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Compare rates: which is faster?

Grade 6 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Find each unit rate, then decide which is greater. Write A or B.

  1. Snail A crawls 36 cm in 4 minutes. Snail B crawls 9 cm in 3 minutes. Which snail is faster? Write A or B.
  2. Snail A crawls 36 cm in 4 minutes. Snail B crawls 15 cm in 5 minutes. Which snail is faster? Write A or B.
  3. Tap A fills 35 L of water in 5 minutes. Tap B fills 12 L of water in 4 minutes. Which tap is faster? Write A or B.
  4. Tap A fills 8 L of water in 4 minutes. Tap B fills 20 L of water in 5 minutes. Which tap is faster? Write A or B.
  5. Cyclist A rides 28 km in 2 hours. Cyclist B rides 75 km in 5 hours. Which cyclist is faster? Write A or B.
  6. Egg packer A packs 60 eggs in 5 hours. Egg packer B packs 45 eggs in 3 hours. Which egg packer is faster? Write A or B.
  7. Baker A makes 56 rolls in 4 hours. Baker B makes 6 rolls in 3 hours. Which baker is faster? Write A or B.
  8. Egg packer A packs 24 eggs in 6 hours. Egg packer B packs 104 eggs in 8 hours. Which egg packer is faster? Write A or B.
  9. Printer A prints 120 pages in 8 minutes. Printer B prints 120 pages in 6 minutes. Which printer is faster? Write A or B.
  10. Baker A makes 48 rolls in 6 hours. Baker B makes 44 rolls in 4 hours. Which baker is faster? Write A or B.
  11. Baker A makes 48 rolls in 8 hours. Baker B makes 153 rolls in 9 hours. Which baker is faster? Write A or B.
  12. Snail A crawls 68 cm in 4 minutes. Snail B crawls 152 cm in 8 minutes. Which snail is faster? Write A or B.
  13. Swimmer A swims 429 laps in 11 minutes. Swimmer B swims 280 laps in 10 minutes. Which swimmer is faster? Write A or B.
  14. Snail A crawls 207 cm in 9 minutes. Snail B crawls 352 cm in 11 minutes. Which snail is faster? Write A or B.
  15. Egg packer A packs 372 eggs in 12 hours. Egg packer B packs 162 eggs in 9 hours. Which egg packer is faster? Write A or B.
  16. Swimmer A swims 52 laps in 4 minutes. Swimmer B swims 200 laps in 5 minutes. Which swimmer is faster? Write A or B.
  17. Typist A types 588 words in 14 minutes. Typist B types 272 words in 8 minutes. Which typist is faster? Write A or B.
  18. Snail A crawls 344 cm in 8 minutes. Snail B crawls 161 cm in 7 minutes. Which snail is faster? Write A or B.
  19. Typist A types 222 words in 6 minutes. Typist B types 510 words in 10 minutes. Which typist is faster? Write A or B.
  20. Baker A makes 825 rolls in 15 hours. Baker B makes 522 rolls in 9 hours. Which baker is faster? Write A or B.
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Answer key: Compare rates: which is faster?

  1. A
  2. A
  3. A
  4. B
  5. B
  6. B
  7. A
  8. B
  9. B
  10. B
  11. B
  12. B
  13. A
  14. B
  15. A
  16. B
  17. A
  18. A
  19. B
  20. B