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1) A ferris wheel can accommodate 65 people in 30 minutes. How many people
could ride the ferris wheel in 5 hours? What was that rate per hour? _____________
2) Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a a gallon of gasoline.
A test of a new car results in 470 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could
you drive on 40 gallons of gas? What is the car's gas mileage? _____________
3) You can buy 5 cans for green beans at the Village Market for $3.70. You can buy 10
of the same cans of beans at Sam's Club for $6.10. Which place is the better buy? _____________
4) You can buy 3 apples at the Quick Market for $1.14. You can buy 5 of the
same apples at Stop and Save for $2.30. Which place is the better buy? _____________
5) An ice cream factory makes 260 quarts of ice cream in 5 hours. How many
quarts could be made in 36 hours? What was that rate per day? _____________
6) The bakers at Healthy Bakery can make 190 bagels in 2 hours. How many
bagels can they bake in 13 hours? What was that rate per hour? _____________
7) A jet travels 470 miles in 5 hours. At this rate, how far could the jet fly in
13 hours? What is the rate of speed of the jet? _____________
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Teacher : Date :
Word Problems
1) A ferris wheel can accommodate 65 people in 30 minutes. How many people 650 people
could ride the ferris wheel in 5 hours? What was that rate per hour? _____________
130 people/hour
2) Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a a gallon of gasoline.
A test of a new car results in 470 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could 940 miles
you drive on 40 gallons of gas? What is the car's gas mileage? _____________
24 mpg
3) You can buy 5 cans for green beans at the Village Market for $3.70. You can buy 10
of the same cans of beans at Sam's Club for $6.10. Which place is the better buy? _____________
Sam's Club
4) You can buy 3 apples at the Quick Market for $1.14. You can buy 5 of the
same apples at Stop and Save for $2.30. Which place is the better buy? _____________
Quick Market
5) An ice cream factory makes 260 quarts of ice cream in 5 hours. How many 1872 quarts
quarts could be made in 36 hours? What was that rate per day? _____________
1248 quarts/day
6) The bakers at Healthy Bakery can make 190 bagels in 2 hours. How many 1235 bagels
bagels can they bake in 13 hours? What was that rate per hour? _____________
95 bagels/hour
7) A jet travels 470 miles in 5 hours. At this rate, how far could the jet fly in 1222 miles
13 hours? What is the rate of speed of the jet? _____________
94 mph
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