Unit Rate and Slope Worksheet
Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on understanding and calculating unit rates and slopes from tables, graphs, and equations.
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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 all your work for full credit.
1. A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is its unit rate (speed)?
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50 mph
60 mph
80 mph
2. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 5) and (4, 11)?
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3. The unit rate describes how many units of the first quantity correspond to one unit of the quantity.
4. Slope is often referred to as "rise over ."
5. A proportional relationship always has a constant .
6. A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how much flour do you need? Explain your reasoning.
7. Describe what a negative slope indicates about a line on a graph.
8. Plot the points (1, 2) and (4, 8) on the coordinate plane below. Draw a line connecting them and then calculate the slope of the line.
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9. A unit rate is always expressed as a fraction.
True
False
10. A horizontal line has a slope of zero.
True
False