This Grade 5 ratios worksheet introduces rates and unit rates through familiar contexts like miles per hour and dollars per pound. Students complete fill-in-the-blank problems, fix grammar mistakes in ratio statements, and write short answers comparing two purchase options. The activities help build the foundational skill of finding cost per single item, distance per hour, and other unit measures that make comparisons fair and clear for everyday decisions.
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Ratios Introduction
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A car drives 120 miles in 3 hours, so the unit rate are 40 miles per hour.
Rewrite: A car drives 120 miles in 3 hours, so the unit rate is 40 miles per hour.
2. Fix the sentence:
If 5 apples cost $2, then each apple cost 40 cents.
Rewrite: If 5 apples cost $2, then each apple costs 40 cents.
3. Fix the sentence:
She run 6 miles in 1 hour, which gives a unit rate of 6 mph.
Rewrite: She runs 6 miles in 1 hour, which gives a unit rate of 6 mph.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If 4 pounds of rice cost $12, the unit rate is $3 per pound.
2. A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours, so its unit rate is 60 miles per hour.
3. Comparing 8 cookies for $4 versus 12 cookies for $9, the better deal is 8 cookies.
4. If a printer prints 90 pages in 6 minutes, the unit rate is 15 pages per minute.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Which is the better buy: 6 yogurts for $3 or 10 yogurts for $4? Show your work.
6 yogurts for $3 is $0.50 each. 10 yogurts for $4 is $0.40 each. The 10-pack is the better buy because each yogurt costs less.
2. A train travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is the unit rate, and how far would it go in 7 hours?
Unit rate is 240 divided by 4, which equals 60 miles per hour. In 7 hours, the train travels 60 times 7, or 420 miles.
Ratios Introduction
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A car drives 120 miles in 3 hours, so the unit rate are 40 miles per hour.
Rewrite: A car drives 120 miles in 3 hours, so the unit rate is 40 miles per hour.
2) Fix the sentence:
If 5 apples cost $2, then each apple cost 40 cents.
Rewrite: If 5 apples cost $2, then each apple costs 40 cents.
3) Fix the sentence:
She run 6 miles in 1 hour, which gives a unit rate of 6 mph.
Rewrite: She runs 6 miles in 1 hour, which gives a unit rate of 6 mph.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If 4 pounds of rice cost $12, the unit rate is $3 per pound.
2) A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours, so its unit rate is 60 miles per hour.
3) Comparing 8 cookies for $4 versus 12 cookies for $9, the better deal is 8 cookies.
4) If a printer prints 90 pages in 6 minutes, the unit rate is 15 pages per minute.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Which is the better buy: 6 yogurts for $3 or 10 yogurts for $4? Show your work.
6 yogurts for $3 is $0.50 each. 10 yogurts for $4 is $0.40 each. The 10-pack is the better buy because each yogurt costs less.
2) A train travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is the unit rate, and how far would it go in 7 hours?
Unit rate is 240 divided by 4, which equals 60 miles per hour. In 7 hours, the train travels 60 times 7, or 420 miles.
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