rate always compares two quantities with different units.
True
False
9. A unit rate expresses a rate as a quantity of one unit of another quantity.
True
False
10. Sarah drove 180 miles in 3 hours. Emily drove 220 miles in 4 hours. Who drove at a faster average speed? Explain your reasoning and show all calculations.
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