1. At 1:00 p.m. I left Savannah. I arrived in Chattanooga,
Tennessee at 8:00 p.m.
The total distance between the
two cities is 450 miles. I used 36 gallons of gas
making the trip and spent $42.00
on food.
a.) What was my rate
in miles per gallon? ________________
b.) What was my rate in miles per hour? _________________
c.) What was my rate in money spent on food per hour? _____________
d.) What was my rate in gallons per hour? ____________________
e.) What was my rate
in money spent on food per mile? _____________
2. If I start at 4 feet below the water and swim down
to 20 feet below the water
in 4 seconds, what is my rate
of descent?
_______________
3. Which can 0 not be in: the denominator or the numerator? _____________
4. If I eat s slices of pizza in m minutes, what is my pizza eating rate? _________
5. I ran 1/4 of a mile in a
1/6
of an hour.
What is my rate in m.p.h.? __________
6. In 1/3 of a day, I read 340
pages.
What is my reading rate per hour?
___________________
7. In m minutes, I run y miles. At this rate, how far can I run in an hour? ______
8. What value can the n not have in the expressions below?
a.) 5n/(n+8) __________
b.) 4/(n-2) _________
c.) 3/(4n-2) _________
d.) (4 + n)/(3n + 2) __________