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11.06 Identify and compare rates

Interactive practice questions

James is driving his car. He knows how far he has travelled in kilometres, and how long it has taken him in minutes.

Which rates can be used to calculate his average speed? Select all that apply.

kilometres/hour

A

kilometres/minute

B

hours/minute

C
Easy
< 1min

A carton of $10$10 eggs cost $\$6.50$$6.50. How much does $1$1 egg cost? Give your answer in cents.

Easy
1min

A $0.6$0.6 litre bottle of milk costs $\$0.84$$0.84. How much does the milk cost per litre?

Easy
< 1min

$1.35$1.35 kg packet of mince costs $\$15$$15. How many grams of mince does each dollar buy? 

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

ACMEM071

review identifying common usage of rates such as km/h

ACMEM072

convert between units for rates; for example, km/h to m/s, mL/min to L/h

ACMEM074

use rates to make comparisons

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