Rates resources

Students answer questions about time and average speed given a rate of walking.

Students use prices of vegetables to perform all four arithmetic operations on decimal numbers.

Students calculate the number of containers needed for given amounts of fruit for a recipe.

Students calculate the quantity and time taken for pages to be printed on a computer printer from the rate at which it prints.

Students answer questions about distance, speed and time, and identify an expression that describes the distance (kilometres) from the starting point in terms of time (minutes).

Students work out the costs and the best value for money of a range of tomato sauce bottles.

Students work out how many cups of juice can be made or how many runs can be scored from given rates.

Students complete and interpret a graph to answer questions about time, distance and speed.

Students calculate the number of packets of biscuits that need to be sold, and how many house visits are needed to attain a given profit.

This task is about using rates in ml/minute to work out how much water has dripped from four taps.

Students calculate the cost per kilogram of three confectionery hampers.

Students calculate times and speeds of scouts on a cycling tour.

Students calculate the area of a space to be painted and the length of time it will take to paint a different area.

Students answer questions that require calculations with distance, time and speed.

Students convert between millilitres, litres, pints and gallons, and kilometres and miles.

Students calculate the number of different sized bottles of cola needed to make 6 litres and calculate the cheapest option to buy 12 litres

Students work out the stock rate (number of sheep per hectare) for a farm and use it to determine the maximum number of sheep for the winter.

Students use the number of words typed in a given time to work out the number of words typed per minute and per hour.

Students compare the strength of drinks with different rates of drink powder per volume of water.

This task requires students to calculate multiplication and rate problems.

Students make rate calculations based on the number of labels put on envelopes in one and a half hours.

Students convert speeds of vintage cars into kilometres per hour, and calculate distances travelled at these speeds.

Students interpret a line graph of the weight of a baby over 12 weeks and answer questions about weight, forecasting and the rate of change.

For this NEMP task students complete a table for a linear equation about fuel consumption.

Students solve practical word problems.