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Multiplying Rates
Answer each of the following problems that involve the multiplication of rates.
1. One of the longest trips reported for a single fill-up was about 1,690 miles in a Toyota LandCruiser, which had a total fuel capacity of 38.2 gallons in two tanks. Compute the mpg (miles per gallon) for this trip.
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2. A construction company asserts that it can build one mile of road every ten days. How many miles of road can it build in one day?
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3. A ream of paper is 500 sheets. Four reams weighs 20 pounds. What is the weight of 5000 sheets of paper?
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4. A 250-gram serving of spaghetti with meatballs contains 330 calories in food energy.
a. What is the number of calories per gram?
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b. A 150-pound person will burn about 9.5 calories for every minute of jogging. How long will it take to burn off the calories from a 250-gram serving of spaghetti?
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5. The Japanese Shinkansen (bullet train) averages about 165 kilometers per hour between Tokyo and Osaka. What is the rate in meters per second?
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6. The label on a frozen turkey says, "Roast thawed turkey at 325° for 20 minutes per pound." How many hours will it take to roast a 22-pound turkey?
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