Unit Rate Worksheet
Below is an example of a unit rate worksheet that we used in class this past year. Our goal was to create a worksheet that included the following elements:
- Finding basic unit rates
- Calculate total amounts using unit rates
- Had some connection with the business world
- Use business terms
- Required multiple steps
- A few twist that would require students to think out the problem
- Able to use as individuals or small groups
Wrangler’s
Steakhouse is having a weekend T-bone dinner special. This weekend you can buy a T-bone steak,
baked potato, green beans and a drink for just $25.
The
manager of the Steakhouse purchased the following items for the dinner:
·
150 T-bone steaks for $787.50
·
5 bags of potatoes (30 potatoes in each bag) for
$127.50
·
75 pounds of green beans for $45
·
Thirteen 12 packs of soda pop cans for $85.80
Each customer that ordered the
special received one steak, one baked potato, ½ pound of green beans, and one
can of soda pop.
Find the Unit
rates (show work) that the Steakhouse paid for the following items:
·
Cost per steak
·
Cost per potato
·
Cost per pound of green beans
·
Cost per can of pop
What was the total expense per meal for the steakhouse?
What is the profit on each meal for the steakhouse?
If 80 people order the T-bone special on Friday what is the
total profit for the evening for the Steakhouse?
Todd Hawk is a middle school math teacher and the co-founder of the Land of Math website (www.landofmath.com). You can reach him at landofmath2@gmail.com or follow him on twitter: @landofmath2
Todd Hawk is a middle school math teacher and the co-founder of the Land of Math website (www.landofmath.com). You can reach him at landofmath2@gmail.com or follow him on twitter: @landofmath2